Global HR Practices

By Claire Rush An inspection contractor found a chemical tank at a Washington state paper mill “not fit for continued service” 10 months …

By Paul Wiseman WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people filing for U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week, remaining at historic lows as layoffs are …

By Chan Ho-him And Fu Ting HONG KONG (AP) — Computer programmer Fei Zhaojun’s boss asked him if artificial intelligence could soon replace …

By Paul Wiseman WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, another sign that layoffs remain low and that …

By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) — An express train entering a station in Japan hit and killed four people who were doing weed …

By Cathy Bussewitz NEW YORK (AP) — College administrators read an adjunct professor’s comments to students on personal essays. Managers told a pharmacist… …

By Dánica Coto SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A report released Tuesday by a human rights group found that forced labor persists …

By E. Eduardo Castillo BEIJING (AP) — Do you want to see whether a robot can fold a piece of cloth? Interested in …

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Explosions rocked an Ohio industrial recycling business Tuesday morning, sparking a large fire that drew a swarm of …

By Biswajeet Banerjee LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A tunnel under construction at a hydropower project in India’s northern hill state of Uttarakhand collapsed …