WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Christine Sinclair. Megan Rapinoe. Sarina Bolden. Like many players in the Women’s World Cup, all three stars built their skills at the U.S. collegiate level. Of the 736 players competing…

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Now that the United States women have won equal pay with their male counterparts, there’s no need for their supporters to again chant for fairness when the Americans play the…

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — In a country known more for its love of rugby than women’s soccer, New Zealand is aiming to win fans as well as matches. The Football Ferns kick off the…

A group of players across the globe asked FIFA late last year to increase the prize money for this summer’s Women’s World Cup. There had been pleas from the women to boost those funds before,…

When Olivia Moultrie was just 13, her family moved from California to Oregon so she could train with the Portland Thorns. The National Women’s Soccer League had a rule at the time that all players…

One of the more difficult things about the stay-at home mandate is that it runs counter-intuitive to everything we’ve ever learned about civic responsibility. Get out the vote. Build community. Volunteer. Take the lead. Serve…

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (AP) ? The eruption was so silent that Lillani Hopkins didn?t hear it over the hum of the boat?s engines. She didn?t turn around until her dad whacked her. Then she saw…

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (AP) — A volcanic island in New Zealand erupted today in a tower of ash and steam while dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving many…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — At 1:40 p.m. on Friday, March 15, a gunman entered a mosque in the city of Christchurch and shot dead 41 people as they worshiped. He then drove for six minutes…

Fifty victims. Twenty-six days. That — along with common-sense leadership from government officials — is what it took for New Zealand to pass a law that bans most semiautomatic weapons in the country. The contrast…