NRA Stands By Call To Have Armed Guards In Every School; Lawmakers Pounce On Comments
The issue of gun control was again a hot topic on the Sunday morning news programs, more than a week after one of the worst mass school shootings in U.S. history.
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The issue of gun control was again a hot topic on the Sunday morning news programs, more than a week after one of the worst mass school shootings in U.S. history.
Schumer said tens of thousands of New Yorkers registered to try to win general admission tickets to the 57th Presidential Inaugural Ceremonies.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will open his Executive Mansion in Albany to the public on New Year's Day.
Amid talk of reinstating the assault weapons ban that expired eight years ago, police departments nationwide are thinking of ways to confiscate such weapons.
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn slammed the National Rifle Association's suggestion on how to prevent further school shootings.
The most powerful gun lobby in the nation, the National Rifle Association, is thumbing its nose at calls for stricter gun control laws. Instead, it says Congress should put an armed guard in every school in America -- right now.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker announced that he will explore a run for U.S. Senate and not New Jersey Governor. Now the current governor - Chris Christie - has reacted to that announcement.
One week after the mass shootings that killed 26 people at a Connecticut elementary school, the nation's largest gun-rights lobby said the solution to preventing further attacks like the one in Newtown is not with gun control.
After much speculation that he may run for governor, Newark Mayor Cory Booker announced Thursday that he has his eyes on a Senate seat instead.
The Obama administration will push to tighten gun laws in response to last week's schoolhouse massacre in Connecticut, Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday.
Almost 19 months after Gov. Chris Christie nominated him, Martin Perez has taken his place as the newest member of the Rutgers University Board of Governors.
Senate Republicans on Wednesday proposed a $24 billion emergency aid package for Superstorm Sandy victims, less than half of what Democrats hope to pass by Christmas.
Obama is asking a team led by Vice President Joe Biden to offer "concrete proposals'' to curb gun violence no later than January, in the aftermath of the horrific massacre at a Connecticut elementary school.
People have been fired at the State Department in the wake of a damning report on the lack of security at the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that led to the death of the ambassador and three other Americans.
Lhota, who took over as the head of the MTA earlier this year, had been mulling a run for some time, but it appears his stock soared with the public due to his handling of Hurricane Sandy, pushing him to throw his hat in the ring.
