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Golfer Tiger Woods became the youngest player ever to win all four major golf championships today with his victory at the British Open in St. Andrews, Scotland. NPR's Tom Goldman speaks with guest host David Wright about this week's match and Tiger's future.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Icendiary, the debut novel by British writer Chris Cleave. The story is triggered by an al-Qaeda bomb attack on a London soccer match.

NPR's Joe Palca reports that for the first time, analysis of cat DNA has been used to help convict someone of murder. Cat hairs were found on a jacket splattered with the victims blood. Analysis of the DNA in the hairs showed that it matched DNA of a cat that lived with the prime suspect.

Tandaleya Wilder reports half of the people waiting for organ or bone marrow transplants are African- American. But African-Americans are much less likely than white Americans to sign up as donors. The result is a critical shortage in donor matches for African-American patients.

And then there were four. In the NBA, two memorable Game 7s finalized the Eastern and Western Conference Finals match-ups.

Cooper Flagg and Paige Bueckers, the presumptive top picks in this year's NBA and WNBA drafts, are on deck this weekend with hopes of a national title. But the star power doesn't stop with them.

During tax season, tax issues become top of mind, especially if you can come up with ways to reduce those taxes. One you may be thinking about is converting your regular tax-deferred IRA into a completely tax-free Roth IRA. But is it worth paying those taxes now rather than in the future? Mike Switzer interviews Garet Strange, a certified financial planner with Hobbs Group Advisors in Columbia, SC.

A violin may look perfectly symmetrical from the outside, but on the inside it’s not symmetrical at all.

In the south, a fungal disease ruins its timber value, but to support wildlife, this tree should be tops on your list.

Elderberry bushes with their bold, textured leaves are now topped with broad flower heads filled with hundreds of small white blossoms, destined to become tasty dark purple fruits.