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Mexico Tourist City Probes Possible Serial Killer

3 women found dead, partially clothed in Puerto Vallarta this month

(Newser) - Authorities in Puerto Vallarta are weighing whether three recent killings of women in the resort city point to a single predator. The latest body was found Thursday on a dirt road near the Parque Las Palmas neighborhood, prompting investigators to compare it with two earlier cases: one woman discovered May...

In a 250-Mile Race, She Beat the Boys by Miles

Ultrarunner Rachel Entrekin shatters the Cocodona 250 course record, winning grueling Arizona race

(Newser) - Rachel Entrekin didn't just defend her nickname at Arizona's Cocodona 250—she rewrote what "Queen of Cocodona" means. The 34-year-old ultrarunner from Colorado, already a two-time women's champ, surged past the men's leaders around mile 60, then never gave the spot back. As Jason Nark...

Trainer Hopes for Historic 'Fairy Tale' Win at Preakness

Brittany Russell may be first woman to train race's winner, with husband Sheldon riding Taj Mahal

(Newser) - Brittany Russell is the latest woman with a chance to etch her name into horse racing history. Two weeks after Cherie DeVaux became the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner with Golden Tempo, and after Jena Antonucci won the 2023 Belmont with Arcangelo, Russell has the chance to...

Traits of America's Top Female Earners

Thin skin, impostor syndrome aren't necessarily bad things, finds the Wall Street Journal

(Newser) - America's highest-earning women don't look much like the archetype of the ultra-confident, thick-skinned executive. Callum Borchers of the Wall Street Journal digs into research by communications firm founder Emily Riley, who surveyed 145 women earning at least $775,000 a year—roughly the top 1%—suggesting that many...

1 in 3 Americans Aren't Getting Enough Sleep

CDC reports finds that women have more trouble going to sleep than men

(Newser) - Generally speaking, Americans appear to be a tired bunch. A new CDC analysis finds that nearly one in three US adults (30.5%) falls short of the recommended seven hours of sleep a night, and only a bit more than half (54.8%) say they feel rested most mornings, reports...

Newest Whiskey Makers Aren't in the Good Ol' Boys' Club

More female distillers, spirit drinkers are entering this traditionally male-dominated world

(Newser) - Meghan Ireland always loved chemistry, but as a college freshman studying chemical engineering, she didn't know she could channel her passion for science into the art of making whiskey. It took stumbling across an article about a female chemical engineer who became a master whiskey distiller for something to...

Prediction Markets Make a Push to Lure Women

Ad campaigns from Kalshi, Polymarket pitch them as 'girl math,' not gambling

(Newser) - Predictions markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket "have a dude problem," writes Nancy Walecki at the Atlantic . Which is to say, most of their users are guys placing wagers on sports. That helps explain an aggressive new crop of social media ads aimed at women that frame bets...

A Modern Hiking Hazard for Women: 'Alpine Divorce'

Guardian writer explores the phenomenon of men abandoning female partners on the trail

(Newser) - It happens often enough that it now has its very own nickname on social media: "Alpine divorce." At the Guardian , Alaina Demopoulos explains that women are using the term to describe a specific kind of breakup moment: going on a hike or outdoor adventure with a man, only...

Equal Pay Day Takes a Hit for 2nd Year Straight

Gender pay gap widens, with women's earnings dropping to 81 cents for every dollar earned by men

(Newser) - Americans are celebrating Equal Pay Day on Thursday, but the calendar seems to be moving in the wrong direction. The date—marking how long into 2026 women must work to match what men earned the previous year—falls on March 26 this time around, one day later than last year,...

These Women Deliver Milk, but They're Also 'Watchers'

Japan's Yakult network doubles as a vital social lifeline for the elderly, fending off loneliness

(Newser) - In Japan, a decades-old probiotic drink has quietly turned its delivery force into something like a neighborhood watch against loneliness. The BBC reports that the 31,000-plus "Yakult Ladies" still do what they were hired for—drop off the brand's tiny bottles of fermented milk—but their regular...

This May Explain Why Pain Lasts Longer for Women
This May Explain
Why Pain Lasts
Longer for Women
NEW STUDY
Mar 16, 2026 10:25 AM CDT

This May Explain Why Pain Lasts Longer for Women

Study suggests testosterone and interleukin-10 help men recover faster

(Newser) - When men complain of pain, they're often taken seriously. When women do it, they're often viewed as dramatic or hysterical . But new research suggests women's pain is not only very real, but longer lasting than what men experience, reports the Wall Street Journal . A new study in...

NBA Blocks Hawks' Plans for 'Magic City Monday'

League says concerns about celebrating a strip club surfaced from all over

(Newser) - The NBA has called off the Atlanta Hawks' celebration of their city's famed Magic City adult entertainment club, with Commissioner Adam Silver saying Monday that the decision was in response to "significant concerns from a broad array of league stakeholders, including fans, partners and employees." It's...

Paris Hilton Launches a Recovery Fund

Money is geared toward helping women business owners after disasters

(Newser) - The pop culture star, advocate, and entrepreneur Paris Hilton launched an initiative Monday to support female small-business owners impacted by disasters, a nationwide expansion of her philanthropic support for women entrepreneurs after the 2025 Los Angeles fires. Hilton is donating $350,000 to kick-start the Back in Business Recovery Fund,...

Uber's Women-Only Option Goes Nationwide

New 'Women Drivers' feature allows female drivers, passengers to be matched with each other

(Newser) - Uber launched a feature Monday to allow both women riders and drivers across the US to be matched with other women for trips, reports the AP , expanding a pilot program aimed at addressing concerns about the safety of its ride-hailing platform. The new feature is being rolled out nationwide despite...

Night Owls May Face Higher Heart Risks, Study Finds
Staying Up Late Could
Be Bad for Your Heart
NEW STUDY
Jan 28, 2026 10:31 AM CST

Staying Up Late Could Be Bad for Your Heart

Research finds that night owls may face higher cardiovascular risk, especially women

(Newser) - Burning the midnight oil might not just make mornings rough—it could also be tied to worse heart health, especially for women, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed data from nearly 323,000 adults in the UK Biobank and found that people who described themselves as "evening" types...

Church of England Makes a 'Big Statement'

Sarah Mullally confirmed as the first female archbishop of Canterbury

(Newser) - Sarah Mullally was confirmed as archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday, becoming the first woman to lead the Church of England, per the AP . The worldwide Anglican Communion, which includes the Episcopal Church in the US, has no formal head, but the archbishop traditionally has been seen as its spiritual leader....

After Backlash on 'Disgusting' Images, Grok Hits Pause

Users had been deploying chatbot to 'undress' girls and women, creating sexually explicit deepfakes

(Newser) - Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is preventing most users from generating or editing any images after a global backlash that erupted after it started spewing sexualized deepfakes of people. The chatbot, which is accessed through Musk's social media platform X, has in the past few weeks been granting...

500+ Women Sue Va. Hospital for Alleged Unneeded Surgeries
500+ Women Want $10M Each
From Hospital Over Surgeries
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Jan 4, 2026 6:15 AM CST

500+ Women Want $10M Each From Hospital Over Surgeries

Black Medicaid patients allege decades of nonconsensual, unneeded reproductive procedures

(Newser) - Hundreds of women are accusing a Virginia hospital and its leaders of looking the other way while a gynecologist allegedly subjected patients for years to needless, often life-altering surgery. In a sweeping lawsuit filed on Monday, 510 former patients of Chesapeake Regional Medical Center say the hospital and three current...

Japan's Female Lawmakers Demand More Bathrooms

Petition highlights fact that there are just 2 stalls for females near Diet's main chamber

(Newser) - Japan's parliament has run into a somewhat basic problem as more women win office: There aren't enough toilets for them. Now 58 lawmakers—Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi among them—have formally asked the lower house to add more women's restrooms in the National Diet Building, arguing that...

China's New Plan to Make Babies: Tax Birth Control

New levy on contraceptives prompts backlash amid broader pronatalist push

(Newser) - China has a new plan to coax citizens into having more babies : tax birth control. Starting Jan. 1, Beijing will slap a 13% value-added tax on condoms and other contraceptives, ending a three-decade exemption as part of a broader overhaul of its VAT system, which supplies nearly 40% of national...

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