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NPR's Eric Westervelt reports on the continuing protests in Philadelphia this week during the Republican National Convention. On the first day of the convention, thousands of protesters wound their way along city streets to the convention site. Few arrests were made and city police say they would accommodate the protesters as long as they remained non-violent. (5:05

The measures passed by city council promise to reduce gun crime and violence dramatically in the city.

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports from Philadelphia that today marks the eleventh anniversary of the police dropping a bomb on the headquarters of the group 'MOVE'. The ensuing fire killed eleven members of the gourp and burned down an entire city block. This anniversary is being marked as a civil trial is underway by a survivor of the incident who is suing the city.

Robert talks with Lawrence Kobelinski is the associate provost and a professor of forensic science at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. They discuss the news that the laboratories of the Federal Bureau of Investigation may have mishandled evidence from the Oklahoma City bombing, and what that means for expert witnesses around the nation.

Commissioners in Miami are trying to sort out the city's troubled finances. With a sixty-eight million dollar deficit, the city is in a state of financial emergency. NPR's Debbie Elliott reports that Miami officials are now scrambling to collect fees to make up some of the shortfall.

The cold spell that's chilled the Northeast for almost a month has frozen a pond in New York City's Central Park. The ice is so thick, city officials are allowing New Yorkers to skate there for the first time in 10 years. From member station WNYC, Richard Hake reports.

A radicial approach to boost scores on state standardized tests is being tried by the Kansas City-Missouri School District--inviting students to study on Saturdays. Laura Spencer of member station KCUR in Kansas City reports that if scores don't improve, the state will take over the school district.

In Los Angeles, the Museum of Contemporary Art has mounted an ad campaign on billboards around the city. The billboards are, in effect, labels for the settings in which they're located. Imagine the city as if it were a painting, and you'll get the idea. NPR's Andy Bowers reports.

All Things Considered guest host John Ydstie speaks with the BBC's Hilary Andersson in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, where several thousand British troops make two incursions Sunday into the city, after weeks of battle.

Residents of the northern Iraqi city of Mosul say they see signs of improved conditions. But they remain unhappy with the American occupation and the city is no longer safe for foreigners. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports.