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Comedian Ben Palmer specializes in pranks. One of his more recent ideas for a prank was to set up a fake tip line for people to call in and report undocumented immigrants. He got hundreds of calls.

Beginning this summer, National Park Service workers will start removing flammable tree debris along the Blue Ridge Parkway that was left in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. The project is slated for completion next spring.

Tiny Desk Contest judge Robin Hilton introduces us to finalist Lauren Frihauf from Denver, Colo.

The U.S. says it will guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz to break the deadlock.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jeff Rathke, president of the American-German Institute, about U.S. troops stationed in Germany, and what happens if President Trump moves some of them elsewhere.

After a community vote, two forested islands in the Yadkin River now have a name. More than 250 people weighed in, with a write-in choice coming out on top.

A man who says he is only foraging for food for a year recently taught a group of people in Charlotte, N.C., about the plants that you can find and eat on a walk.

Usually, 2/3 of U.S. ambassadors come from the career foreign service. But the Trump administration has named mostly political ambassadors, leaving senior career diplomats with few prospects.

New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling has died at age 87. He started as the team's play-by-play announcer in 1989, and he called every game until he missed his first one in 2019.

Israeli settlers continue to push Palestinians from their homes and land where many have lived for generations. In East Jerusalem, the government uses archaeological claims to justify its orders.