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NPR's Juana Summer's speaks with Jackson, Miss., Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba on a new bill that would allow the state to create a separate court system for a district in the city.

The NBA Finals are headed to a winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday for the first time in almost a decade after the Indiana Pacers crushed the Oklahoma City Thunder Thursday night.

The Pentagon seeks to deploy the National Guard to more cities to quell what the president sees as lawlessness and riots.

The southern Indian city of Chennai is known for its high achievers. In recent years, it has produced some of the world's most formidable chess players — and the youngest world champion.

Deep cuts in the newspaper business has left many communities without robust coverage of important local issues. That includes the Texas city of Arlington with a population of 400,000.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports on local reaction to the ecent building boom in the capital city of Hanoi, Vietnam. Many residents are p-in-arms about current threats to the city's antiquity and physical beauty, nd some are organizing to put a hold on the spurt of modern growth and xpanison.

Daniel talks to the mayor of Puyallup, Washington, Mike Deal, who was forced to drop an anti-smoking initiative when area restaurants, backed by the major tobacco companies sued him and his city council. Deal says the council realized there were other pressing needs for the city.

Robert talks to Wayne Barrett, an investigative reporter for the Village Voice, in New York City and author of Rudy! An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Guiliani. (5:00) Barrett's book about New York City Mayor Giuliani is published by Basic Books, 7/10/00.

In the first part of a three part series on Jerusalem, NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that though Israeli officials insist on an undivided Jerusalem as their "eternal capital," Jerusalem remains very much a divided city. In mostly Arab East Jerusalem, Israeli authority serves mostly Israelis. The city's Muslims have their own institutions.

While most of California suffers through a severe energy shortage, L.A. is awash in power. The city opted out of deregulation and is still able to generate enough electricity to provide the city with inexpensive and reliable power. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.