Longtime former Long Island Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who died in June, will be laid to rest on Long Island on Tuesday.

A well-known and beloved Washington state teacher plummeted to his death just two miles into a planned solo backpack trek ...

She went from political novice to leading advocate for gun reform after her husband was killed and her son severely injured ...

New York Democrat came to Congress after her husband and son were shot on a Long Island Rail Road commuter train in 1993.

An island community in Washington is mourning the loss of a beloved former high school teacher who died one day into a trek ...

Over 100 people attended a private funeral ceremony Tuesday evening for former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, one of Congress’ ...

Former New York Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, known as a prominent advocate for gun control, has died at the age of 81.

Carolyn McCarthy, whose personal tragedy propelled her to national prominence after her husband was killed during the 1993 Long Island Rail Road massacre, launching a nearly two-decade ...

Former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who successfully ran for Congress in 1996 as a crusader for gun control after a mass shooting on a New York commuter train left her husband dead and her son ...

Carolyn McCarthy, a former congresswoman from Long Island and fierce advocate for gun control, has died at age 81 after a years-long battle with cancer.

Longtime former Long Island Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who died in June, will be laid to rest on Long Island on Tuesday. CBS News ...

Former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who successfully ran for Congress in 1996 as a crusader for gun control after a mass shooting on a New York commuter train left her husband dead and her son ...