NY flags have been lowered after the tragic death of a woman who was depicted in a movie by Barbara Streisand.

Former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who successfully ran for Congress in 1996 as a crusader for gun control after a mass ...

Longtime former Democratic New York Rep. Carolyn McCarthy died Thursday at her home in Fort Myers, Florida. She was 81. No ...

Carolyn McCarthy, a former congresswoman from Long Island and fierce advocate for gun control, has died at age 81 after a ...

Retired New York Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, a former nurse whose experience with tragedy propelled her to become one of Congress’ most prominent gun control advocates, has died at the age ...

Former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who successfully ran for Congress in 1996 as a crusader for gun control after a mass ...

Former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who successfully ran for Congress in 1996 as a crusader for gun control after a mass ...

Tributes poured in for former Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), an outspoken advocate for gun control, who died Thursday at 81.

Ms. McCarthy’s political career began with tragedy in December 1993, when her husband was among six people killed in a ...

That evening, as a Long Island Rail Road train slowed into the Merillon Avenue station in Garden City, a 35-year-old gunman ...

McCarthy launched her political career in 1993 following an awful personal tragedy: the Long Island Rail Road massacre. CBS ...

Former US Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who successfully ran for Congress in 1996 as a crusader for gun control after a mass ...