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An oil painting by Marc Chagall was stolen from the Jewish Museum in New York two months ago. Now there's news that the painting is being held for ransom. The demand: peace in the Middle East in exchange for the painting's return.

Noah Adams talks with Charles Davis, president of Habagallo Foods in McAllen, Texas, about his new cocktail mix for the Michelada cocktail. The New York Times food critic says the drink tasted like the best steak he ever had.

The ostrich-like dinosaurs who thundered across the screen in Jurassic Park may not have been fierce creatures after all. Researchers show that these beaked dinosaurs used their mouthparts as sieves, not daggers - and probably ate plants and small water creatures rather than hunting meat.

In 1999, NPR listeners started sending in their stories to author Paul Auster for broadcast on NPR. The tales are now in a book. Join host Lisa Simeone on Weekend All Things Considered to hear excerpts from I Thought My Father Was God.

Taking up where African icon Fela Kuti left off, NYC-based Antibalas has found a growing audience for its dance-ready Afrobeat style, peppered with Latin and funk flavors. Listen to live cuts from their recent gig at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports on the new trend toward "universal jurisdiction," in which any country can try anybody for war crimes committed anywhere. Several countries want to question former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger about the U.S. role in Chile 25 years ago though Kissinger says he's not a criminal.

In 1987, NPR's Patricia Neighmond profiled Archie Harrison — a young man with HIV. Archie died from AIDS in August 1988, leaving behind his partner Drew. Drew has been HIV positive for years, but hasn't taken any drugs and remains healthy. This story explores the science of long-term survivors and current AIDS therapies as well as the various issues gay men face in dealing with survivorship.

From member station WBUR, Jason Beaubien reports on a new engineering college in Boston where students will learn how to design all sorts of things -- including their own school.

A new and improved lighting system is being installed at the Jefferson Memorial. The new system will use less energy than the current system and will enhance the appearance of the building and interior.

It's been a rough time for radio stations that simulcast their programs over the Internet. A new contract for advertising actors, and a ruling broadcasters are not exempt from paying royalties for on-line broadcasts have forced many stations to stop their Webcasts.