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Some Minnesota towns put old schoolhouses up for sale. The price is right, but prospective buyers also need to do their homework on a site development plan.

Autism is a disease that often drives people apart. It separates children from parents, and can leave parents feeling abandoned by researchers who offer no cure and little hope. But the MIND Institute, founded by fathers of autistic sons, is trying to change that by making parents key players in the search for a cure. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports.

South Korea's defense minister says the country is preparing for a "worst-case scenario" in the conflict with North Korea. Tension persists along the Demilitarized Zone, which separates the two countries. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.

The National Park Service unveils a plan to heighten security around Philadelphia's Independence Hall, home of the Liberty Bell. But some businesses and residents criticize the proposal, saying it prioritizes security over liberty. Joel Rose of member station WHYY reports.

The Gardens of Remembrance, blocks away from the former site of the World Trade Center, will be designed by Dutch plantsman Piet Oudolf. NPR gardening expert Ketzel Levine speaks with NPR's John Ydstie about Oudolf's way with plants. View an online photo gallery of Oudolf's work at Talking Plants.

Ivory Coast political parties and rebel groups begin talks near Paris to try to end the country's four-month civil war. Delegates say they are confident they will reach a solution, despite President Laurent Gbagbo's absence from the meeting. NPR's Nick Spicer reports.

Bruce Kluger and David Slavin poke a bit of musical fun at the six announced candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination. TV's Friends has six fun folks -- could this be the start of something big?

NPR's Michele Norris talks with Whitney Dow and Marco Williams, producers/directors of the POV documentary Two Towns of Jasper airing on PBS stations next Wednesday. Dow and Williams talk about how they each directed a separate film crew in Jasper, Tex., during the trials of three white men for the murder of a black man, James Byrd, Jr. He was chained to the back of a pickup truck and dragged to death in 1998. Dow's crew of white filmmakers only interviewed white residents of the town. Williams' crew of black filmmakers only interviewed black residents of the town. The deliberate segregation of the film crews allowed residents to speak with a candor seldom seen on camera.

Ceremonies from Virginia to Oregon are marking the 200-year anniversary of the beginning of the epic journey of discovery by Lewis and Clark. But as NPR's Brian Ceremonies from Virginia to Oregon are marking the 200-year anniversary of the beginning of the epic journey of discovery by Lewis and Clark. But as NPR's Brian Naylor reports, the actual starting point was a fairly routine matter: a letter from then-President Thomas Jefferson to Congress, asking to fund the expedition. See photos from Jefferson's home, Monticello, of some of the re-enactors marking the letter's anniversary.

The Martha Graham Dance Company begins its first official season in almost three years after a long legal battle over rights to the late Martha Graham's dances. The company will showcase a spectrum of her work, spanning eight decades of modern dance. Alicia Zuckerman reports for Morning Edition.