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This application cycle, way more students reported test scores, up 10% compared with last year. That's despite many colleges having "test-optional" admissions policies.

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.

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.

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.

The outcome is expected to strengthen Modi's political position midway through his third term.

In Portland, Ore., an intergenerational group has started a joyful weekly mall walking tradition, complete with colorful costumes.

Award winners include authors Daniel Kraus, Jill Lepore and Yiyun Li, opinion writer M. Gessen and staffers and contributors at The Washington Post, Reuters and AP.

Spirit Airlines closes after 34 years, Nevada receives $58M in opioid settlement, marijuana rescheduling impacts, NSU names new president, and Las Vegas dedicates civic center sculpture.

We go back in time, to the days when the Desk was young. Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.

John Tortorella and the Vegas Golden Knights are off to the second round of the NHL plays after pushing aside the pesky Utah Mammoth. Vegas ground out three straight victories to finish off the Mammoth, winning 5-1 in Game 6 after consecutive overtime wins.