Japan Wins First Ever IIHF Asia Women's Championships

Best Employers: Asia-Pacific

Which companies do people most like working for in Asia-Pacific? The FT and Statista surveyed 50,000 employees to find out. Plus: long hours in Japan; caste and corporate India; China’s robot ...

World - Financial Times - November 14

Jets became first NFL team ever to lose when posting this stat line

The Jets made history in Sunday's game against the Patriots, but it was the kind you don't want to be associated with.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 28

Global gold demand tops $100 billion for first time ever in third quarter

Global gold demand climbed to a third-quarter record high, with the value of demand for the precious metal topping $100 billion for the first time ever, according to a report from the World Gold ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 30

Reddit's explosive user growth and AI tools help it soar to its first profit as a public company

Reddit has turned a profit for the first time as a public company

Tech - ABC News - October 30

Reddit’s Sees First-Ever Profit as Explosive User Growth and AI Tools Help it Soar

The social discussion platform beat Wall Street analyst forecasts, with quarterly sales results better than 10 percent above estimates.

Business - Inc. - October 30

She Was the First Nicaraguan to Be Crowned Miss Universe. Can She Ever Go Home?

After Sheynnis Palacios won the Miss Universe title, her country’s government arrested the family members of the Miss Nicaragua contest director, and she hasn’t returned home since.

World - The New York Times - November 1

First-ever 12 team playoff rankings revealed: what did we learn? | College Football Power Hour

Caroline Fenton, Jason Fitz and Adam Breneman provide instant reactions to the 12 team College Football Playoff rankings and preview the biggest games of Week 11.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 6

Trump selects Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, first woman ever in the role

As President-elect Donald Trump gears up for his second term in office, Trump announced Thursday that he has selected his campaign manager Susie Wiles to be his White House chief of staff. Wiles ...

How we met: ‘She took me to my first nightclub. I thought it was the coolest thing ever’

Kathlina, 28, and Adriana, 30, met in college in Florida. Despite a rocky start, they became best friends and have supported each other through the past decade. As a college freshman in the autumn ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Ukraine war briefing: EU cements first ever joint arms purchases in boost for Ukraine

€300m fund will help member countries buy defence equipment and increase support to Ukraine; Odesa strike knocks out heating. What we know on day 996 Continue reading...

World - The Guardian - November 15

35,000-year-old frozen saber-toothed cat mummy studied for first time ever

Calling all "Ice Age" lovers: The frozen remains of a 35,000-year-old saber-toothed cat have been studied for the first time in history, according to a study published Thursday in the journal ...

Key UN committee adopts resolution paving the way for a first-ever treaty on crimes against humanity

World - Yahoo News - 8 hours ago

Train company to deploy Japan’s first 'blade-proof' umbrellas against knife attacks

World - Yahoo News - October 24

Hana Wakimoto of Japan shoots 9-under 63 to lead after the first round of LPGA's Toto Classic

Hana Wakimoto of Japan shot a 9-under 63 to lead by two shots after the first round of the LPGA's Toto Classic in Japan

Sports - ABC News - October 31

Kiss chaste: number of high school boys in Japan who have had first kiss falls to record lows

Polls showing downward trend in kissing indicates a move away from ‘real physical sexual activity’ that could affect country’s birthrate, experts say. Just one in five of boys at senior high school ...

World - The Guardian - November 5

Japan will hold first memorial for 'all workers' at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?

Japan will hold a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, which were listed this summer as a UNESCO World Heritage site after the country moved past years of disputes with South Korea ...

World - ABC News - 47 minutes ago

Tommy Fleetwood ties course record to grab first-round lead at 2024 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship

After starting his season with a win in Dubai, Fleetwood eyes another DP World Tour title in the Middle East

Sports - CBS Sports - November 7

2024 World Wide Technology Championship scores: Three tied for first as Round 1 suspended due to darkness

Kevin Streelman, Tom Whitney and Rico Hoey are at 5 under heading into Friday's action

Sports - CBS Sports - November 8

2024 World Wide Technology Championship scores: Nico Echavarria moves into tie for first entering weekend

The champion at the Zozo Championship is eyeing another PGA Tour win

Sports - CBS Sports - November 9

Egor Eroshenko becomes first Russian to play, make cut on PGA Tour at 2024 Bermuda Championship

Eroshenko played for UCF before attempting to make a career as a professional golfer

Sports - CBS Sports - November 15

2024 Bermuda Championship scores, leaderboard: Rafael Campos scores first PGA Tour victory over Andrew Novak

Following the birth of his first child on Monday, Campos raised his first trophy on the PGA Tour on Sunday

Sports - CBS Sports - 5 days ago

2024 Big Ten Championship Game: Oregon clinches berth in first season of league membership

The Ducks are the first Power Four team to lock in a league title game spot in the 2024 season

Sports - CBS Sports - 3 days ago

Spain and Barcelona's Bonmati wins women's Ballon d'Or

Spain and Barcelona midfielder Aitana Bonmati wins the Women's Ballon d'Or for the second year in a row.

Women's professional baseball is ready for its moment. But first it needs to find players.

It’s been nearly seven decades since women in the U.S. have had a league of their own.

Will women be the big losers from Rachel Reeves’ first Budget?

National insurance increases will push up the cost of childcare and hit lower-paid part-time jobs

World - Financial Times - November 8

Number of women in Congress stalls for the first time since Trump's 2016 election

Women have made significant gains in Congress in recent elections, but that progress has stalled for the first time since 2016, falling short of the current record levels.

Politics - NBC News - Yesterday

Ravouvou double as Bristol beat Saints to go top

Bristol go top of the table as they claim their first Premiership home win of the season with a bonus-point victory against much-changed Northampton.

Hoosiers hang on, get to 10 wins for first time

Indiana, a bottom-rung program that hasn't even shared a Big Ten Conference title since 1967 and never made the College Football Playoff, improved to 10-0 with a 20-15 win against defending ...

Sports - ESPN - November 10

Ipswich stuns Spurs to claim first win of season

Ipswich Town secured their first Premier League victory of the season when they deservedly beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 away thanks to first-half goals by Sammie Szmodics and Liam Delap on Sunday.

Sports - ESPN - November 10

Ipswich's first win comes in Ed Sheeran kit

Ipswich Town head coach Kieran McKenna said the team's Ed Sheeran-designed kit "maybe" brought his side some good luck against Tottenham on Sunday.

Sports - ESPN - November 11

Pepi gives Pochettino first USMNT competitive win

The U.S. men's national team secured a 1-0 victory over Jamaica in the first leg of the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinals to give Mauricio Pochettino his first competitive win as USMNT coach.

Sports - ESPN - November 15

World Series 2024: Aaron Judge's second superpower is guiding the Yankees in ways that don't show up in the box score

The Yankees captain is underperforming so far this postseason, but his contributions to New York's success go beyond the batter's box.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25

2024 MLB playoff bracket: Dodgers take down Yankees to win second World Series championship in five years

The Dodgers clinched the title in Wednesday's Game 5

Sports - CBS Sports - October 31

Dodgers World Series parade: Clayton Kershaw declares himself 'Dodger for life' with player option looming

Clayton Kershaw made his intentions clear while celebrating his team's World Series title.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 1

Christian Eckes wins Truck race at Martinsville to propel into Championship 4; title contenders set

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Christian Eckes wasn‘t about to lose a race he had dominated, even if it meant using the front bumper on his No. 19 Chevrolet — twice. After a restart with five laps left in ...