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For BeyoncÃ©'s Renaissance tour Es Devlin designed a spherical portal â a 50-foot wide aperture â from which the star, her dancers and musicians could emerge and withdraw between songs.

When stars are on stage, this designer makes it personal for each fan in the stadium

Es Devlin says that stadiums are designed for competition and combat. So her job, whether she's designing for Beyoncé, Super Bowl Halftime, or The Olympics, is to achieve intimacy on a massive scale.

A century-old wrestling competition in Chittagong, Bangladesh, known as Abdul Jabbar's Boli Kheladraws thousands of spectators annually. In this picture from April 24, 2023, two wrestlers go at it on a sandy stage in front of a street audience.

Wow! These amazing drone's-eye views of our world are up for best drone photo

Here's a selection of finalists for the Siena Drone Photo Award competition of 2024: a wrestling match, an awesome bridge, a snow-covered village and pelicans!

Cindy Nelson holds a picture showing her 1997 graduation with a master's degree in education from San Diego State University, San Diego, Calif., Oct. 6, 2023.

Behind every student loan is someone's story of sacrifice and survival

The pandemic payment pause on student loans has ended forcing millions of people back to the reality of repaying their debt.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson attends a news conference at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.

Mike Johnson and the troubled history of recent Republican speakers

Johnson is the sixth Republican elevated to the speakership since 1994. The five who preceded him all saw their time in the office end in relative degrees of defeat or frustration.

Hold on to your wishes — there's a 'Spider in the Well'

There's trouble in the town of Bad Göodsburg! A wishing well has stopped working! NPR's Tamara Keith talks with Jess Hannigan about her new children's book, "Spider in the Well."

Cracks fill the pavement of Irving Avenue in Barrio Logan on Nov. 22, 2021.

San Diego rejects grand jury’s advice for fixing city’s ‘deplorable’ roads

The San Diego County Grand Jury had suggested that the city guarantee funding for road repairs every year.

President Joe Biden issued executive actions restricting asylum elegibility for most people who cross the border unauthorized, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.

Biden's plan will shield undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation

Executive actions from the White House will offer parole to up to half a million immigrants.

When the media covers scientific research, not all scientists are equally likely to be mentioned. A new study finds scientists with Asian or African names were 15% less likely to be named in a story.

Which scientists get mentioned in the news? Mostly ones with Anglo names, says study

A new study finds that in news stories about scientific research, U.S. media were less likely to mention a scientist if they had an East Asian or African name, as compared to one with an Anglo name.

They were there on D-Day, on the beaches and in the skies. This is what they saw

More than 150,000 U.S., British and Canadian troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. A small handful told NPR about their experience.

The San Diego County Administration building in downtown San Diego is shown on Feb. 26, 2024.

County supervisors unanimously select Ebony Shelton as new CAO

Shelton — who will begin the new role as the county's top executive leader on June 14 —will replace Helen Robbins-Meyer, who retired in January.

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