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On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain: Nora Durkin called 311 to report abuse she said she had experienced as a child. She wasn't expecting to be taken seriously.

Last year's federal financial aid application was riddled with problems, and this year's form is again delayed. That leaves some students uncertain about the future of their education.

Students had to make all kinds of decisions about college before knowing how much financial aid they would get. Now, some are scrambling to stay in school.

Israel's airstrikes in Lebanon have forced more and more people from their homes. The U.S. State Department is urging American citizens in Lebanon to leave the country all together.

Mosques and synagogues in the U.S. are bolstering security ahead of Oct. 7, the one-year mark of the Hamas-led attack in Israel.

A golden trophy and pot of prize money worth more than $100,000 was hidden in a forest recently. So of course I joined in the hunt.

A few weeks ago, a video game designer and a musician hid treasure somewhere in the forests of the Northeastern U.S. It's called Project Skydrop. NPR joined the hunt.

It's been a week of clean up and recovery for people hardest hit by Hurricane Helene as the death toll is still rising. In East Tennessee, survivors-turned-volunteers help in the clean up.

The Trump administration argues that rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule will help wildland firefighters. Fire researchers warn that more roads could exacerbate the problem.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Yair Golan, an Israeli general now in the reserves, about how conflicts in the Middle East have escalated since Hamas' attack on Oct. 7, 2023.