Bring That Week Back: Andrew Cuomo Signs New Gun Control Bill

Bank of America settles with Fannie Mae and more news.

Taking the Lead - The New York State Assembly this week passed the first gun control bill to be signed into law since the Sandy Hook Elementary shootings. The measure limits access to assault weapons and aims to prevent the mentally ill from accessing firearms. (Photo: AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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Bring That Week Back: Andrew Cuomo Signs Gun Control Bill - The Obama administration responds to calls for secession, Bank of America settles with Fannie Mae, research on "Stand Your Ground," plus more news headlines. — Dorkys RamosGov. Andrew Cuomo signed the NY SAFE Act, the first gun control law since the Newtown shootings. The New York law includes an expanded assault-weapon ban and mandatory background checks for buying ammunition, according to the Associated Press. (Photo: AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Obama Administration Responds to Secession Petitions - The Obama administration responded to petitions from residents in states that asked to secede from the nation. While the response acknowledged that democracy can be "noisy and controversial," it said "our states remain united." (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Obama Administration Responds to Secession Petitions - The Obama administration responded to petitions from residents in states that asked to secede from the nation. While the response acknowledged that democracy can be "noisy and controversial," it said "our states remain united." (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Bank of America Settles With Fannie Mae - Bank of America has agreed to pay more than $10 billion to Fannie Mae to settle charges over troubled mortgages issued by its Countrywide Financial unit. This includes a $6.75 billion buyback from the government-owned housing finance corporation. (Photo: AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Florida House Speaker Agrees to Hearings on Stand Your Ground - Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford announced that he will order hearings this fall on Florida’s “stand your ground” law. But Weatherford assigned the task of chairing the hearings to Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is a staunch supporter of the law. “I don’t support changing one damn comma of the stand your ground law,” Gaetz said on Friday. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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States With "Stand Your Ground" Laws See Homicide Rates Increase - New research conducted at Texas A&M University indicates that states with "Stand Your Ground" laws lead to increases in homicides. After looking at 21 states that adopted the law between 2000 and 2010, researchers found that it led to an additional 600 homicides per year. (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Virginia Teen Guilty in Black Church Fire - Virginia teen Jean-Claude Bridges pleaded guilty to setting a predominantly Black church on fire. The 18-year-old, who committed the crime with another male teen, cited race as a factor in choosing the church.

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Delta Sigma Theta Celebrates Centennial - Delta Sigma Theta celebrated its centennial this weekend with community service activities, an awards ceremony and a rededication. The organization was founded by 22 Howard University students on Jan. 13, 1913. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Delta Sigma Theta Celebrates Centennial - Delta Sigma Theta celebrated its centennial this weekend with community service activities, an awards ceremony and a rededication. The organization was founded by 22 Howard University students on Jan. 13, 1913. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Inauguration Pastor Pulled After Anti-Gay Comments - Rev. Louie Giglio, who was to deliver the benediction at President Obama’s inauguration, withdrew from the event. Controversy arose about comments he made in the 1990s condemning homosexuality. In his sermons, he preached that prayer is the only cure for homosexuality. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)