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Graco Children's Products agrees to pay a $4 million penalty for late reporting of problems with its products, including high chairs and strollers. It's the largest civil penalty issued by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Christopher Conkey of The Wall Street Journal talks about the fine.

The U.S. Geological Survey releases the findings of a study on the nation's volcanoes and the risks they pose to local communities. Citing concerns to residents as well as air travellers, geologists are calling for a National Volcano Early Warning System.

Commentator Richard Howorth is the mayor of Oxford, Miss., and the owner of a well-known bookstore there. He says that many writers have come to Oxford in search of William Faulkner's legacy. And like them, the town has had to find its own identity apart from the celebrated author.

For America's daily papers, the news hasn't been good: For nearly two decades, newspapers have been losing paid subscribers. And a new report illustrates that circulation is now dropping more quickly than ever.

At 25, singer-songwriter Susie Suh has a recording contract with Sony's Epic label and a self-titled debut CD. NPR's Liane Hansen talks with Suh about where her music comes from — and where she hopes to be going.

The Iraqi National Assembly agrees on a president and two vice presidents during its third meeting, breaking weeks of deadlock. Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani is the new Iraqi president; a Shiite and Sunni were chosen as the two vice presidents.

We talk with Brad Bird, who wrote and directed the Academy Award-winning film The Incredibles, about a suburban family with superpowers. The mix of average characters and extraordinary abilities has turned the animated characters into celebrities.

Immigration overhaul, reauthorizing the Patriot Act and the bankruptcy bill are among the issues awaiting Congress when it returns from spring recess. Reverberations are expected from congressional intervention in the Terri Schiavo case and House Majority Leader Tom Delay's verbal attack on federal judges.

President Bush's choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency may have a confirmation problem. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) threatens to block Stephen Johnson's appointment unless an EPA study on children and pesticides is cancelled.

Storyteller Mitch Myers recalls an encounter on a subway platform with singer/songwriter Kathleen Mock. While he was waiting for a train, she was playing her song, "Waiting on a Train."