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The winter solstice occurs this Tuesday. For the past 25 years, musician Paul Winter has celebrated the event with a series of concerts. This year, the event took place at the Cathedral of St. John the Devine in New York City. NPR's Margot Adler spoke with Winter as he prepared for the concerts.

The new civil rights commission chairperson, Gerald Reynolds, is a former civil rights officer at the U.S. Department of Education and now a lawyer for an electric utility in Kansas City, Mo. He talks with Frank Morris of member staton KCUR.

During the 1992 riots, central Los Angeles' Koreatown was looted. But the area has become a large, bustling part of the city, as luxury complexes gentrify the neighborhood home to many affluent Korean Americans. NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports.

As the Republicans prepare to start their national convention, hundreds of thousands of protesters descend on New York City, marching past Madison Square Garden. Police were ready for violence, but the demonstration went peacefully. Hear NPR's Margot Adler.

Jackie Spinner of The Washington Post is embedded with the Army's First Infantry Division near Fallujah. Spinner says the U.S.-led troops are meeting heavy resistance, in the second day of their drive to take control of the city. Hear Spinner and NPR's Renee Montagne.

In Sunday's election in Iraq, Shiite voters are expected to come to the polls in large numbers. In the city of Basra, in southern Iraq, many hope the power of the ballot box will improve the standard of living.

Over the weekend, at least 28 people were shot and four died in smaller instances of gun violence in the city.

In the crowded cities of the world, cramped conditions and poor sanitation help breed new diseases. As health officials worry about a new outbreak of SARS or a similar epidemic this fall, their attention is on the developing world. NPR's Brenda Wilson travels to Lagos, Nigeria, to examine how a faulty public infrastructure could lead to calamity.

In the northern Iraq city of Kirkuk, nearly 300 invited delegates meet to choose a 30-member municipal council with help from American organizers. A final announcement of the council's composition was delayed until Sunday after objections from some participants. NPR's Ivan Watson reports.

Delivering humanitarian aid to Iraq remains a daunting challenge despite U.S. military successes. Dominic MacSorley of the group Concern Worldwide is in Basra to assess the needs in that southern Iraqi city. He speaks with NPR's Scott Simon.