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Fueled by low gas prices and a stronger economy, Americans drove a record 3.15 trillion vehicle miles in 2015. But the additional driving may lead to more pollution and traffic gridlock. Zoran Milich/Getty Images hide caption
High school students fill out financial aid forms and are able to submit them as early as October. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption
Financial Aid 101: Earlier FAFSA Provides More Time To Line Up Tuition
Customers shop at a Wal-Mart Supercenter store in Springdale, Ark., last summer. Danny Johnston/AP hide caption
In a proposal the FCC is launching Thursday, you'd be able to own your own cable box instead of renting it from your provider. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
FCC Wants To Force Cable Companies, And Their Set-Top Boxes, To Adapt
Tax time comes with a new health wrinkle. Thomas Barwick/Getty Images hide caption
Saudi Arabia, Russia, Qatar and Venezuela have agreed to freeze oil production at January 2016 levels if other producers do the same.The move reflects growing concern among major oil producers about the economic effects of a prolonged slump in crude prices. Hasan Jamali/AP hide caption
The IRS could be right behind you. Oivind Hovland/Ikon Images/Corbis hide caption
R&B singer Kem helps Mwamini Wallace carry bottled water to her vehicle in Flint, Mich., last month. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption
Consumers have been benefiting from lower gas prices. Here, prices dip below $2 per gallon at an Exxon station in Woodbridge, Va., on Jan. 5. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption