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The Bush administration releases new rules governing which employees have the right to receive overtime pay. While not as far-reaching as some lawmakers had desired, the central revision raises the threshold for overtime from workers earning $65,000 to those making $100,000. The regulations had not been seriously updated for 50 years. NPR's Kathleen Schalch reports.

Seventy-three employees of the Windows on the World restaurant died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center. Some surviving employees are forming a workers' cooperative and opening a co-op restaurant in Lower Manhattan. NPR's Margot Adler reports.

A huge explosion partially destroys a building in Baghdad, moments after U.S. soldiers entered it in an apparent search for chemical weapons. Officials say two soldiers died in the blast and five others were wounded. Elsewhere in Iraq, fighting broke out in Fallujah and Najaf. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.

Residents of Basra are cleaning up and treating the wounded following the bloodiest day in the southern Iraqi city since the start of the war a year ago. Five suicide bombings left more than 70 people dead and at least 200 wounded. There's no word who carried out these attacks, but U.S officials suspect al Qaeda. Hear NPR's Emily Harris.

The popularity of low-carb diets is taking its toll on orange juice sales. Florida citrus growers hope to counter the drop with a new ad campaign promoting O.J.'s health benefits. NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports.

U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi recommends dissolving the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council and replacing it with an interim government on June 30. Brahimi suggests establishing an interim government of non-partisan Iraqis to handle the day-to-day affairs until elections next year. The envoy says Iraqis should select the interim leaders with the help of the U.N. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

Television critic David Bianculli reviews last night's series finale of the hit NBC sitcom Friends, and looks at the history of series finales.

NBC's Frasier has its season finale on Tuesday. The character originated on another hit show, Cheers. Grammer got his start in classical theatre, but he's best known for his comic gifts.

The leaked opinion overturning Roe v. Wade has shaken the public's confidence in the Supreme Court as a non-political institution.

NPR's Ari Shapiro reports from the hometown of Joseph Darby, the army specialist responsible for bringing the abuse of Iraqi prisoners to light. In the small Pennsylvania town of Jenners, Darby's former neighbors and teachers agree he always stood up for his beliefs.