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The state legislature in New York has voted to approve a sweeping gun control measure. It bans assault weapons and makes it harder for seriously mentally ill people to legally obtain firearms.

With temperatures in the Northeast plunging to 35 below zero, what else is there to do but head out for an early morning snow shoe?

A lot of BP's oil eventually winds up in the gas tanks of American cars, so you'd think the current crisis on the Gulf Coast might make people think twice at the pump. Brian Mann of North Country Public Radio sets out to talk to customers at a gas station and find out what they think about the spill, and the decisions they make as consumers.

In much of the country, the spring turkey hunt is a tradition and a way of life. Calling in a wild turkey is an art form in itself. But the hardest part is the stillness and the waiting. North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann joins two veteran outdoorsmen in New York's Champlain Valley and has this audio postcard from the annual May turkey hunt.

Dozens of inmates claim they suffered violence after the prison break in Dannemora, N.Y., earlier this summer. State officials say they have been investigating the claims for weeks. They will not say who perpetrated the alleged abuse, or who authorized the decision to move inmates housed near the escapees to other prisons or to solitary confinement. Two prison workers are charged with helping the escaped inmates, but no other prisoners have been charged.

We discuss the drug-related ballot measures that passed on Election Day and the shift in American drug policy.

Shoppers kept buying electronics and home improvement supplies, but sales overall rose only 0.3% in October.

The loss of tax revenue from Wall Street is triggering a wave of government cuts in New York state. In Malone, N.Y., those government jobs and services fuel the local economy.

The seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series has been released. For some, the waiting was half the fun. In Vermont, some kids last week gathered at a special day camp designed to look and feel like Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

In upstate New York, where statewide restrictions on public gatherings were loosened, people ventured out for Memorial Day weekend activities. But the crowds still paled in comparison to past years.