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NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the 100th anniversary of the Negro National League as a response to segregation in major league baseball.

We listen to archival interviews with Reiner, who died June 29; with Mary Tyler Moore, who worked with Reiner on The Dick Van Dyke Show;and with Mel Brooks, a longtime friend and collaborator.

It's a wealthy nation with a robust health care system. So why does Chile have one of the highest coronavirus infection rates per capita of any country in the world?

Companies from Ford to Microsoft are part of a growing protest over how the social media giant handles hate speech and other harmful content.

Russians will vote on a referendum that may give Putin more power. A new tool will help you see the COVID-19 threat in your area. And, more brands are pulling Facebook ads as part of a boycott.

A big advertising boycott of Facebook officially kicks off on Wednesday. What brands are pausing spending, what do they want, and what impact is this having on the world's biggest social network?

Reiner belonged to a generation of Jewish comics who helped define 20th century American comedy. He created the Dick Van Dyke Showand collaborated often with his longtime friend, Mel Brooks.

A man fired shots into a group of protesters in a park in Louisville, Ky. Demonstrators have gathered at the park for weeks to protest the police killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd.

The social network is under pressure from a growing group of its advertisers to do more to curb hate speech and other harmful content.

"Rayshard Brooks is the latest high-profile casualty in the struggle for justice and the battle for the soul of America wasn't just running from the police," the Ebenezer Baptist Church pastor said.