In Mexico, traditionally women did not inherit chinampas, island farms first built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago ...

Olympic champion Tara Davis-Woodhall shone bright under the glow of Times Square's billboards as she headlined the long jump ...

This story is a collaboration between The Associated Press and Mongabay. MEXICO CITY, Mexico — Jasmín Ordóñez looks out at the water as the wooden boat she is in crosses a narrow channel that connects ...

A sea of “baldies” is sweeping through Australia’s east and west coasts for a black-tie affair they’ve been waiting 13 years ...

Judy Murrah, of Applied DNA Sciences Inc., left, and Anesa Chaibi, of Global Industrial Co., are among a record number of women CEOs now leading Long Island public companies. Credit: Applied DNA ...

A summer away from USA Basketball allowed Tammi Reiss to fully focus on her day job, and that could pay significant dividends for the University of Rhode Island women in the upcoming 2025-26 season.

Linda Pesce was the last victim of the Honolulu Strangler. In the decades since, two more serial killers have materialized in ...

Papua New Guinea’s Cabinet has approved a defense treaty with Australia, aiming to curb Chinese influence in the region.

FIREWORKS AND DIRT BLEW into the air over San Francisco's Treasure Island as officials dug their shovels into the ground to commemorate the opening of a new training facility for Bay Football Club, ...

A truce after a bitter two-year war between Israel and Hamas that divided opinion in Bermuda and brought demonstrators on to ...

Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative, is set to become Japan's first female prime minister after being elected by her ...