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President Clinton is among 150 heads of state gathered in New York City for the UN Millennium Summit. It's the largest gathering of world leaders in history. NPR's Ann Garrels reports.

Census figures show Nebraska's "Third City" can't really make that claim anymore, so townfolk decide a nickname change is in order.

FROM MEMBER STATION KQED, JASON BEAUBIEN (BOH-bee-ann) PROFILES VETERAN POLITICIAN WILLIE BROWN, WHO IS EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT HE WILL BE RUNNING FOR MAYOR OF SAN FRANCISCO, AND IF ELECTED, WOULD BECOME THE CITY'S FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN MAYOR.

SIMON/N.Y. TOKENS: SCOTT SPEAKS WITH BOB SLOVAK OF NEW YORK CITY'S METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY ABOUT THE APPEARANCE OF COLOMBIAN 20 PESO COINS ...WORTH ONLY 2 CENTS HERE...IN SUBWAY TURNSTILES WHERE THE $1.50 TOKENS SHOULD GO.

In Chicago, a few weeks ago, two Polish immigrants died in a fire in a single-family house where, city officials say, more than 20 immigrants lived. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports that local officials are taking steps to eliminate illegal boarding homes.

Laura Sydell of member station WNYC reports that guilty verdicts were reached today for all of the defendants in the New York landmarks bombing trial. Sheik Omar Abdul Rachman and others were accused of planning to bomb prominent sites in New York City.

Reporter Mike Villars reports on a follow-up meeting in Philadelphia to last month's Million Man March. Civic leaders met at a church yesterday and discussed plans to revitalize African American businesses in their city and recruit more blacks as teachers.

NPR's Melissa Blocks leads us through the pages of a new book...an encyclopedia of New York City. The book is huge...it weighs more than seven pounds. It took 13 years to put together at a cost of one million dollars.

More than 100 Mormons are recreating the covered wagon journey their ancestors took from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City in 1846. Noah talks to Linda Whitaker, who is making the trip with her four children and her husband.

Beth Fertig of member station WNYC reports on New York city's experiment with 'workfare' - making welfare recipients work for their benefits. While perhaps a good idea for some, for others it forces them to choose between working at a dead-end minimum wage job or going to school to improve skills and employability.