NPR News: 04-24-2026 1AM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. A search and rescue operation is underway in Enid, Oklahoma, where a massive tornado swept through Thursday evening. Mayor David Mason told KOCO TV that the twister touched down near Vance Air Force Base. We didn't have a tornado hit the south side of Enid. I had been in touch with the base commander, Josh London, the colonel London. And he has assured me that they've got minimal damage out on the base to down some events and signage. No fatalities have been reported, but KOCO is reporting that at least 10 people were injured. Video posted online shows the tornado bearing down in homes flattened in or near Enid. Authorities say search and rescue crews are looking for people who may be trapped by debris. Forecasters are warning that the threat of severe weather will extend through the weekend from Oklahoma to Minnesota. President Trump says he expects the leaders of Lebanon and Israel to come to Washington soon.

1:01NPR's Michelle Kellerman reports that Trump also announced that a ceasefire between the two sides will be extended for three weeks. This was the second meeting between the ambassadors from Israel and Lebanon, but this time it was in the White House, where President Trump raised the prospect of a summit within three weeks. Think of that. They're next to each other. They're great people and they've never met. This should be an easy one. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says both countries are victimized by Hezbollah. The U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, described Hezbollah as a rough little kid, disturbing neighbors who want to get along. Israel currently occupies parts of southern Lebanon and the U.N. says the humanitarian needs remain severe. Michelle Kellerman and PR News, the State Department. One person is dead, another in critical care, and at least four others are injured, following a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge. Alex Cox with Member Station WRKF

2:06has more. Please say two groups of people got into an argument at the Mall Thursday afternoon, which led to both sides drawing guns and shooting at each other. Five people have been detained for questioning, but authorities declined to confirm their identities. Baton Rouge Police Chief T.J. Morse says that none of the people injured are suspects, and some have already been discharged. This was a disagreement, a fight between two different groups of people that we are still trying to unravel, and unfortunately innocent victims got caught in the crossfire. Law enforcement was able to respond within minutes because there was a Baton Rouge police officer stationed in the Mall, officials say the response time saved lives. For NPR News, I'm Alex Cox in Baton Rouge. Please are appealing to witnesses for any video of the shooting, and you're listening to NPR News. National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on last month's fatal

3:06crash at New York's LaGuardia Airport between a firefighting truck and an air-canada jet. The NTSB report says the driver of the truck heard an air traffic controller warning to stop, but did not know who the warning was for. The report says a crash prevention system for air traffic controllers did not generate an audio or visual alert. Tick-bites are sending people in the U.S. to the emergency room at unusually high rates from mid-April. That's according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NPR's Pinghuang reports on precautions you can take. Across most regions in the U.S., tick-bites are accounting for around 90 out of every 100,000 ER visits, the highest for the time of year and almost a decade. To stop ticks from biting, the CDC recommends wearing insect repellent and treating clothing with the insecticide per methrin, which kills ticks. Ticks can be small in the spring on their first emerging about the size of a poppy seed. If you do find a tick on you, remove it as soon as possible.

4:06The longer they feed, the more likely they are to transmit certain diseases like Lyme and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. And if you get a rash or fever in the days and weeks after being in the woods or in other places that might have many ticks, go and seek medical care promptly. Pinghuang NPR News Oil prices rising over concerns about tensions in the Middle East Reuters says the price of Brent Crude, the international standard, has risen more than 17 percent of the course of the week. It's now around $106 a barrel. I'm Drial Snyder, NPR News.