HOUSTON — An Alabama woman who accused Jay-Z and Diddy of raping her when she was 13 years old sat down with NBC News to recount what she called a “catastrophic event”: a limo ride to a white house, a drink that made her feel woozy, a sexual assault by rap stars that would ruin her life. But the woman and her lawyers also acknowledge that there were some inconsistencies in her account in response to questions by NBC News. “I have made some mistakes” in her recollections of that...

Flavor Flav has called out Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker after the NFL player delivered a controversial commencement speech at Benedictine College's graduation. During Butker's speech on May 11, he attacked working women, abortion, in vitro fertilization (IVF) and surrogacy, and encouraged the male graduates to "fight against the cultural emasculation of men." At one point during the 20-minute address, Butker quoted a lyric written by Taylor Swift , mentioning her only as his "teammate's girlfriend," in reference to her boyfriend Travis Kelce .

May 8 (Reuters) - Donia Abu Talib took an historic step for Saudi women when she earned direct qualification for the taekwondo competition at the Paris Olympics and is determined to take another huge stride in France later this year. The 27-year-old punched her ticket to the Games at the Asian qualifiers in March and her achievement was celebrated by Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal, the minister of sport and head of the Saudi Olympic Committee. Saudi officialdom was not always so enamoured of women's sport and it took...

Emma Cate Duggar, 18, is passionate about love. In an essay, she said, "you're defined by love, not hate." She lives by the principle and applies it in all aspects of her life. Her inspirational words in the essay, has earned her a $277,720 scholarship over four years to Mount Holyoke College, in South Hadley, Massachusetts. According to the school's website, the estimated cost of attendance is $86,702 annually. Mount Holyoke, established in 1837, is recognized as the first full-fledged college for women in the country. The private liberal arts...

I’m not one to complain. OK that’s a joke. I do, in fact, love complaining. I’m skilled at it and some might say I even have a gift for it. My latest grievance is with women’s fashions. There’s a lot of “WTH?” clothes currently in stores. The item that befuddles me the most is the crop top. I’ve been railing against the crop top for years. It started out as a little spandex top for the much younger demographic, but now it’s morphed into blouses. Good luck finding a top...

Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas has been the subject of several false claims that have drawn the attention of social media users critical of the athlete’s participation in women’s sports. Among them, circulating on a Facebook post: "The US Women’s team has made it clear they will resign immediately if the Olympic Committee allows Lia Thomas to try out." "‘We don’t need an outsider,’ the Coach stated," the April 30 post said. "‘We are champions solely composed of females. We don’t welcome male participation.’" This post was flagged as part of...