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In New York state, prison towns and state corrections officers are bracing for another big cut as Gov. Andrew Cuomo takes aim at what he has described as a bloated prison system.

Parts of upstate New York were hit hard by Tropical Storm Irene — high winds and a wall of heavy rain swept away homes and bridges. Dozens of major highways, including sections of interstates 87 and 90, were closed to traffic.

College basketball star Jimmer Fredette isn't the family's only rising star. His older brother, TJ, is an aspiring rapper whose song "Amazing," has become an anthem for Brigham Young University's breakout year and tells the story of the brothers' lives on and off the court.

Republicans took more than 60 House seats away from Democrats, two-thirds of their wins in districts where the percentage of people classified as rural was greater than average. The uprising against rural Democrats wasn't confined to the Midwest or the South.

A mysterious ailment decimating bat colonies in the Northeast has spread far faster than scientists once believed. "White-nose syndrome" has been confirmed for the first time in New Hampshire and West Virginia, and suspected sites in Virginia are being investigated.

People in Binghamton, New York, say it will take years for the city to recover after Friday's devastating shooting rampage. A gunman killed 13 people before killing himself.

In Canada, a large segment of the Muslim community remains segregated from mainstream culture. Many community leaders say they like it that way. But some Canadians say a push for integration is needed following new threats of domestic terrorism. North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann reports from Toronto.

From their vantage point in rural upstate New York, Bosnian immigrants talk about their perceptions of a backlash against immigrants and their support for the mostly Hispanic reform movement that has arisen recently.

Birders and scientists are climbing mountains this month in the northeastern United States, tallying songbirds in the Mountain Birdwatch. Brian Mann of North Country Public Radio climbed a peak in New York's Adirondack Mountains in search of a rare thrush.

New York State has approved reforms that will keep thousands of teenagers out of adult courts and adult correctional facilities.

Residents of Seneca Falls, N.Y., are celebrating 70 years of Frank Capra's classic Christmas film. The town claims architectural and geographic similarities, and a scouting trip by the director.

In April, Jiverly Wong, a mentally ill immigrant from Vietnam, opened fire at an immigrant services center in Binghamton, N.Y., killing 13. What happens to people blindsided by such devastating violence?

New York Gov. David Paterson has unveiled a plan to cut his state's $15 billion budget deficit. The plan includes closing some state prisons and cutting more than 1,300 prison jobs. Many communities rely on the prisons for jobs and worry that the closures will bring high unemployment to already struggling areas.

Financially savvy travelers are parking the RV and hopping on motorcycles this summer. Where are they ending up? In northern New York — meaning extra tourism money as well anxiety for the area.

President Obama has nominated Maj. Gen. Joseph Taluto of New York to head the Army National Guard. Taluto had commanded a Guard unit in Iraq and during that time, a soldier under his command killed an American officer in the unit. Now the widow of the dead officer is calling on the Senate Armed Services Committee to block Taluto's appointment.

Max, a happier version of Charlie Brown, and his slightly subversive sidekick pig, Pinky, have a colorful, comic relationship reminiscent of Calvin and Hobbes. Their young creator, Max Eaton, developed the characters over thousands of bar-napkin doodles.

Iraqi Athlete Faisal Ghazi, a novice skeleton sled competitor, hopes to represent his country in the next winter Olympics. No Iraqi athlete has ever competed in the winter games.

New York Gov. David Paterson named two-term Democratic Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand the next U.S. Senator from New York. Gillibrand is considered relatively conservative, in step with her Upstate New York district's rural constituents.

A controversial plan to divert Canada's Rupert River will soon provide power to tens of thousands of U.S. customers. It's likely that once the project is finished, everything along the river corridor will change, says a geologist familiar with the river.

A deadly disease that has ravaged bat populations in the Northeast is spreading faster than expected, according to federal researchers, who have confirmed fresh outbreaks of "white-nose syndrome" in Connecticut and eastern Vermont.