Tia Ballinger was standing in a grocery-store checkout line on Wednesday when an elderly white man cut in front of her. The man's wife told him what he had done. “I know, but I don't care,” he said. “She's black, she doesn't matter.” In that moment, Ms.

Johannesburg—African football giants Algeria and Ghana could have hopes of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia irreparably damaged if they lose difficult away matches this weekend. Algeria, ranked third in the continent behind the Ivory Coast ...