Graphic details revealed in Monterey sex assault claim against Hegseth
A woman told Monterey police that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense secretary, took her phone, blocked her from leaving his hotel room…
Australian woman the fourth tourist to die
Australian teen Bianca Jones has become the fourth tourist to have died in a suspected mass poisoning in Laos.The 19-year-old's family confirmed her death to…
World’s tallest woman at 7ft towers over world’s SHORTEST as pair meet for tea… with more in common than you’d think – The Sun
THE world’s tallest woman towered over the world's shortest as the pair met for a spot of afternoon tea. Rumeysa Gelgi, 27, who stands at…
Should women fight on front lines? Trump’s Defense pick reignites debate
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has reignited a debate that many thought had been long settled: Should women be allowed…
House Republicans signal support for proposal to ban bathroom access for first transgender member
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Mike Johnson signaled support Tuesday for a Republican effort to ban Democrat Sarah McBride — the first transgender person to be elected…
Trump’s Cabinet picks are not normal. Will they be appointed anyway?
There’s been a bit of talk in recent days about what’s normal and what’s not when it comes to president-elect Donald Trump’s incoming Cabinet. Normal,…
The Latino vote debate is neglecting Latinas
Postelection analyses continue to ignore the political and economic power of Latinas. The big story about the Latino vote is that the electoral bets the…
Trump Pentagon pick paid woman after assault allegation, denies wrongdoing, lawyer says
WASHINGTON — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault to head off the threat of…
‘Dune: Prophecy’ review: Women lead and vie for power
Even before Denis Villeneuve’s big-screen, two-part 2021 film introduced it to moviegoers who had missed David Lynch’s enjoyably bonkers 1984 adaptation, Frank Herbert’s “Dune” had…
Opinion: Democrats are finger-pointing. Does the evidence support them?
The Democrats have some tough choices in front of them. With Vice President Kamala Harris, they ran a very strong candidate in an incredibly well-resourced…
Woman praised for refusing to swap plane seats so boy, 7, could look out window
A woman has been second-guessing her response after a man asked her to switch plane seats so his son could look out of the window…
Opinion: Harris’ real error — not bros, not Biden, not the border
Democrats are blaming Donald Trump’s defeat of Kamala Harris on everything from fake news that immigrants were eating American house pets to Elon Musk’s alleged…
Trump’s choice for Defense secretary stuns the Pentagon
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader military world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his Defense secretary,…
‘Heretic’ movie treats women as props, just like its villain
Warning: This column includes spoilers for the film “Heretic.” I went to see “Heretic” four days after the election. It was too soon.Drawn by the…
Trump announces Tom Homan will serve as ‘border czar’
NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump says that Tom Homan, his former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, will serve as “border czar” in his…
Column: Lots to blame for Harris’ dismal finish, including blunders by Obama and Biden
SACRAMENTO — How did we allow a convicted felon, compulsive liar, adjudicated sexual abuser and wannabe dictator to be elected our nation’s president? Three words: Democrats…
Abortion foes press Trump for more restrictions; abortion pill sales spike
WASHINGTON — Anti-abortion activists say there is still work to be done to further restrict access to abortion when President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White…
A record 13 women will serve as states’ governors next year
The election of Republican Kelly Ayotte as New Hampshire’s governor means 13 women will serve as a state’s chief executive next year, breaking the record…
Jimmy Kimmel slams Elon Musk for ‘propaganda puppet’ diss
Jimmy Kimmel, dubbed an “insufferable nonsense propaganda puppet” by Elon Musk earlier this week, has fired back at the Tesla CEO. He said it takes…
‘Small things’ are what we need right now
We’ve been down this road before. Personally, I would prefer to take the trail my colleague Deb Vankin has walked several hundred times. And I…