Firefighters are working 16-hour shifts as they battle the Spokane Complex Fire

SPOKANE, Wash. — Hundreds of firefighters are working long shifts to slow the Spokane Complex Fire ahead of hotter and drier conditions this weekend. More than 1,500 firefighters from two dozen states are battling the conflagration, which has damaged or destroyed nearly 850 structures since it ignited Saturday. Temperatures were expected to climb from the 80s … Read more

Cockroaches, surveillance and 16-hour days: The life of a North Korean worker in Russia

The researchers spoke with 21 North Korean men who have worked or are working at construction sites in three Russian cities. Under what they described as constant surveillance, they are forced to work as long as 16 hours a day with virtually no days off, earning as little as $10 a month in wages after … Read more