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BP says the effort to clean up the Deepwater Horizon oil spill will be "largely complete" by the end of this year. But with the ruptured well still gushing crude, federal officials, scientists and many Louisiana residents say they'll be mopping up oil for years.

For the first time since World War II, there's a chance that horse racing will be canceled this year in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The state's thoroughbred industry is mired in debt and tangled in a fierce political battle in Albany. Without a $17 million dollar bridge loan from the state, the season could be called off, devastating the region's economy.

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.

Ski enthusiasts in the Northeast start searching for that first taste of real winter. Cross-country skiers in New York's Adirondack Mountains found just enough snow on the old toll road trail on Whiteface Mountain.

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.

In the age of Internet media and 24/7 cable outlets, more than 20 million Americans still get a significant amount of their news from small-circulation daily and weekly newspapers. For many of these mom-and-pop papers, business is booming — so much so that hundreds of papers have been targeted by growing national chains.

For Democrats, the path to regaining the U.S. House runs through upstate New York. But a changing Democratic electorate in rural areas means it's a tough path.

Farm worker advocates and top Obama administration officials have been pushing hard for new regulations that would improve safety for teenagers working on farms. But facing fierce opposition from the agriculture industry and its allies in Congress, the Department of Labor abruptly withdrew a set of rules that advocates said could save dozens of lives every year.

An annual report of police motor vehicle stops by the Austin Police Department finds Black and Hispanic people were disproportionately affected.

Eric Schneider says the current uptick in cases is similar to trends from earlier this year, when active cases reached an all-time high after three back-to-back holidays.