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There is only one Tiny Desk Contest winner, but there were so many incredible musicians who entered this year. Here are 10 we loved.

Also: Insurers say damage from a recent Texas hailstorm is the state's costliest; a lengthy drug tunnel is discovered between Mexico and California; and Britain's Queen Elizabeth is 90 today.

Olympian Joe Jacobi never thought he'd see his stolen gold medal again. Chloe Smith, 6, and her dad were taking a walk in Atlanta, and eagle-eyed Chloe found the medal on the side of the road.

Also: Deadly heat lies over the Southwest and Southern California; Olympic officials review the doping ban against Russian track athletes; and today is International Yoga Day.

A class at the University of Tennessee called Dolly's America teaches students about modern Appalachia through the life story of native Dolly Parton. Parton tweeted that it's "a blessing."

Also: Defense Secretary Mattis warns Syria against using chemical weapons again; Tesla is recalling thousands of cars for a potential brake problem; and musician Cuba Gooding Sr. dies.

Jeremy Howard has studied machine learning for 25 years. He says artificial intelligence can help achieve amazing things. But he warns the impact on jobs may cause a great deal of social instability.

MIT Professor Erik Brynjolfsson sees a bright future where machines serve as powerful tools and partners. But he says we can only shape this future if we keep up with the pace of innovation.

In India, homosexuality is illegal. Some big papers rejected the personal ad which read: Seeking well-placed, animal loving, vegetarian groom. Her son has received several responses.

It may sound like an episode of The Twilight Zone, but this isn't fiction. Zambia's top prosecutor dropped his own corruption charges and set himself free. NPR's Scott Simon discusses the case.