A university has welcomed aspiring female footballers for two events aimed at showcasing the diverse sport career opportunities available for women. Players from Birmingham City Womens under-21s team visited the University of Wolverhampton's campus for a morning of football training followed by two hands-on workshops.

Democrat Abigail Spanberger's win Tuesday over Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears makes her the first woman to be elected governor of Virginia. Spanberger, 46, is a former U.S. representative and a former CIA intelligence officer.

Is Mikie Sherrill the first female governor for New Jersey? Who is Christine Todd Whitman? Here's the history, what to know.

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield will be the next mayor of Detroit, beating Triumph Church Pastor Solomon Kinloch Jr., according to a projection by the Associated Press.

The former midfielder repeatedly insisted he did not mean to cause the trio any anxiety or distress by his 2024 social media posts on X.

A study published in Economics Letters has found that first-year female college students are experiencing slower academic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic compared to males.

Judy Bell, the first female president of the U.S. Golf Association, died Monday. She was 89. Bell entered hospice care in Aug. of 2024 after dealing with myriad health problems for the past couple of decades. She passed in her Colorado home on Monday, the USGA said.

Lyndhurst police got some help from Mayfield Heights police when a man bailed out of a car stopped for speeding on Richmond Road. The man was eventually apprehendeda few streets away. Meanwhile, the car's female driver was found to be wanted on a warrant.