Jimmy Carter

Dennis Rodman (Credit: Juliet Papa/1010 WINS)

Dennis Rodman To Kim Jong Un: ‘Do Me A Solid’ And Release American Man

Rodman is tapping his friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to ask for the release of a Korean-American man sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in the North.

2013/05/08

Mayor Bloomberg meets with former President Jimmy Carter at City Hall April 10, 2013. (credit: Rich Lamb/WCBS 880)

Fmr. President Carter Offers To Go On Diplomatic Mission To North Korea, Calls Tensions ‘Very Serious’

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Former President Jimmy Carter met with Mayor Michael Bloomberg at City Hall on Wednesday afternoon. Afterwards, Carter discussed the recently racheted-up tensions with North Korea and added that he’d be willing […]

2013/04/10

Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS) speaks during an event at the World War II Memorial April 12, 2011. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)/ Actress Marlee Matlin on September 13, 2012. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)

Long Island Disabilities Center Creates International Awards Program

The first awards will be announced March 4, which marks the 80th anniversary of Franklin Roosevelt’s first inauguration as president.

2012/12/09

President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney. (Getty Images/Luke Sharrett and Joe Raedle)

CBS Local Presidential Forum: Obama/Romney: Duke It Out Over Energy And Health Care

The two presidential candidates were asked a question by CBS Local about Obamacare vs. Romneycare and asked them to talk about the similarities or differences between the two plans.

2012/10/15

CBS Local Presidential Forum Obama/Romney: Square Off Over Education and Energy

Today on the CBS Local forum, Romney and Obama were asked: What will you do to make the U.S. more energy independent?

2012/10/12

A woman holds a sign calling for Georgia state officials to halt the scheduled execution of convicted cop killer Troy Davis at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, Georgia, on September 21, 2011. (Photo credit: ERIK S. LESSER/AFP/Getty Images)

New Yorkers To Rally Against Execution Of Georgia Death Row Inmate Troy Davis

Supporters of Troy Davis, a Georgia man convicted of killing a police officer, have planned vigils around the country ahead of his scheduled evening execution.

2011/09/21