Gun control rally held in Harlem: Why we are marching
OPINION - Stronger background checks for guns and ammunition will keep weapons away from people who might sell them or use them for crime...
NY passes first US gun control law since massacre
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Jumping out ahead of Washington, New York state enacted the nation's toughest gun restrictions Tuesday and the first since the Connecticut school massacre...
Obama gets gun violence proposals; NY to pass ban
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama could reveal the details of how the U.S. will address gun violence as early as Wednesday, while New York's lawmakers agreed to pass the toughest gun control law in the nation...
NY poised to be 1st to pass post-Newtown massacre gun bill
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A key New York Senate leader and the Assembly speaker said they expect the state Legislature to vote Monday...
NY Gov. Cuomo to propose assault weapon ban
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will take his sky-high popularity into his third year with an agenda to ban assault weapons, raise the minimum wage and revive the still-slow economic recovery...
Palin accuses Obama of Libya 'shuck and jive'
theGRIO REPORT - Former Alaska governor raised eyebrows today with what some would argue was a racially insensitive tweet at President Barack Obama's expense...
NY could go easier on pot possession
theGRIO REPORT - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Michael Bloomberg have agreed to work together on legislation to reduce the penalty for carrying 25 grams or less of marijuana in New York...
Got protest? Russell Simmons mad over milk
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Music mogul Russell Simmons wants New York's governor to pull the plug on milk from cows...
NY legalizes gay marriage 42 years after Stonewall
NEW YORK (AP) - Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the bill shortly before midnight Friday, almost 42 years to the day that the modern-day gay rights movement was born...
'Rent Is Too Damn High' candidate: I can't quit now
NEW YORK (AP) - He says the mayoral race in a few years is a possibility. He says he's been encouraged to run for president but won't because he likes President Obama...
