Chicago is picking a new mayor – and trying out a new police oversight model

Chicago residents head to the polls Tuesday to elect a mayor in the nation's third-largest city, where crime has emerged as a key ballot issue.

     

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What Justice Jackson's recusal from Harvard affirmative action case means for Black students

Ketanji Brown Jackson recused herself from one of two cases on race-conscious college admissions, though her influence might have been limited anyway.

     

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What happens to diversity when many teachers of color are new hires and layoffs come

A growing body of research shows the powerful impact a teacher of color can have on a student, particularly one who isn't white.

     

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Saving endangered right whales pits advocates against lobstermen

Each year pushes the 340 remaining North Atlantic right whales closer to extinction, but lobstermen say protective rules endanger their industry

     

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What are MLB's new rules for 2023 season? Understanding the shift ban, pitch clock and more

From banning the shift to pitch clocks to larger bases, MLB has a number of new rules this season. Here's what they're hoping to accomplish.

     

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Ukrainian children taken to Russia brings back fear, memories of a similar Nazi effort

A lasting consequence of Russia's war on Ukraine: The coerced and forced deportation of potentially tens of thousands of Ukrainian children.

     

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Are we headed for a recession? More economists think a 2023 downturn may come later than they thought

The economy will be stronger than thought and recession will start later, experts say. Strong job growth and spending means faster start to 2023

     

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Biden pledged to fix a broken US refugee program. Two years, later he's nowhere near his goal

The Biden administration has struggled to reach its refugee admissions cap, while admitting thousands of Ukrainian refugees through a special program.

     

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