When a 22-year-old Japanese college student launched an online campaign against the powerful Tokyo Olympics chief and the sexist remarks he made, she was not sure it would go very far.
Indiana girls bring concerns over ‘Men Working’ signs to their lawmakers, and the city vows action
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Two young sisters are using their voices to fight for gender equality in their city. When Blair Babione, 11, and her sister Brienne, 9, noticed "Men Working" signs at construction sites around Carmel, Indiana, they...
‘Wonder Woman’ star Gal Gadot pregnant with third child
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"Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot has announced on social media that she is pregnant with her third child. The 35-year-old Israeli actress posed with her hands on her stomach in between her husband Yaron Varsano and th...
How Sandi Morris and Tyrone Smith navigated the ‘purgatory’ of a postponed Olympics
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When your career highs come around only once every four years, the prospect of putting your aspirations on hold can be difficult to stomach. It's a reality that all athletes hopeful of competing at the Olympics w...
Cuomo changes plan and asks New York attorney general and chief judge to select independent lawyer to review sexual harassment claims
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New York Demokratiese goewerneur. Andrew Cuomo's office has asked the New York attorney general and the chief judge of the court of appeals to jointly select an independent attorney to conduct "a thorough review" of sexual h...
Why Japan took so long to start Covid-19 vaccinations, even with the Olympics looming
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Tokyo With the Olympic games due to start in Tokyo in July, Japan had every reason to move quickly to approve a Covid-19 vaccine and begin inoculations. But the country only started inoculating its population of 126...
15 years ago a woman found a photo of an unknown family in a used book. Through the power of Twitter, she’s mailing it back to surviving members
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Every few years, a New York City woman took a moment to admire the family photo tucked away on her shelf -- but it wasn't a photo of her own family. Victoria Johnson came across the decades-old photo 15 years ago i...
'N Texas-vrou is dood nadat 'n band van 'n ander voertuig afgevlieg en haar voorruit getref het
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'N Vrou wat van haar seun se bofbalwedstryd af huis toe gery het, is onmiddellik dood toe 'n band van 'n ander voertuig afgevlieg en in New Caney op haar motor se voorruit getref het., Texas, op Donderdag. CNN filiaal KTRK berig die 52-jarige ...
North Carolina woman is accused of using her $149,000 Covid-19 relief loan for shopping sprees
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As millions struggle to stay afloat during the Covid-19 pandemic, the last purchases on most minds are Louis Vuitton and diamonds. But in a state facing a 6.5% unemployment rate last August, one North Carolina wom...
A Texas woman sues an electric company after her bill was nearly $10,000
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A Texas woman has filed a proposed billion-dollar class-action lawsuit against electric company Griddy Energy that alleges the company engaged in unlawful price gouging during last week's statewide winter storm and ...
When a woman lost her wallet in a store, a good Samaritan drove to her home to return it
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Wil jy meer inspirerend wees, positiewe nuus? Teken in op The Good Stuff, 'n nuusbrief ten goede in die lewe. Dit sal u inkassie elke Saterdagoggend verhelder. Debra Crosby entered panic mode when she reached the cash re...
TikTok user raises $7,000 and drives for 12 hours to bring supplies to struggling Texans
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Wil jy meer inspirerend wees, positiewe nuus? Teken in op The Good Stuff, 'n nuusbrief ten goede in die lewe. Dit sal u inkassie elke Saterdagoggend verhelder. Chris Wieland was scrolling through TikTok when he saw the d...
A 90-year-old Seattle woman walks six miles in snow to get her Covid-19 vaccine
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Many people in the US are determined to get their Covid-19 vaccine, but a 90-year-old Seattle resident showed just how motivated she was by walking six miles in snow to make her appointment. Fran Goldman told CNN t...