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Based on a true story about a Kansas artist's attempt to landscape an art-work into a plot of prime Manhattan real estate, Chris Ordal's film has some charming homespun qualities — and a few too-obvious narrative tricks.

In 1958, James Hanover Thompson and his friend David Simpson — both African American, both children — were accused of kissing a girl who was white. They were arrested, and taken to jail. Prosecutors sought a stiff penalty — living in reform school until they were 21.

From the hours leading up to the wedding and on through the traditional "first kiss," we'll be following the story.

Egypt has come under harsh criticism for the way it's dealing with migrant workers who fled the fighting in eastern and western Libya. There are 600 asylum seekers and thousands more third-country nationals who are living at the border.

In her memoir, Sideways on a Scooter, NPR's Miranda Kennedy reflects on marriage practices and the nature of love in India.

There are some signs of cracks in the regime of Syria's President Bashar al Assad. More than 200 members of the ruling Baath Party have resigned to protest the government's violent crackdown on demonstrators. Hundreds of protesters have been killed in recent weeks.

Communities in the South are cleaning up after tornadoes hit the region hard. Alabama is suffering the most. Search and rescue teams are going door to door to find victims.

Prince William and Kate Middleton have been married at London's West Minster Abbey. The couple looked nervous but happy and recited their vows before Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. An estimated two billion people across the globe tuned in to watch. That number includes Cindy Lytle of Columbus, Ohio, who talks to Renee Montagne about what she planned to do for the royal wedding.

Peyton Hillis of the Cleveland Browns is the latest football star featured on the cover of the Madden NFL game. Several players who've been on that cover — including Marshall Faulk, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady — went on to have lousy seasons or injuries. Hillis says he intends to show the curse does not exist.

Authorities in Morocco are starting to identify the people killed in yesterday's explosion in a Marrakesh cafe.