Maria Kalesnikava is campaigning for the West to engage with the regime in Belarus that imprisoned her for more than five years.

"Ukrainians are wearing their embroidery even more now than before," said Gloria Paproski Horbaty, of Wallingford.

There’s a growing political gap between men and women — and it’s accelerating fast. Young men are shifting conservative, while young women are moving further left, creating a divide that goes beyond ...