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A 1968 federal law allows debt collectors not only to garnish wages but to take from a debtor's bank account. Consumer advocates say the outdated law is overly punitive and out of touch with reality.

Member station KUCB tagged along with a meteorologist at one of America's most remote weather stations. This story originally aired on Dec. 22, 2015, on All Things Considered.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with our poetry reviewer Tess Taylor about three recent collections that take their cues from nonfiction, including Admit One by Martha Collins, Look by Solmaz Sharif and Olio by Tyehimba Jess.

As Hurricane Helene heads toward Florida, Lee County has updates about trash collection.

The Getty Villa, which houses the Getty's collection of Roman, Greek and Etruscan art, reopened in Malibu after a renovation. The villa has a legal cloud hanging over some items in the collection, and former curator Marion True is on trial in Italy for her role in what the Italians claim are stolen items.

Wisconsin's Supreme Court has upheld Governor Scott Walker's signature law restricting public employee union bargaining rights. The new decision effectively ends legal challenges to the law.

On his new collaborative album, the Canadian songwriter offers rich connections to Garifuna culture.

The book contains some of the Russian leader's choicest lines. Such as his declaration that all Latvia could expect from Moscow is "the ears of a dead donkey." Backers sent many copies to the Kremlin.

Storm debris collection in Charlotte County officially concluded operations February 11.

The Indianapolis-based institution is gathering documents and other items that will one day help tell the story of the coronavirus pandemic. Historians are asking the public to help.