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At 50 yards wide, a new lion dominates the new field at Texas A&M University-Commerce's Memorial Stadium.

Giant Lion May Be King Of All Football Field Logos

A newly outsized logo is part of a Texas college's broader plan to change the fortunes of its football team. The Lions of Texas A&M University-Commerce won only a single game last year.

Barbershop Guys Take A Swing At Sports Controversies

The NFL slapped Philadelphia Eagle Riley Cooper on the wrist for an offensive slur he made off the field. But will his fellow players let him off so easily? The Barbershop guys weigh in on that and other sporting news.

Get ready for the 2013 Newport Jazz Festival.

What To Expect From The 2013 Newport Jazz Festival Webcast

If you didn't manage to sneak your way onto a yacht bound for coastal Rhode Island — well, we can't help you get to Newport. But NPR Music can bring you live streaming concerts. Here's what's in store, starting with Robert Glasper and ending with Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock.

Employees and supporters demonstrate Monday outside of a Wendy's fast-food restaurant in New York City to demand higher pay and the right to form a union. Incomes have been stagnant, especially for minimum-wage workers.

U.S. Job Growth Slows A Bit As Wages Shrink

While the number of jobs did increase last month, the hiring pace was slower than in the spring, marking a setback for unemployed Americans. "The labor market begins the second half of 2013 with a fizzle," says economist Heidi Shierholz, with the Economic Policy Institute.

Plastic surgeons tend to say a patient is going to look "refreshed," not younger.

That Face-Lift May Buy You Only Three Years Of Youth

There's little research objectively measuring the aesthetic benefits of cosmetic surgery. In one study, people were considered by outside observers to be no more attractive after having face-lifts and other procedures, though they were judged to look a bit younger.

The Bob Dylan Of Iran

Singer Mohsen Namjoo was sentenced to five years in prison in absentia under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for songs disparaging the Koran. Guest host Linda Wertheimer speaks with Namjoo on the day before Hassan Rouhani is sworn in as president.

Security officials investigate the scene of an attack near the Indian consulate in the city of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Saturday.

Suicide Bombers Attack Indian Consulate In Afghanistan

Several are dead in the botched attack involving three men with suicide vests. The Taliban has denied responsibility.

A man walks out of <em>The Boston Globe</em> headquarters on Feb. 20, the day The New York Times Co. said it planned to sell the paper.

The New York Times Co. Agrees To Sell The Boston Globe

The media company said it will sell the newspaper to the principle owner of the Boston Red Sox for $70 million, a fraction of the $1.1 billion it paid two decades ago.

Daniel Ellsberg was a military analyst in 1971 when he released the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret study of U.S. government decision-making in Vietnam.

Pentagon Papers Leaker Daniel Ellsberg Praises Snowden, Manning

The man who in 1971 went public with the comprehensive study of two decades of U.S. policy in Vietnam spoke with NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday.

Zimbabwe's longtime President Robert Mugabe has been declared the winner in elections that give him another five-year term. He's shown here at a July 30 news conference.

Mugabe Declared Winner In Zimbabwe's Presidential Poll

Mugabe's opponent, outgoing Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, is likely to appeal the official outcome.

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