News Briefing: Museum of History Unveils Its Future

• The Museum of the City of New York completes the first phase of its building project.  [New York Times]

• Alumni, parents, and students in Mount Vernon raise money to keep its high school's fall lineup of varsity and junior varsity sports, which had been eliminated during budget cuts.  [New York Times]

• Federal agents investigate a New Orleans nonprofit with faulty records.  [Associated Press]

• A new breed of charities allows donors to browse descriptions of specific projects online before funding them.  [Wall Street Journal]

• The World Food Programme will provide $214 million in food assistance to 16 impoverished areas.  [Associated Press]

• Twenty-two groups boycott Ben Stiller's 'Tropic Thunder' for its portrayal of disabled people.  [ABC News]