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High school students fill out financial aid forms and are able to submit them as early as October.

Financial Aid 101: Earlier FAFSA Provides More Time To Line Up Tuition

6:01pm February 27, 2016

by Anjuli Sastry

This year, high school students will find out how much money they'll get from colleges well in advance. That's because FAFSA applications can be submitted as early as October.

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In this file photo, Dr. Jose Manuel Mireles speaks during an interview Dec. 1, 2013. Mireles is one of the subjects of the new film Cartel Land which follows vigilante groups fighting drug gangs.

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'Cartel Land' Follows Vigilantes Fighting Mexican Drug Gangs

5:55pm February 27, 2016

Director Matthew Heineman embedded himself up close in the action — and the moral ambiguity — of citizen groups who are fighting back against drug cartels in Mexico.

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The crumbling Sixth Street Viaduct, which has appeared in scores of Hollywood productions, is being demolished due to safety concerns.

A Bridge To Hollywood Legend: Saying Farewell To The Sixth Street Viaduct

5:50pm February 27, 2016

by Eric Westervelt

The bridge starred in so many iconic scenes — in films from Grease to Terminator 2 — it had become an icon unto itself. Due to safety concerns, though, the Sixth Street Viaduct is getting torn down.

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Dale Earnhardt Sr., shown celebrating in the victory lane after winning the International Race of Champions in 1995 in Daytona Beach, Fla., died on Feb. 18, 2001 from injuries in a last-lap crash at the Daytona 500. In one of this week's #NPRreads, a spor

#NPRreads: 3 Stories Worth Leaping Into

2:46pm February 27, 2016

Watching, weeping and writing as Dale Earnhardt Sr. died. Thinking about why we teach our girls to be scared. And spending some time with a prophet of extreme frugality.

Why Cruz And Rubio Can't Count On The Latino Vote

10:30am February 27, 2016

by NPR Staff

The two candidates, both with a Cuban background, have little support among Latinos. Political scientist Maria de Los Angeles Torres says immigration policy lies at the heart of this trend.

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John Castello decided to stop playing football when he learned about the risks of brain injury.

The Impact Of 'Concussion': High School Football Player Changes Course

9:24am February 27, 2016

John Castello had a full scholarship to play college football — but he turned it down. He says he was worried about the long-term consequences of playing football after seeing the movie Concussion.

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Popular Gnomes Seek New Home

7:54am February 27, 2016

Officials at Little Buffalo State Park in Pennsylvania decided that dozens of tiny gnome homes tucked in trees around the park were a nuisance. The gnome homes were too popular, so they were evicted.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Denise Clancy and Capt. Margie Finlay.

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'I'm A Female And I'm A Veteran ... Those 2 Things Are Not Mutually Exclusive'

7:54am February 27, 2016

by NPR Staff

For many women, military service can be starkly different than it is for their male counterparts. As the military prepares to open combat roles to women, two longtime soldiers share their stories.

A team of Cleveland Clinic transplant surgeons and gynecological surgeons perform the nation's first uterus transplant during a nine-hour surgery in Cleveland.

Cleveland Clinic Performs First Successful Uterus Transplant In The U.S.

9:19pm February 26, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

It could be another path to parenthood besides surrogacy or adoption for U.S. women who do not have a uterus, or who have a uterus that does not function.

Police guard the front door of Excel Industries in Hesston, Kan., where a gunman killed three people and injured a dozen more on Thursday.

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Sheriff Says Kansas Shooter Was Served Protection Order Just Before Attack

8:29pm February 26, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The suspect, identified as Cedric Ford, is believed to have started shooting 90 minutes after he was served. Three people were killed and more than a dozen wounded before Ford was killed, police say.