North country

• ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A trail association is suing the state Office of Parks and Recreation after the agency allowed a snowmobile club to take over a footpath thats part of the North Country National Scenic Trail.
(Syracuse Post-Standard)
• JOHNSTOWN - The Fulton-Montgomery Community College softball team scored two wins over North Country Community College on Sunday and moved to 8-6 overall.
(Leader-Herald)
• LEE Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Koreas new leader addressed his nation and the world for the first time Sunday, vowing to place top priority on his impoverished countrys military, which promptly unveiled a new long-range missile.
(msnbc.com)
• POTSDAM — As an aging national population calls Medicare's future into question, government agencies, in partnership with doctors and other health care providers, are innovating to make the federal health insurance program more efficient.
(WatertownDailyTimes.com)
• Do you know about that? The boom, I mean — not my trip. North Dakota has the lowest unemployment rate in the country: 3.1 percent. Some people wonder who the unemployed are: There are "Help Wanted" signs everywhere.
(Article.nationalreview.com)
• FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- A report released Monday shows that Fort Drums economic impact on the North Country area was more than $1.6 billion during the 2011 fiscal year.
(YNN)
• ALBANY — A mile-long trail in the Town of Lincoln is the subject of a dispute that's prompted a lawsuit between two recreational organizations and the state.
(Oneida Dispatch)
• The council directed its sanctions committee to expand the list of North Koreans entities subject to asset freezes and identify more proliferation-sensitive technology to be banned for transfer to and from the country.
(The Christian Science Monitor)
• There are reports a tornado or heavy winds caused tree and building damage in Portland around 5:45 a.m. Damage is being reported in the Bay Ridge subdivision and around the North Shore Country Club area.
(msnbc.com)
• The Times' editorial "Nourish diplomacy with North Korea" [Opinion, April 16] expressed wisdom that should be mandatory policy for our country. It should be a top priority for our relationship with every country, including Iran.
(Seattle Times)