Intense demand for workers in the skilled trades is leading U.S. companies to ramp up training programs to expand their workforces and to poach workers from other companies to fill vitally needed positions. Mike Rowe, CEO of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, which helps the next generation get training in the skilled…

More than 82,000 rechargeable hand warmers, including products sold at Target, The Home Depot and Amazon, have been recalled over fire and burn hazards, according to federal regulators. The recall affects about 77,000 Kobayashi’s HotHands-branded rechargeable hand warmers sold in the U.S., along with approximately 77 sold in Canada. It…

More than 2,000 baby bath seats are facing a recall over a hazard that federal regulators say could potentially cause injury or death to children. About 2,140 ONTHEWEI-branded baby bath seats are affected by the recall, posing a risk of “serious injury or death due to drowning,” the Consumer Product…

If you stay home with your children while your spouse works full time, a proposed Trump administration rule could make your family eligible for federal child-care assistance. The aid would come from the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), a federal-state program that helps lower- and middle-income working families pay…