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In this May 6, 2013 photo provided by CBS, a scene form a CBS documentary entitled “Brooklyn DA,” shows Michael Vecchione, left, Chief of the Rackets Division, speaking with Lawrence Oh, Assistant District Attorney, Bureau Chief, Rackets Division, at the Office of the Kings County District Attorney in the Brooklyn Borough of New York. The documentary series featuring Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes airs Tuesday, June 18, 2013, and gives viewers a look at how cases are prosecuted at one of the largest district attorney offices in the country. Hynes is running for office and his opponents say the timing of the show is unfair. (AP Photo/CBS, Craig Blankenhorn) MANDATORY CREDIT; NO ARCHIVE; NO SALES; NORTH AMERICAN USE ONLY

'Brooklyn DA' documentary drama is behind camera

On the CBS documentary series "Brooklyn DA," the story line is simple: Can prosecutors put the bad guys away? Behind the scenes, the drama unfolding at one of the nation's largest district attorney's offices is more complex, with an upcoming election and opponents threatening to unseat the longtime leader, a ...

  • Updated: 8:55 a.m. Saturday, June 15, 2013

RI to build charging stations for electric cars

Rhode Island got its first public charging station for electric vehicles at a furniture store in West Warwick back in 2010, before the electric-powered Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf and Tesla Model S debuted to rave reviews. Three years later, the state has 11 public charging stations, the most recent one ...

  • Updated: 8:35 a.m. Sunday, June 9, 2013
FILE – In this Jan. 19, 2013 file photo James Wilson of Elmore, Ala., left, rallies against gun control during a demonstration at the State Capitol in Montgomery, Ala. Exactly how you can exercise your constitutional rights depends on where you live. That’s the result of an increasing number of state laws on abortion and guns. Alabama Republicans this year have passed new regulations of abortion clinics and loosened limits on where citizens can carry guns. In liberal states such as New York and California, Democratic lawmakers have the opposite priorities. They’re shoring up access to abortion and tightening rules on guns. On both issues, critics of the limitations say the majority is threatening protected rights. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

State laws varied on gun, abortion laws

The U.S. Supreme Court says women in America can terminate a pregnancy and that every citizen has an individual right to own a firearm, but those rulings have done little to settle political arguments over abortion and guns. The result is an uneven medley of state laws, which means that ...

  • Updated: 10:14 a.m. Saturday, June 8, 2013

Cuomo releases his 3-casino plan for upstate NY

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed authorizing three Las Vegas-type casinos in upstate New York, two video slot machine centers in western New York and a moratorium on casinos in New York City. Prohibiting a casino in any of New York City's five boroughs is a new element. Cuomo had previously ...

  • Updated: 4:42 p.m. Wednesday, June 5, 2013
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, talks with attorney Sarah Weddington, who argued Roe vs. Wade, after a news conference in the Red Room at the Capitol on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, in Albany, N.Y. Cuomo released a bill Tuesday that details his women's rights proposal for the first time since he announced the initiative six months ago. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

NY gov's women's rights bill faces abortion fight

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 10-point proposal calling for women's rights protections from the work place to the shadowy world of human trafficking was endorsed by several women's advocates Tuesday, but faces strong opposition in the Senate over its abortion provisions. Cuomo released the bill Tuesday, detailing his women's rights proposal for ...

  • Updated: 4:01 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, 2013
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a Tax-Free New York meeting on Monday, June 3, 2013, in Albany, N.Y. Cuomo is scheduled to make his last major push as early as Tuesday to protect and expand the availability of late-term abortions, even as opposition strengthens in the Senate. Cuomo drew swift opposition in January when he issued a rallying cry to late-term expand abortion on demand. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Cuomo to push his abortion proposal amid obstacles

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is scheduled to begin his last major push Tuesday for his proposal to strengthen abortion rights even as Senate opposition builds. Cuomo drew swift opposition in January after he issued his rousing, repeated battle cry of: "Because it's her body, it's her choice!" in his State of ...

  • Updated: 4:57 p.m. Monday, June 3, 2013

Women in MMA call the sport empowering, not sexist

Women who practice mixed martial arts urged the New York Assembly on Monday to legalize its professional competition this year, countering arguments from female critics who say it promotes sexist attitudes and violence at home. While the state Senate has voted to legalize and regulate the sport like most states ...

  • Updated: 1:37 p.m. Monday, June 3, 2013

Amanpour's husband resigns as Port Authority head

The husband of CNN foreign correspondent Christiane Amanpour has resigned as commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. A spokesman for the Port Authority confirms Sunday that James Rubin's last day was Wednesday. He was appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The New York Times reports (http://nyti.ms/15rgJ1h ...

  • Updated: 8:20 a.m. Sunday, June 2, 2013

NY Legislature OKs naming road for Levon Helm

The New York state Legislature has given final approval to a measure that would name an upstate road after the late Grammy-winning drummer and singer Levon Helm. The Daily Freeman of Kingston reports (http://bit.ly/18zGNsh ) that the Senate has approved legislation to designate Route 375 "Levon Helm Memorial Boulevard." The ...

  • Updated: 6:18 a.m. Thursday, May 30, 2013
New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner discusses his policies with a passerby while greeting commuters during a campaign event outside a Harlem subway station, Thursday, May 23, 2013 in New York. Weiner, who ran for mayor in 2005 and nearly did in 2009, is getting into the race to succeed three-term Mayor Michael Bloomberg about two years after a series of tawdry tweets, and obfuscating explanations that capsized his promising congressional career. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Weiner gets started stumping in NYC mayoral race

Anthony Weiner set out to reintroduce himself to voters Thursday as he embarked on a mayoral bid after leaving Congress in a sexting scandal. He found a much more supportive reception in his first day of campaigning than he did from the state's top Democrat, who bluntly criticized his candidacy ...

  • Updated: 7:06 p.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013

Cuomo appoints lawyer to ethics board

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is appointing a lawyer to the ethics and lobbying board who works for the TV network which carries the cooking show hosted by the governor's girlfriend, Sandra Lee. Cuomo appointed lawyer David Arroyo to the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics. JCOPE regulates ethics and lobbying involving ...

  • Updated: 4:53 p.m. Thursday, May 23, 2013
FILE - In this March 23, 2013 file photo, Khloe Kardashian arrives at the 26th annual Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards, in Los Angeles. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sent a letter to Khloe Kardashian's informing the reality star that the logo on her T-shirt line may be violating copyright law. Her T-shirt line resembles the logo of a New York farm program. The state's design has an image of the Statue of Liberty above crop rows, encircled by the words “Pride of New York.” (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

NY Cuomo letter warns Kardashian over T-shirt logo

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's sent a letter to Khloe Kardashian informing the reality star the logo on her T-shirt line may be violating copyright law. The governor confirmed his administration sent what he called a "pro forma" letter advising Kardashian that her T-shirt line resembles the logo of a ...

  • Updated: 7:53 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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