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Bill reads three news-related limericks: Checking Your Work, Skyhound, Grilled Salmonella.

Next week, President Obama will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at an estate in California. Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon speaks with Ken Lieberthal of the Brookings Institution about what issues the two world leaders are likely to discuss.

Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon takes note of two instances of sandwich throwing, aimed at the Australian prime minister.

The collapse of the I-5 bridge in Washington last month has once again raised questions about the state of the nation's infrastructure. But there is no consensus on how to tackle the problem, or how to pay for solutions.

As with Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy, nearly all deaths from hurricanes come from storm surge. The danger isn't well understood by the public, however, so the National Hurricane Center is retooling its forecast and warning systems to better track and alert vulnerable residents.

Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Peter Kenyon about the latest on protests in Turkey's largest city that were met with police action including tear gas and fire hoses.

When an advertiser seems to do everything right and still draws complaints, it makes you wonder: Is there any way to market to diverse communities without stepping on toes?

Bill reads three headlines for the panel, they have to pick the real one.

The storm system dumped 7 inches of rain, toppled power lines and tractor-trailers, giving the area little respite from the monster storm that hit Moore, Okla., on May 20.

ESPN sports commentator Howard Bryant talks to Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon about the week's top sports stories, including the NBA conference finals, the NHL, and Serena Williams' dominance at the French Open tennis championships.