At least six Australian women have been sent creepy messages from a man who has a sexual obsession with zips.However, the man behind the strange messages — which asked women about how the metal zips tasted and requested zoomed-in... Read...

Hiring women had a big impact on the men at Ports of Auckland. They worked harder. Read...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers are abandoning a proposal by Gov. Jerry Brown to shield electrical utilities from some financial liability for wildfires.Napa Democratic Sen. Bill Dodd tells the San Francisco Chronicle... Read...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has upheld a decision by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to delay an Obama-era anti-discrimination rule.Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell of the U.S. District Court for the District of... Read...

In Britain, there is a growing sense of Brexit deja vu.Two years after the country voted to leave the European Union, emotional arguments about membership in the bloc are raging as fiercely as they did during the 2016 referendum.With... Read...

OPINION: Jacinda Ardern has referred to her role as prime minister as `an extraordinary opportunity,` with her ability to be both a mother and a leader made possible by the support of her partner, Clarke Gayford, and their whanau. Read...

COMMENT: Eric Sevareid (1912-1992), the author and broadcaster, said he was a pessimist about tomorrow but an optimist about the day after tomorrow. Regarding America`s economy, prudent people should reverse that.This Wednesday,... Read...

When Sean Weaver speaks to international colleagues they`ll sometimes ask about the rooster crowing in the background. Read...

â??Prosperity begets prosperity. On a global level, economists and historians have shown that places that prospered 100, 500, even 1,000 years ago tend to be more economically developed today. Read...

Call it the man dividend from gender equality in the workplace. Read...