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Scroll NFL and college football rosters and you'll see the distinctive names from the Pacific Islands. With their traditionally broad, solid bodies and competitive nature, Polynesians have distinguished themselves at the elite levels of the game. Many start at high schools in Utah.

In recent years, Iran has seen defections, assassinations of nuclear scientists and bombings in ethnic areas. Whether it's an orchestrated campaign or a set of unconnected acts is unknown, but there is no doubt it is contributing to the destabilizing of Iran's government.

Tell Me More parenting contributor Leslie Morgan Steiner has a happy marriage, healthy kids and a rewarding career. But many would be surprised to know that she is also a survivor of domestic violence. Steiner's first husband beat her regularly and nearly killed her.

The just-completed report recommends several officers be reprimanded or admonished for their failures in overseeing Maj. Nidal Hasan, NPR has learned. Hasan is charged with killing 13 people in a November shooting rampage.

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Scientists used to think teenage brains are just like those of adults — with fewer miles on them. But they're not. Teens' brains are developmentally different. One neurologist mother decided to get to the roots of her son's maddening behavior.

The number of California children getting free summer lunches through a federal program from the Department of Agriculture has dropped in recent years. San Diego, however, is bucking that trend.

They admit the errors of their ways at a televised news conference. And they insist that they're taking full responsibility for their mistakes. But what exactly does that mean?

When Yasir Afifi took his car in for an oil change, his mechanic found an unusual wire hanging from below. It turns out it was part of a GPS tracking device. And after Afifi posted photos of it online, the FBI came to get it back. Civil rights groups say using GPS to track people is going too far.

Across the country, black women fare worse than white women in almost every aspect of reproductive health. And black infants are more than twice as likely as white infants to die before their first birthdays. States like Delaware are spending millions to improve those odds.