KABUL, Afghanistan -- A modest campaign sponsored by the U.S. government has begun tackling one of the most basic problems on the long list that women face here: being robbed of property that they have rightfully inherited.

A 30-day pilot program...

WASHINGTON -- States with lower minimum wages tend to have a greater gap in pay between men and women, according to a new analysis based on federal data.

Of the 10 states with the widest wage gaps between men and women, eight had their wage level...

MINNEAPOLIS -- The new rule had Brittney Griner's name on it before she was even in the league.

From the WNBA's offseason meeting came the new defensive three-second rule, designed to keep a player out of the paint unless she is guarding her ...

WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers from both parties rebuked the Pentagon on Tuesday for failing to curtail sexual assaults in the military, arguing that the inability of commanders to solve the problem may mean they need to be stripped of the power to ...

MIAMI -- Times must be tough for South Beach hookers.

So tough, apparently, that they've now allegedly taken to beating down their competition -- or at least that's what a South Jersey woman claims in a civil lawsuit filed against the W Hotel.

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- Roya Mahboob navigates the potholes of doing business in Afghanistan like any other entrepreneur. Corruption is rife. Kidnappings are common. Bomb blasts remain an overarching reality.

But as the female chief executive of a ...