A study finds female genital mutilation or cutting is a leading cause of death: a young woman or girl dies every 12 minutes.

At least 15 women and children have been killed in a massacre in Papua New Guinea. Pregnant women were among the victims of the tribal raids, which took place in Karida, a village of about 800 people ...

10.45pm: So, the wait goes on for England. After arriving with high hopes, they have now lost four on the spin - although Australia won't be satisfied until the Ashes are won outright, having been ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Women walk past a market carrying traditional handmade bags called Noken in Jayapura, Papua province ...

women younger than 50 in the United States had an 82% higher cancer incidence rate than their male peers, according to the new American Cancer Society report, which involved data from the National ...

But even though it lasted just 2½ seasons, it remains an important chapter in professional women's basketball history, one that included much of what today's players still want. This week, a new ...

Although long considered a disease of aging, certain cancers are turning up more often in younger women, according to a new report. By Roni Caryn Rabin More Americans are surviving cancer ...

A new report points to a notable increase among U.S. women under 50. Experts point to a few likely causes. By Nina Agrawal Siobhan Donovan was a runner who ate her vegetables, didn’t smoke and ...

Unrivaled, the 3x3 league nearly two years in the making by WNBA Finals stars Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier, will play its first games this week, featuring some of the WNBA’s best players.

Five months ago local home builder Pahlisch Homes appealed the city of Bend’s newly minted tree code, suggesting it would increase the cost of housing in the city. This week the homebuilder ...

Emily Veivers in action for Papua New Guinea during the delayed 2021 Rugby League World Cup Wigan Warriors Women have swooped to sign an overseas duo ahead of 2025 in the shape of Papua New Guinea ...