- Suddenly, Iowa looks like a swing state again. What’s driving the shift.
  Iowans could elect a Democratic governor for the first time in two decades. National issues, such as the Iran war’s impact, and local ones, like herbicides, matter deeply in this tight race.
  By Sophie Hills / 8 min
- ‘My children get one childhood.’ Why more Israelis are leaving the country.
  According to the author of one study, “Israel is losing Israelis,” most of them young and highly educated. It’s a sensitive subject for a country founded as a refuge. The reasons given include the wars, stresses, and acrimonious civil strife.
  By Dina Kraft, Shoshanna Solomon / 6 min
- For Ukraine’s Greek peoples, the war threatens a language and a way of life
  Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has displaced North Azovian Greek community, a minority-language people now trying to save their cultural identity.
  By Victoria Belim / 5 min
- Mr. Know-It-All: A comic about AI in schools
  As a new school year begins, more than half of teens are relying on artificial intelligence to help them complete schoolwork. What do we lose when we invite AI into the classroom?
  By Jacob Turcotte
- US pauses immigrant visa processing, spurring uncertainty, lawyers say
  The U.S. government has canceled immigrant visa interviews at consulates around the world.
  By Sarah Matusek / 3 min
- In Sudan’s civil war, both sides target journalists
  Local journalists reporting on Sudan’s civil war and humanitarian crisis there are facing a campaign of intimidation by rival military forces.
  By Mat Nashed / 5 min