Schumer Wants Expanded Background Checks For Guns
Schumer wants to require that all gun buyers to undergo a background check and broadly increase penalties against states that don't contribute names to the national background-check system.
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Schumer wants to require that all gun buyers to undergo a background check and broadly increase penalties against states that don't contribute names to the national background-check system.
The Port Chester board of trustees voted 4-2 Tuesday night to hire a law firm to appeal a finding that local elections were unfair to Hispanics.
Police have charged David Knudson with attempted murder in connection with the attack on the 32-year-old woman in Baldwin.
Nechemya Weberman pleaded innocent at his arraignment to charges of criminal sex act, rape, endangering the welfare of a child and sexual abuse.
A quick-thinking teenager is getting the credit for stopping a suspected drunk driver, using his own car to get the job done.
The billboard, located at the corner of Watts Street and Sixth Avenue, reads: "The most dangerous place for an African American is in the womb."
Because of the unrest in Libya, oil prices briefly touched $100 a barrel Wednesday for the first time since 2008. It's a development that's expected to have a ripple effect on prices across the board.
Even the Westchester Philharmonic isn't able to withstand the struggles of the current economy, and has decided to end their current business relationship with Perlman early.
Authorities said the assault on a 39-year-old off-duty MTA worker took place at the East Broadway subway station last Friday.
Authorities believe the suspects are responsible for six burglaries dating back to last December.
Is New York Governor Andrew Cuomo eligible to receive Communion? Dr. Edward Peters, American lay canon lawyer and advisor for the Vatican's highest court, says no.
The estimate of cash bonuses to New York City securities industry employees is down from what was actually paid in 2009.
On stage, he's a rock star, playing the part of George Harrison. Backstage and behind the scenes, however, he's 58-year-old Mark Vaccacio, and he's dying from terminal colon cancer.
Some disabled residents of one apartment building in the Bronx feel trapped in their own homes, with the elevator they desperately need out of service for the last two months.
Years ago Yonkers may not have been the most desirable place to live, but Mayor Amicone says that's changed.
