California Sued Again for Requiring Women on Company Boards

SACRAMENTO — California's first-in-the-nation law requiring publicly held companies to put women on their boards of directors is facing a second legal challenge. The law requires publicly traded companies to have at least one woman on their boards by the en...
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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 Chri...

Iran Women Attend FIFA Soccer Game for First Time in Decades

TEHRAN, Iran — They had to sit well apart from the men, and the stadium was practically empty, but thousands of Iranian women in merry jester hats and face paint blew horns and cheered Thursday at the first FIFA soccer match they were allowed to freely attend ...

Marjaree Mason Center Unveils Top 10 Women Honorees

Marjaree Mason Center has announced the honorees for its 36th Annual Top Ten Professional Women and Leading Business Awards. Ten women and one local business made the list unveiled by the center, Fresno Coun...
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R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty to Sexually Abusing Women, Girls

NEW YORK — R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges he sexually abused women and girls who attended his concerts. The 52-year-old Kelly was denied bail in a New York City courtroom packed with his supporters. Kelly is accused ...