Breast cancer is a topic women have become very familiar with over the years.  An increase in awareness has helped thousands of women detect the disease in the early stages.  One issue, though, that women may not know about their breasts is how dense they are and that could potentially lead to problems.  Hallie Leighton, whom we profile this week in our feature story, was told in 2009 that the results from her annual mammogram were “normal,” but during a clinical visit a year later she learned she had the disease.  Her ’09 report mentioned the density of her breasts, “which lowers the sensitivity of mammography.”  

This coming Tuesday May 22 is the 111th annual Legislative Correspondents Association Show.  The political satire and off-key singing by Albany’s Capitol journalists is a spectacle unlike any other. Many of the state’s governors have delivered memorable rebuttals at the end of the evening, including recent turns by Eliot Spitzer and David Paterson. The big question in 2012 is will Andrew Cuomo, who spurned the program last year, show up here in 2012?  The only way to find out is to be there!  The LCA is taking reservations right now.  You can reach them at (518) 455-2388.

In the race for the Republican presidential nomination, only one candidate remains to challenge presumptive nominee Mitt Romney: Texas Rep. Ron Paul.

In Turkey, hundreds of women die each year at the hands of a husband or family member, in a society that critics say too often ignores violence against women.