Whippoorwills and hummingbirds are close kin. And penguins, who only walk and swim, are cousins to the albatross which only flies. Who knew? A new classification system for birds looks at their genetics as well as their anatomy.Dr. Curt Stager and Martha Foley discuss bird evolution.

The Our Town Theatre Group's fall production of "Enchanted April" opens Friday night, 7:30 pm, at the Tannery Pond Community Center in North Creek. Based on a novel by British writer Elizabeth Von Armin, the play centers on two frustrated London housewives who decide to rent a villa in Italy for a holiday away from their bleak marriages, and recruit two more English women to share the cost and the experience. There, among the lush gardens and Mediterranean sunshine, all four rediscover themselves in ways that they hadn't expected.Todd Moe spoke with director Mary Anne Gruen about a play that explores life-altering experiences, some amusing, some surprising.

The fallout continues from President Donald Trump's decision to end subsidies to health insurance companies to help lower-income Americans pay for their health insurance. But it's still unclear what the exact impact will be in New York.

Governor Cuomo visited Norsk Titanium in Plattsburgh on Tuesday, the factory that makes aerospace parts using industrial 3-D printing. The plant opened last year, but this was Cuomo's first time seeing it in action. It's one of New York State's big economic development projects. The state set aside $125 million in seed money to help Norsk set up shop in Plattsburgh.

Governor Cuomo joined other New York Democrats in condemning the federal tax overhaul plan in the wake of Vice President Mike Pence's visit to Western New York.

The latest front in the Trump administration's growing trade fight with Canada is happening up in the skies. This dispute pits American jet-maker Boeing against a Canadian company called Bombardier. It was already a tricky negotiation, involving big tariffs and threats of retaliation. Things got more tangled this week when the European company Airbus waded into the fray.

The villages of Carthage and West Carthage are separated by a small stretch of the Black River. To get from one side to the other, you cross a bridge on State Street. They are less than a quarter of a mile apart, and have less than 6,000 residents combined. Yet they keep separate fire departments and maintain distinct identities, according to Lynn Thornton, who is historian for the Town of Champion. She grew up in Carthage and says the "divide"has always been there, but that most people don't know why.

The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe's blockbuster deal to protect drug patents in exchange for millions of dollars has hit a roadblock. A judge in Texas Monday invalidated those patents for the popular dry-eye drug, Restasis.

A wide variety of groups have spent more than $1.3 million dollars to urge voters to vote "no" on holding a constitutional convention. The opponents have far outspent a smaller number of advocates who urge a "yes" vote on the November ballot.

Voters across New York will decide next month whether to hold a constitutional convention. One of the trickiest questions is whether a convention might affect the Adirondack Park. Some green groups say it would threaten Article XIV of the state constitution, which grants forever wild status to public lands in the Park. Supporters of the convention say that danger is not real.