LAWMAKERS OK NYPD WATCHDOG, OVERRIDING VETOES
By JENNIFER PELTZ New York City council speaker Christine Quinn is joined by councilman Donovan Richards as she speaks to reporters, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 in New York. New York…
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MAYOR: NEW NYPD OVERSIGHT JEOPARDIZES CITY SAFETY
By JENNIFER PELTZ Supporters of the NYPD Oversight override vote demonstrate on the steps of City Hall Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 in New York. New York City council members say…
SNOWDEN REPORTER: WON’T BE SILENCED BY DETENTION
By DANICA KIRKA In this undated photo released by Janine Gibson of The Guardian, Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, right, and his partner David Miranda, are shown together at an unknown…
NJ governor to sign ban on gay conversion therapy
By ANGELA DELLI SANTI FILE- In this July 29, 2013 file photo New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks in Morristown, N.J. Get your face on TV and write a book:…
STATES REVISIT MANDATORY SENTENCES FOR JUVENILES
By SUSAN HAIGH This undated identification photo released by the Connecticut Department of Correction shows Nicholas Aponte. As a 17-year-old, Aponte went along with an older cousin to rob a…
GOP MODERATES PUSH BACK ON TEA PARTY SPENDING CUTS
By ANDREW TAYLOR FILE – In this Aug. 1, 2013, file photo House Speaker, Republican John Boehner of Ohio, takes questions from reporters at a Capitol Hill news conference as…
DEALERS NOW BEING CHARGED IN DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS
By KATIE ZEZIMA Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato listens to a question Wednesday Aug. 7, 2013, in Toms River, N.J. With the number of heroin overdoses skyrocketing nationwide, a…
IMMIGRATION CAMPAIGN PASSES BY SOME IN GOP
By ERICA WERNER FILE – In this June 28, 2012 file photo Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., speaks at a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington. As immigration advocates…