Jen Pawol is on the verge of history. Pawol, a 48-year-old minor-league ump, is getting called up to become the first woman to umpire in Major League Baseball when she works the weekend series between ...

Last winter, a study startled the running world when a team of researchers concluded that, under the right circumstances, Kenyan superstar Faith Kipyegon could break a barrier long thought impossible ...

When Ben Holman became a San Diego firefighter in 1951, he wasn’t looking to make history. He was just looking for a good, steady job with an opportunity to advance. But the fire chief at the time saw ...

Washington Supreme Court Justice Marry Yu retired Dec. 31 after more than three decades in public service, earning praise from Gov. Bob Ferguson as a historic trailblazer. Yu was the first Asian ...