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A White House commission recommends a variety of ways to promote the adoption of alternative medicine therapies. Critics say the report goes too far and offers false hopes. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

South Carolina has a long and complex Jewish history -- at one point, there were more Jewish families in South Carolina than in any other state. NPR's Joshua Levs reports for Morning Edition on a new museum exhibit exploring 300 years of Jewish life in South Carolina.

Actor Michael C. Hall plays David Fisher, the gay brother who co-runs a funeral home on the HBO hit series Six Feet Under. The American Film Institute has nominated Hall for Best Male TV Actor-Drama for his role in the series. Hall comes to TV from the stage. Most recently, he was on Broadway as the emcee in Cabaret. Prior to that role, he was in a number of off-Broadway productions.

In 1933, Midwestern artist Thomas Hart Benton painted one of his famous murals for Indiana University. Today, black students are protesting a scene that depicts a Ku Klux Klan rally. The students say it's a painful image and should be removed. Defenders say it honestly reflects a regrettable part of the Hoosier State's history. Will Murphy of member station WFIU reports.

After the driest fall and winter on record, cities and states along the East Coast have declared drought emergencies. For All Things Considered, John Ydstie talks with people from Maine to Georgia to find out how they're managing.

In the last of a three-part series on Islam and the Internet, NPR's Duncan Moon explores the benefits and risks posed by the explosion of online Muslim sermons and debates. Hear the words of online muftis on Weekend All Things Considered. (8:26)

Federal law mandates that public schools provide for homeless children, but not many of them do. The government is stepping up enforcement to ensure that homeless kids get a decent education. Advocates from the homeless are divided on how to go about giving it to them. A two-part report for Morning Edition.

There's no question the word OK is universal -- it's used from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe and everywhere in between. But how did OK come to be? NPR's Neva Grant sifts through the various answers for Morning Edition's Present at the Creation series.

Though many churches are replacing traditional hymns with more upbeat "praise songs," Dale Wiley is determined to preserve the classic church music of his youth. Hymn fan Wiley shares some old-fashioned favorites with host Bob Edwards.

An in-studio concert and interview with jazz pianist Jessica Williams, recorded at WHYY. Well hear Williams' original compositions as well as some interpretations of standards. Williams has been recording albums, both solo and with ensembles, since 1978. Her music is often featured on Fresh Air between interview segments. Williams new album is This Side Up, on the Maxjazz piano series.