What has the US achieved in Iran war? A report card after 6 months.Stated goals in the Iran war included denuclearization, destroying missile supplies, curbing terrorist proxies, and possible regime change.
By Anna Mulrine Grobe / 6 min
															
				As US applies ‘D-Day’ economic pressures on Iran, the battle shifts to IraqBy Taylor Luck / 5 min
															
				Why promised US breakthroughs in the Middle East failed to materializeBy Ned Temko / 4 min
					
	
						
																							
							

						
																																				
							

	

		

							
			
							
					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
							
		

		
							
			
			
																								Graham’s win in South Carolina shows Trump’s still got swayBy Linda Feldmann / 4 min
																				Congress eyes tighter sanctions on Russia – with wiggle room for TrumpBy Caitlin Babcock / 4 min
																				As Iran stalemate drags on, US tries to tighten the economic viseBy Caitlin Babcock, Victoria Hoffmann / 4 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
							
		

		
							
			
			
																								From patron to partner: Syria’s new relationship with RussiaBy Dominique Soguel / 5 min
																				Religious Israelis fight settler violence with a different expression of their faithBy Dina Kraft / 6 min
																				With war slowing Saudi food imports, hydroponics provide a homegrown solutionBy Taylor Luck / 4 min
												
		

	

						
																																				
							

	

		

							
			
							
					For Ukraine’s Greek peoples, the war threatens a language and a way of lifeRussia’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
							
		

		
							
			
			
																								As France investigates abuse at schools, parents ask, How do I protect my kid?By Colette Davidson / 5 min
																				Signs mount that Russians are losing patience with Kremlin’s war with UkraineBy Fred Weir / 4 min
																				As river levels fall during drought, Europeans reflect on their connection to waterwaysBy Colette Davidson, Dominique Soguel / 5 min
												
		

	

						
																																				
								

	


	
			
	
			When Native justice clashes with ‘Anglo’ law
			‘So heartfelt.’ Dolly Parton blended stardom with a unifying care for people.
			Mary Oliver: A poet who speaks to the ‘state of the soul’
			August’s best books keep you on the edge of your seat
			Former Marine Rye Barcott lauds ‘humbling and leveling effect’ of service
			The audacious plot to blow up the Nord Stream pipelines
			An Iraqi American director seeds her film ‘Pomegranate’ with love
			Raising horses lifts a Black family across generations
	
			
	
			
	

						
																							
								

						
																																				
								

	
					
		
		
																								
				Mr. Know-It-All: A comic about AI in schoolsAs 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?
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					US pauses immigrant visa processing, spurring uncertainty, lawyers sayThe U.S. government has canceled immigrant visa interviews at consulates around the world.
By Sarah Matusek / 3 min
							
		

		
							
			
			
																								Why the WNBA is playing defense over clashes about gender, raceBy Kendra Nordin Beato / 7 min
																				Native Americans, once caricatured, now ponder: Reject Route 66, or use it to connect?By Harry Bruinius / 5 min
																				Thousands evacuate as wildfire approaches RenoBy John Raby, Jack Brook, John Seewer / 5 min
												
		

	

						
																																				
							

	

		

							
			
							
					In Sudan’s civil war, both sides target journalistsLocal 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
							
		

		
							
			
			
																								A vintage sports league’s rallying cry: Take me out to the really old ballgameBy Melanie Stetson Freeman, Kelenna Onukwugha / 2 min
																				In Eswatini, learning golf is a fairway to opportunity for young peopleBy Nokukhanya Musi / 5 min
																				What does a self-reliant South Korea look like? Some push for a nuclear option.By Kelly Kasulis Cho / 4 min