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David Mitchell's new novel about a soul-devouring house embraces all the classic horror tropes. Critic Jason Sheehan says you may think it's contrived ... until you realize that you, too, are trapped.

Also: Volkwagen reports a quarterly loss of $1.8 billion; the House will vote on a bipartisan budget bill today; and the NTSB wants a mandatory recall program for all new tires.

"It's not what I expect from my deputies, and it's not what I tolerate from my deputies," Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott says.

NPR Music's favorite Durham County, England anarchists trade in their pop-punk sound for an acoustic heartbreaker.

A judge set the sentencing date for Feb. 29. Federal prosecutors have recommended up to six months in prison as part of a plea deal that will allow the 73-year-old former congressman to avoid a trial.

The first music video I ever saw — a 1967 promotional film for "Penny Lane" that was played on a local dance party show in New York City — returns looking better than ever.

Child marriages don't just happen far away on other continents. They take place in this country as well. And sometimes a judge even approves.

IBM is buying The Weather Co.'s digital assets, including Weather.com and Weather Underground. The deal is a bet on big data and cloud computing in forecasting and analyzing weather.

Despite the popularity of streaming services, DVD box sets continue to be released, and embraced, by serious fans and collectors. TV critic David Bianculli details four recent releases he treasures.

In her new book, Stacy Schiff evokes the world of Salem, Mass., and the bitter winter of 1692 when 19 people were hanged for witchcraft. Reviewer Maureen Corrigan calls The Witches a "haunting" tale.