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Each year on Memorial Day weekend, West Virginia's best storytellers compete for the prestigious title of "Biggest Liar," in a tall- tale contest that draws large crowds. Two contest judges, including a five-time champion, spin a couple of whoppers.

Army captain Tom Moore is the oldest artist to top the BBC's singles chart, with a singalong cover of "You'll Never Walk Alone." He raised millions for the NHS by walking laps around his garden.

Heidi Brown's Army uniform is decorated with one small star, which marks her as a brigadier general. But at this point in her career, "gender now shuts the door for me," she says.

Correspondent Susan Stamberg gathers recommendations for the season's best books from booksellers Rona Brinlee, Daniel Goldin and Lucia Silva. Their selections include comics about philosophy, novels about building families, and a box set that dives into the process of writing.

The Federal Trade Commission signed off on Tesla's plan to buy the solar panel installer. CEO Elon Musk is SolarCity's chairman and its largest shareholder.

Philip Banks III was set to become Commissioner William Bratton's deputy. The reasons for his abrupt resignation are not clear.

The best reads of 2018. We’ll hear picks from book critics and an independent bookseller.

Tony Podesta, brother of Clinton campaign chair John Podesta, blamed "right-wing media" for his decision to leave his namesake firm. The firm assisted Paul Manafort's work in Ukraine.

U.S. employers added 638,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate dipped to 6.9%. A winter spike in coronavirus infections threatens to further weaken job growth.

There's debate about what, if anything, the Justice Department might do. Lawfare's Ben Wittes and Quinta Jurecic talk about this with NPR's Michel Martin.