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Scott speaks with Weekend Edition's entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell about the new movie, X-Men.

Palestinian human rights groups are calling for an international boycott of Burger King. They're angry that the company has maintained a franchise in a West Bank Jewish settlement -- one Burger King officials promised last year they would close. Protesters charge by maintaining the restaurant in an area populated by Israeli Jews, the company is tacitly endorsing Israeli claims to the land. NPR's Linda Gradstein reports.

Liane talks with NPR's Sarah Chayes from the streets of Paris about today's finish of the Tour de France bike race. American cyclist Lance Armstrong is poised to win his second straight title.

Tamara Keith reports from San Francisco on the annual competition among cable car operators to pick the best bell ringer.

Jean Sibelius was Finland's most famous composer at the beginning of the 20th Century. Now Finland is the leader in classical music exports, from players to composers and conductors. NPR's Julie McCarthy talks to classically minded Fins, from orchestra performers to composers: Magnus Lindberg, Arttu Takolo, and Einojuhani Rautavaara (11:00).

What would a local news broadcast be without its rousing Action News! theme song? Host David Wright speaks with 24-year-old Byron Graziano of New York City, who collects local news themes for his web site, the TV News Music Museum. http://www.geocities.com/Pipeline/7612/

NPR's Guy Raz reports on the history of the Vice Presidency. It wasn't until the 20th Century that the position took on real importance. Even today, the position requires someone who can both balance the ticket and fit into the administration.

A new book, Peril, says the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was attempting to head off a potential armed conflict when he called his Chinese counterpart twice in Trump's final months in office.

Scott reads letters from listeners. 2:30.

Weekend Edition Sunday essayist Diane Roberts has recently been in London for her annual visit and she offers a primer on the intricacies of properly feeding her British friends.