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Vance's book already had sold more than 3 million copies before Trump chose him for the Republican ticket.

There's confirmation now that the housing market has taken a "double dip" and that prices are down to mid-2002 levels, the widely watched S&P/Case-Shiller report says.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KPBS listener Anthony Baio and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Ilyse Levine-Kanji of Westborough, Massachusetts plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and host Ayesha Rascoe.

Fresh out of modern-art school in Manhattan in 1949 Alex Katz headed to Maine to study painting. And he wanted to paint from life. “It was really painting from the unconscious, from life and photos,” he said. While Abstract Expressionism was of the moment Katz wanted to develop his own style. “Brand New and Terrific: Alex Katz in the 1950s” at the Cleveland Museum of Art spotlights the 89-year-old artist’s early work finding his way in the art world.

James David Vance's 2016 memoir about his southern-Ohio childhood has spent more than 40 weeks on the New York Timesbestseller list. Hillbilly Elegydescribes a tightly-knit Appalachian culture that promotes close, family ties. But it is also plagued by substance abuse and domestic violence. Vance's stories are by turns harrowing and hilarious, and the book is due to become a motion picture.

Christopher Liddell appeared to be invested in 18 companies when he joined the president in meetings with their CEOs. The investments totaled between $3 million and $4 million.

Amy Goodman will not face criminal charges for her coverage of an oil pipeline protest in North Dakota last month. Prosecutors say they may still bring charges later.

The National Retail Federation's economist and many other analysts say shoppers are in good shape to spend more this holiday season. Sales are expected to jump 3.6 percent.

Playwright Greg Vovos knows the title, “How to Be a Respectable Junkie,” leaves some people wondering what kind of play he created. He is hoping that intrigue brings people to Dobama Theatre for the one-man show, which offers a window into what life is like for a man addicted to heroin. The main character, Brian, is considering suicide and decides to make a how-to video before taking his own life. The instructional video is intended to show drug users how to improve their behavior as addicts.