The Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 cargo plane that crashed off a Miami runway on Sunday, killing five people, was operated by a North Carolina company that has been accused by past employees of violating safety regulations, legal documents reveal. The cargo airline hired by Amazon, 21 Air, is controlled by Houston Astros owner Jim…
America’s aging population and the rising incidence of chronic health conditions such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes are projected to create millions of healthcare and social assistance jobs over the next decade, according to new government labor data. Employment in the sector is projected to grow 9.5%, adding 2.2 million jobs, from 2025 to…
Restaurateur Tommy Fello was driving from his Ohio establishment to his house on Christmas Eve when he started veering off the road. Fello, then 71, had been awake since 4 a.m. local time preparing a holiday buffet for his family. He chalked the disturbance up to a flat tire. Driving slowly and relying on the…
May 10 started like any other day for Laura Machnik, who said goodbye to her 18-year-old son J.J. before she headed to work. He was headed to work out at a friend’s house that morning, and after she arrived at work, Machnik confirmed that he had made it there safely. Just minutes later, her phone…
International standards are often assumed to be a modern invention. They are not. Many predate the United Nations itself; the International Labour Organization (ILO), for instance, was established under the League of Nations and only later folded into the UN system. Countries have long used such standards to strengthen governance, build credibility, and integrate into…
