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NPR's Eric Westervelt reports that demonstrators clashed violently with police in Philadelphia on the second day of the Republican National Convention. Protesters slashed tires on police vehicles, dumped orange paint on some and spray-painted obscenities on others. At least 300 people were arrested.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that the role of delegates has been greatly reduced this year at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. Delegates at this convention are a little more than props, but they hardly notice because they're so busy celebrating.

NPR's Melissa Block reports on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles, California. President Clinton and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will address the convention tonight on a huge custom-made stage inside the Staples Center.

More and more people are leaving the suburbs behind for the conveniences of urban life in America's cities. The middle class return is having a negative effect, some say an inevitable effect on some of the people who never left. NPR's Byron Henderson reports.

NPR's Michael Sullivan reports from New Delhi on the latest wave of violence in India over the control of Kashmir. Approximately 22 people were killed and 52 wounded in a string of landmine explosions and gun battles in Jammu and Kashmir over the weekend.

Jacki Lyden speaks with Los Angeles Times reporter Davan Maharaj about the recent deaths attributed toover-stocked super stores like the Home Depot and Sam's Club. Merchandise piled high has fallen off shelves onto shoppers.

Host Jacki Lyden speaks with journalist Geraldine Brooks who is reporting on the Sydney Olympics for the Wall Street Journal. It seems that Sydney residents are trying to take some pomp out of the ceremony of the games, satirizing them in tv shows, and holding mock-athletic competitions.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from Las Cruces, New Mexico, on the campaign trail with Republican Presidential candidate George W. Bush. The Texas Governor is making education the centerpiece of this round of campaigning. Yesterday, he criticized the federal government for failing to maintain Native American schools.

NPR's Melissa Block reports from Clinton, Iowa, on the campaign trail with the Democratic ticket of Vice President Al Gore and Sentator Joseph Lieberman. The two are taking a bus trip along the Mississippi River. Last night, Gore helped his wife Tipper celebrate her birthday.

New research suggests that transplanted brain cells can help some people whose brains have been damaged by a stroke. As NPR's Joanne Silberner reports the technique has been tried on only a few patients. But the results are promising.