SAN FRANCISCO — Alyssa Nakken became the first female coach on a major league staff in baseball history Thursday when she was named an assistant under new Giants manager Gabe Kapler. Major League Baseball confirmed Nakken is the first woman coach in the majors. Nakken is a former softball standout...
Buttigieg Would Pick 1st Female for Veteran's Post
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says if elected he'd like to name a woman to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs for the first time as 2020 hopefuls take aim at President Donald Trump's record on stemming military suicide and helping female vets. On Veterans Day, several candidates...
First All-Female Spacewalking Team Makes History
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The world's first all-female spacewalking team made history high above Earth on Friday, replacing a broken part of the International Space Station's power grid. As NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir completed the job with wrenches, screwdrivers and power-grip tools, it marked the first time...
Men Run Hollywood, But Female Film Stars Rule the Box Office
NEW YORK — A new study that analyzed four years' worth of films found that female-led movies have consistently outperformed those in which men get top billing. The study analyzed the 350 top-grossing films worldwide released between January 2014 and December 2017. Researchers found that in films with small, medium and...
Kounalakis and Becerra Prevail in Downballot State Races
SACRAMENTO — Eleni Kounalakis will be the first female lieutenant governor of California while Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Controller Betty Yee will all return to office. The four are among several statewide offices voters cast ballots for Tuesday. In the contest for insurance commissioner,...
A Political Year Dominated by Women Faces Electoral Test
WASHINGTON — The midterm elections brought a surge of female candidates to ballots across the country. Now, in a year that has been defined by the political awakening and activism of women, Election Day is testing whether those women will reach record-breaking numbers in Congress and in governor's mansions across...
San Francisco's 1st Black Female Mayor Sworn In
SAN FRANCISCO — The first black female mayor of San Francisco made history Wednesday as she took the oath of office, vowing to help drug users and the homeless in a city that has come to embody extreme wealth and poverty. In her inauguration speech, London Breed promised to build...