Playing politics

Major League Baseball’s foray into voting law debates

Refugees’ gambit

Top chess players from Iran are seeking asylum elsewhere, following a long history of chess talent using international events to escape persecution at home

Border backtracking

The U.S.-Mexico border isn’t open, but a migrant surge and a mishmash of messages and policies have created another crisis

Hope after a pandemic

Following a year of coronavirus lockdowns, illness, and death, Americans rejoice at a vaccine and little steps back to normal living

Courting Christians

In Israel’s battle to form a coalition government, the spotlight turns to ethnic Aramean Christians long overlooked by Jewish politicians