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Jason Comely's fear of rejection was so strong that he'd become completely isolated. So he set out to get himself rejected at least once a day, every day. Funny thing is, it worked.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with John Ourand of Puck News about the deal between the NFL and Netflix to livestream two games on Christmas Day.

School cafeterias are notorious for dishing up some meals that cause kids to groan, or even pack a bagged lunch, to avoid the day's entree. But one lunch menu item in Milwaukee Public Schools has been adored for generations – even though it might sound suspect. What’s the big deal with “mock chicken leg?”

David Greene talks toWired magazine's Brian Barrett about the beleaguered movie theater subscription company instituting a cap on visits. It had offered unlimited movies for less than $10 a month.

On June 11, 1963, Gov. George Wallace stood at the University of Alabama to block two black students attempting to cross the color line and register for classes. The event forever associated him with segregation. His daughter, Peggy Wallace Kennedy, 63, is trying to shake that link.

Raging outbreaks in the Midwest and Great Plains are driving the numbers, but every region of the country is showing growth in new infections.

NPR and other news organizations rely on the Associated Press for election night. AP's Deputy Managing Editor, David Scott, tells us how he and his team make the call on election results.

Maine's economy relies heavily on summer tourism. With Memorial Day around the corner, many business owners are figuring out when and whether they'll be allowed to reopen.

Longtime New Yorker Gay Talese has written the introduction to a new book of photographs of New York that is titled New York: 365 Days. The collection of photos came from The New York Times archive and spans more than a 100 years.

Each episode of the new Max series covers one hour in a single day in a busy emergency department. The show manages to feel sympathetic to the hospital staff and to the patients in their care.