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Dueling lawsuits leave availability of abortion pill in question

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:58 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) -- More than twenty years ago, the FDA approved a drug called Mifepristone as part of a two drug regimen to end an early pregnancy. A group of physicians filed a lawsuit in November claiming the FDA improperly approved the drug and a federal judge in Texas agreed, suspending Mifepristone beginning Friday. The order was met with a dueling lawsuit out of Washington state to ensure the abortion pill remains accessible. Legislation could expand abortion pill providers The lawsuit coming out of Texas tells the FDA to go back to the drawing board and gives them a week to appeal the order. "This is completely unprecedented, and yet Texas has come up with this ruling that we are now taking it to the Court of Appeals and we really don’t know what is coming next," said Chelly Hegan, President and CEO of Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood. Hegan said mifepristone has proven to be safe and effective, but Compass Care Care CEO, Jim Harden, disagrees, "To say that this drug i...

Where to play pickleball around Glens Falls

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:58 GMT

GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Monday's shining sun kicked off a week of forecast warm days across the city and surrounding area, with temperatures expected to reach the 80s by Thursday and Friday. Just in time for spring (and perhaps an early summer) to show up, the city of Glens Falls announced open season for its pickleball courts at Crandall Park. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Pickleball is commonly described as a three-way combination of elements of tennis, badminton and ping pong. Crandall Park's courts are situated next to the basketball courts and near the Glens Falls YMCA at Crandall Park. The game is traditionally played with between two and four players, facing off with paddles and knocking a perforated ball between the sides of a net. Glens Falls’ new theater troupe finds at home at Aviation Mall Crandall Park is just one place to play pickleball in the Glens Falls area alone. Find out where to find a net and ...

New budget extender signed as negotiations continue

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:58 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- The New State Budget was originally due April 1st. A new budget extender has been passed and signed by Governor Hochul. This had to be done by Noon on Monday in order for state workers to continue to get paid. The Comptroller’s office said it assumes there will not be a delay in payroll at this point. The new budget extender does not have policy in it, something the governor told me Capitol Correspondent Jamie DeLine on Saturday would be the case.When asked if she knew a time timeframe in which the budget would be finalized, Hochul said. "We’re looking at another extender to give us some more time because even when a decision is made, we’ve all come together— it will take a number of days after that because it takes five hours to debate each of the bills, there might be seven bills. There is still a timeframe even when there is an agreement. So it’s going to take a little while, but I feel confident that we are making progress, so that is a good thing.The gov...

Albany Institute of History & Art offers free admission on April 30

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:58 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Enjoy a free day at the Albany Institute of History & Art on April 30, sponsored by a Humanities New York Vision/Action Grant. The museum will be open during its regular hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Visitors can check out two new exhibitions, “It’s A Wrap: Two Hundred Years of Outerwear” and “Hudson River School Journeys: Watercolors and Drawings by William Hart and Julie Hart Beers”. The exhibitions are open to the public with interactive family guides.From 2 to 3:30 p.m., author Sophie Lynford will give a talk on her book, Painting Dissent: Art, Ethics, and Pre-Raphaelites. Lynford also serves as the Annette Woolard-Provine Curator of the Bancroft Collection of Pre-Raphaelite Art at the Delaware Art Museum. To learn about her lecture, click here.

CityPark to host CONCACAF Gold Cup matches

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:58 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — The CONCACAF Gold Cup will be played for the first time in Cincinnati, St. Louis, and San Diego.Fifteen sites will be used for the 16-nation tournament played from June 24 to July 16, the Confederation of North and Central American and Caribbean Association Football said Monday.SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, another first-time site, was announced last October as site of the final. Other new sites are Cincinnati’s TQL Stadium, St. Louis’ CityPark Stadium and San Diego’s Snapdragon Stadium. Trending: St. Louis man flips after win on The Jennifer Hudson Show Sites include AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas; Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina; Solider Field in Chicago; DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona; Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey; NRG Stadium and Shell Energy Stadium in Houston; Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas; Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California; and BMO Field in Toronto.The U...

Colorado attorney suspended over revenge porn, attempted blackmail

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:58 GMT

A former Colorado Springs public defender will be suspended from practicing law for 90 days after he sent a sexually explicit video of a woman with whom he’d had an affair to her husband when the affair ended, according to state disciplinary records.Attorney Christopher Melichar, 41, began the six-month affair with the married woman in August 2020, while he was working as a public defender, according to the disciplinary records. During the affair, the woman sent Melichar nude photos of herself, and he also filmed her during sexual encounters, though she later told Melichar she did not consent to the recordings because she was too intoxicated to do so.After the affair ended, Melichar threatened to send the sexually explicit photos and videos to the woman’s husband, according to the records. At one point he texted her that she “needs to earn everything. I have videos,” according to the records. When the woman refused to continue the sexual relationship, Melicha...

Kicking competition a small part of eventful month for CU Buffs’ Jace Feely

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:58 GMT

BOULDER,CO: April 5: Colorado kicker Jace Feely during spring football practice on April 5, 2023, at the Buffaloes’ indoor practice facility. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)About a month ago, new Colorado kicker Jace Feely underwent a heart procedure. A minor one by the standards of heart procedures, yet a significant one nonetheless.Less than two weeks ago, Feely got engaged. Talk about opposing tugs at the heartstrings.No doubt, it’s been an eventful month for Feely, the son of former NFL kicker Jay Feely and a transfer from Arizona State who is trying to stake his claim to the starting job this spring for the Buffaloes.Feely said he endured cardio ablation surgery, which treats heart rhythm problems but said he’s a “full go” as the Buffs continue spring practice this week.“I know I had (the heart issue), something similar to it back at ASU and I only thought I was taking too much caffeine or something like that,” Feely said. “Then I got up here and it...

Kiszla vs. Durando: Are the Avalanche ready to make another Stanley Cup run?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:58 GMT

Kiz: Well, after Nathan MacKinnon and the Avs barnstormed through California, they not only control their destiny, but have every reason to believe that winning the Central Division is within their grasp. A month ago, I would’ve said it was iffy to project this edition of the Avalanche to win even a single round in the NHL playoffs. But now? The outlook is much sunnier. What’s a realistic definition of success for Colorado, with the postseason now just around the corner?Durando: The team with the best record in the West since mid-January should define success as winning the West. The Avs clearly have the firepower to do it again, especially in a conference widely considered to be the weaker of the two. I’ll say this, though: For as much flak as the West has taken since the trade deadline, there are several teams that decided to heat up at the right time. I’m both more impressed by the Avalanche’s direction than I was a month ago and more convinced that ...

L.A. Uber driver sues Avis over wrongful stolen car report, detainment

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:58 GMT

A single mother who works full-time as an Uber driver is suing Avis, claiming the company erroneously reported her rented car stolen, leading to her being stopped and detained by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.Ramona Gutierrez said she sustained injuries to her wrists after deputies held her at gunpoint and handcuffed her on March 22.Earlier that day, she had rented the vehicle she was using for Uber in Torrance because she says her own car was in the repair shop. Ramona Gutierrez is suing Avis over an erroneous stolen car report. (KTLA) She had gotten it cleared by Uber and drove off the Avis lot without any issues until she was pulled over by six Sheriff’s Department vehicles along the 210 Freeway.Deputies pulled out their guns and dropped her on the ground, her attorney, Hugo Ivan Salazar, of the Salazar Law Group, claims.“Even though she explained that the car was legally rented, sheriff deputies cuffed and put her in the squad car ... She was humiliated and em...

California stockpiles abortion medication in wake of Texas court ruling

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:46:58 GMT

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the state had secured an emergency stockpile of up to two million pills of Misoprostol, an abortion medication drug.The announcement comes after a Texas-based federal judge on Friday pulled back the FDA approval of Mifepristone, another abortion medication.The move could make Mifepristone unavailable in the U.S. in the future, NPR reported. California bill would ban the sale of Skittles, Hot Tamales & other food items “In response to this extremist ban on a medication abortion drug, our state has secured a stockpile of an alternative medication abortion drug to ensure that Californians continue to have access to safe reproductive health treatments,” Newsom said in a statement.“We will not cave to extremists who are trying to outlaw these critical abortion services. Medication abortion remains legal in California.”While Mifepristone is part of a two-drug regime, Misoprostol can be safely used independently, according to Newsom’...