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Many Americans know little about the laws that dictate the legitimate and illegitimate uses of their Social Security numbers. Evan Hendricks, author of Credit Scores and Credit Reports and editor and publisher of Privacy Times, talks to Michele Norris about what to do if your Social Security number is stolen.

Irving Picard, a lawyer leading the liquidation the collapsed investment firm, says lawsuits and forensic accounting have gotten back almost 70 percent of what was feared lost — some $13 billion.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to tax lawyer Greg Jenner about how the IRS will translate the tax bill into actual rules that individuals and businesses can follow in order to properly file their taxes.

House Bill 1 includes funding for school safety and salary raises for teachers. But the measure’s most controversial provision, one creating a school voucher-like program, was stripped from the bill on Friday afternoon.

Best known for an everyman persona that powered two classic TV sitcoms, Newhart managed to be the funniest guy in the room while playing unassuming characters.

In Texas, a controversial border crackdown known as "Operation Lone Star" has wrongfully targeted some U.S. citizens. One family in El Paso is seeking accountability and justice.

The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.

Supreme Court justices hear a lawsuit against the country of Sudan brought by victims of an attack against the USS Cole in 2000. The case hinges on whether the notice was sent to the correct address.

One hundred schools were put into a state-run district, and within a decade, the state closed all of them, replacing them with charter schools.

In California's greatest farming region, there's a water crisis from overpumping groundwater. The state passed a law in 2014 to restrict overdrawing the aquifers, and the limits are going into effect.