Venus Williams receives wild card into U.S. Open

Two-time U.S. Open champion Venus Williams will be back in Flushing Meadows this year after being granted a wild card into the Grand Slam tournament. She won the tournament in 2000 and 2001 and hasn't missed it since 2006.

NYC group steps up to help women amid crisis in Afghanistan

As the Afghan government crumbled seemingly within days, concerns have swirled over what will happen to women and girls, who under previous Taliban rule were barred from going to school or working and couldn't even walk the streets without male chaperones.