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Mexico's supreme court decides to flee the noise disturbing court sessions in downtown Mexico City.

Host Liane Hansen talks with novelist Kevin Baker. His new book Paradise Alley takes place in New York City during the draft riots of 1863 when Irish mobs terrorized Manhattan.

A Detroit City Council member levels an odd charge against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is James Morgan from New Brunswick, N.J. Morgan listens to Weekend Edition on member stations WBGO in Newark and WNYC in New York City.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports on the School of Mexican Music in Mexico City, where young artists are keeping alive some of the country's native musical traditions.

Host Lisa Simeone visits three cities in the state of Kentucky, one of several swing states in this years election to talks to voters about the Presidential election. She talks with voters in Louisville, Lexington and Campbellsville, Kentucky.

Half of New York City woke up happy today, and the other half depressed. NPR's Margot Adler reports on the aftermath of the "Subway Series."

NPR's Howard Berkes reports on a training exercise in which National Guard troops responded to a mock chemical weapons attack by terrorists. Units with this type of training will be detached to big public events such as the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.

When subway workers started digging underneath Los Angeles, they discovered fossils from the city's pre-historic past. Lisa speaks with the L.A. Transit Authority's paleontologist, Bruce Lander.

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports on the closing of Steal This Show at a gallery in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood -- where patrons were encouraged to steal the art off the walls.