Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Michael Skakel (file / credit: Beth Keiser-Pool/Getty Images)

Lawyer For Kennedy Cousin Michael Skakel Working To Get Conviction Tossed

Skakel, who has lost a series of appeals over the years and a bid for parole last year, is hoping to get out of prison through a writ of habeas corpus arguing he was deprived of his constitutional right to effective legal representation when Michael Sherman was his attorney.

2013/04/14

Clean-up continues amongst piles of debris where a large section of the iconic boardwalk was washed away on Nov. 10, 2012 in the heavily damaged Rockaway neighborhood of Queens. (credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Far Rockaway Public Housing Residents Still Struggle With Heat, Hot Water

Residents of the Ocean Bay public housing complex in Far Rockaway have been struggling with heat and hot water problems ever since Superstorm Sandy hit nearly three weeks ago.

2012/11/17

FILE - Michael Skakel is escorted out of Norwalk Superior Court after being sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the 1975 murder of his neighbor Martha Moxley August 29, 2002 in Norwalk, Connecticut. (Photo by Pool/Getty Images)

Kennedy Cousin Michael Skakel Denied Parole In 1975 Killing Of Martha Moxley

A Connecticut parole board rejected Skakel’s request following a two-hour hearing Wednesday in which he proclaimed he is innocent.

2012/10/24

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mary Kennedy (credit: Michael Buckner, Getty Images Entertainment)

Autopsy Shows Mary Kennedy Had Antidepressants In System When She Died

Trazodone, venlafaxine and desmethylvenlafaxine were present, according to the Westchester County Medical Examiner’s report.

2012/07/06

Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Thomas' wedding ceremony at St. Patrick's Old Cathedral on June 30, 2012 (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)

Actor Alec Baldwin, Hilaria Thomas Wed At St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral In Manhattan

Alec Baldwin and his yoga instructor fiancée tied the knot on Saturday in a New York City church, with a guest list that included family and famous Hollywood pals.

2012/07/01

FILE - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife Mary arrive to funeral services for U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help August 29, 2009 in Boston. (credit: Brian Snyder-Pool/Getty Images)

Mary Richardson Kennedy Remembered At Funeral Three Days After Apparent Suicide

Mourners gathered on Saturday at a modest stone church north of New York City for the funeral of Mary Richardson Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

2012/05/19

Kennedys, Richardsons Battling Over Remains Of RFK Jr.’s Estranged Wife

The tragedy of Mary Richardson Kennedy’s suicide has apparently deepened into a battle over her remains. Her family went to court Friday to wrestle control of her body from the powerful Kennedy family.

2012/05/18

ME: Robert F. Kennedy’s Estranged Wife Died Of Asphyxiation Due To Hanging

The 52-year-old mother of four was found dead inside an outbuilding of her stately Bedford mansion around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

2012/05/17

Robert F. Kennedy’s Estranged Wife Found Dead In Westchester Home

Mary Kennedy was found dead in her Bedford home Wednesday afternoon and suicide is believed to be the cause of death.

2012/05/16

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WCBS 880 Presents ‘Living Green’ – Episode 3: To Frack Or Not To Frack In New York

New York is considering allowing hydraulic fracturing in the Catskills. “Fracking” is a controversial method of drilling for natural gas beneath shale rock.

2012/04/25