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A grand jury in Buffalo, New York, on Tuesday will consider whether artist Steve Kurtz should be prosecuted on bioterrorism charges. Last month, authorities found scientific lab equipment while responding to a 911 call at Kurtz's house. Now Kurtz is being investigated for having biological agents. Kurtz often uses his art to raise concerns over issues such as biotechnology and genetic engineering. NPR's Karen Michel reports.

Chris Epting writes a guidebook to a broad range of historic and often hysterical American landmarks -- more than 700 in all. James Dean Died Here includes the spot where the young movie icon perished in a car accident, the location of the Brady Bunch house, and the hangar where the final scene of Casablanca may have been shot. Hear Epting and NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Family Circle magazine makes a habit of publishing the signature cookie recipes of incumbent and aspiring first ladies. So far, the lady with the readers' favorite cookies has ended up in the White House. Two partisans, Republican Linda Tarplin and her Democrat husband Rich, compare Laura Bush's Oatmeal Chocolate Chunks with Teresa Heinz Kerry's Pumpkin Spices. NPR's Susan Stamberg officiates.

NPR's Melissa Block talks to Oliver and Sheila Lawn, former code-breakers in World War II who have been called in to try to decipher the meaning of mysterious letters carved into a monument at Shugborough House in Staffordshire, England. The letters -- D.O.U.O. S.V.A.V.V.M. -- are believed to be a code, and their meaning has never been established. Some have even speculated that they could be linked to the Holy Grail.

Saudi Arabian authorities are searching for three men accused of staging an attack on a compound that houses major Western oil firms. The Saudis say the men are suspected to have links to al Qaeda. Twenty-two people died during the two-day siege in Khobar, which ended when Saudi security forces stormed the building and freed several dozen hostages. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and Rashid Hussein, Saudi correspondent for the Pakistani newspaper, The Dawn.

Saudi officials say militants suspected to have links to al Qaeda killed 22 people before government commandos flushed them out of an upscale housing complex in an early-morning raid. The raid, launched from helicopters, ended a standoff stemming from Saturday's attacks on foreigners working in Khobar oil offices. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and Global Radio News reporter Nigel Perry.

The Web site Second Life has built a booming virtual economy around animated characters called avatars. For a few pennies here or a dollar there, participants can accessorize their avatars with new clothing, a car, even a house.

Democratic leaders are giving the Treasury Department's plans to rescue the giant mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac a favorable reception on Capitol Hill. The plan, which includes extending the companies' total line of credit to $300 billion, would be attached to the housing bill now making its way through Congress.

The lane could run in front of the United House of Prayer, according to The Washington Post. The church says the lane would make it hard for parishioners to park their cars on the street.

She was worried the toy would tell Santa she'd been naughty. The police officer who came to her house promised to tell Santa it was an accident, if she promised to use 911 only for emergencies.