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U.S. officials decided to extend protections to monarch butterflies after warnings from environmentalists that populations are shrinking and the beloved pollinator may not survive climate change.

As expected, Apple on Tuesday announced its first quarterly decline in revenue in 13 years, driven by falling iPhone sales. The company's quarterly profit dropped 22.5 percent.

The White House says President Bush will take the Iraq Study Group's report "very seriously" -- but reiterates that it is not bound by the panel's conclusions. Robert Siegel talks with White House Press Secretary Tony Snow. Despite the report's strong negative language describing the current situation in Iraq, Snow says it is not a rejection of the administration's policies.

When the City Reporter was full of cheer, readership on its website suffered. So they're back to reporting regular news.

More self-preparation tools have become available this tax season. Some people may be anxious about doing their taxes online, but an expert from Consumer Reports says it's worth a shot.

Health officials in Southern California are investigating the spread of a new strain of the Monkeypox virus after three cases were reported last week in the region.

The Federal Reserve says business and consumer confidence has risen slightly since the war in Iraq, particularly in Kansas City, Dallas, New York and Minneapolis. But it also warns that much of the country is still struggling with "sluggish, subpar or subdued" economic growth. The Fed will use the data from its survey of economic conditions when it sets interest rates in late June. Hear NPR's Scott Horsley.

State precincts reported technical issues and inconsistencies. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Marjie Foster, the Democratic chair of Decatur County, who experienced issues reporting caucus results.

McCarthy plays a caustic literary forger in Can You Ever Forgive Me? Critic Kevin Whitehead reviews a reissue of Amarcord Nino Rota. Filmmaker Dano discusses his new film Wildlife.

A former state official in Kentucky says he was fired for reporting "ethical and mismanagement" issues with the handling of sexual harassment complaints…