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In “Custodians of Wonder,” Eliot Stein takes readers on a tour from Japan to Peru to meet the artisans keeping ancient crafts alive.

In “I Am Nobody’s Slave,” memoirist Lee Hawkins reaches deep into his family history and finds redemption in understanding his roots.

Shifts in regional diplomacy toward the Taliban in Afghanistan reinforce that stability is only possible through equality.

Word of an Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release deal was greeted with relief and some celebrations. But Israelis and Palestinians have been disappointed before; joy over the fragile deal was muted.

Two years ago, a former American president faced four criminal trials. Three of them didn’t happen. The fourth gave no penalty. Was justice served?

“I’m Still Here” is a movie about remembrance – of a family and a nation, our critic writes of the drama based on real events.

Refugee groups are preparing for funding cuts and a lowered refugee admissions cap during President-elect Donald Trump’s second term.

President Biden is leaving office after a single term that many Americans regard as unsuccessful. But it could be viewed more favorably over time.

Donald Trump prides himself on his skills as a dealmaker, but his ambitions to reach agreements with China, Russia, and Iran may be beyond his reach.

One in 6 Americans now feels lonely all or most of the time, a new Pew survey finds. And young people report feeling the most isolated and pessimistic.

Robin Wall Kimmerer reflects on the cooperation among plants and draws inspiration for human societies in “The Serviceberry.”

President Joe Biden’s final foreign policy speech and Donald Trump’s previews of his priorities underscore a tectonic shift in how America projects global power, from relying on alliances to taking a more imperial approach. Does that fit the times?

The city can draw on lessons in community-based resilience from other places hit by disasters. Through generosity, its residents are finding unity.

Democrats raised doubts about Pete Hegseth, but Republicans closed ranks around the Trump nominee for defense secretary, at a contentious confirmation hearing.

Shelters are struggling to care for vulnerable animals. A constellation of animal welfare groups is supplementing their work.

Special counsel Jack Smith’s report about Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results was released on Jan. 14. Mr. Smith believes Mr. Trump would have been convicted if he had not been reelected to the White House.

Two-thirds of voters in Darien, Georgia, voted for Donald Trump. The town also elected its first Black sheriff, a Democrat.

Democrats in Congress are struggling to find their footing on immigration – a big issue behind their election loss. The Laken Riley Act is a test of their repositioning.

Defense nominee Pete Hegseth faces questions about how he’d treat female soldiers, at a time when the armed forces are struggling with recruitment and with reducing sexual assault.

The country’s new leaders have made early gestures of reconciliation. But civil society is preserving the basis for a just future.

Young men are more likely to show up at church on Sundays than young women – to the point where they have erased a long-standing gender gap.

The more than 120-page report released on Jan. 10 outlined the scope and impact of the attack that left as many as 300 people dead. Investigators found federal reports written just days after it happened, in 1921, but no evidence prosecutors evaluated them.

At an emergency shelter near the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, resilience has started to bloom even as the flames burn on.