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Ford's Raj Nair attends the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in 2014. Nair joins numerous business leaders who have been fired or have resigned in recent months because of inappropriate behavior in the workplace.

Ford Names Successor After Ousting Executive For 'Inappropriate Behavior'

North America President Raj Nair is leaving the company effective immediately, according to a corporate statement. It didn't specify what led to his departure.

Craig Blackburn, left; Kyle Kosceilniak, center; and Hannah LaCour, members of the Louisiana delegation of the National Down Syndrome Society, practice their remarks while waiting to meet a Senate staffer.

Teaching Parents Of Kids With Disabilities To Fight Back

A nationwide program helps parents of children with developmental disabilities — and people with disabilities themselves — advocate for their rights, from the school yard to Congress.

Starbucks is closing more than 8,000 U.S. stores on the afternoon of May 29 to conduct racial-bias training.

Starbucks Training Focuses On The Evolving Study Of Unconscious Bias

Scientists and leadership trainers says it's nearly impossible to train people out of their biases, but organizations can develop ways of mitigating the effects of it. Often, it involves teamwork.

Janet Guthrie, 80, a retired professional race car driver, poses for a portrait during Legends Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday. She is the first woman to qualify and compete in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500.

Indy 500 Pioneer Janet Guthrie Savors The Day She Made History

In 1977, the racing world was fascinated with driver Janet Guthrie's presence at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The day she sealed her spot in the race-day lineup, nothing seemed to be going right.

When Dustin Gordon arrived at the University of Iowa, he found himself taking lecture classes with more people in them than his entire hometown of Sharpsburg, Iowa, population 89.

Who's Missing From America's Colleges? Rural High School Graduates

Fewer than 1 in 5 rural adults aged 25 and older have college degrees.

A woman casts her vote at a polling station inside the Alhambra Fire Department in Alhambra, Los Angeles County, California on June 5, 2018.

Anticipating A Russian Attack On The 2018 Election: What If Trump Is Right?

The president goes back and forth about what he accepts and denies about Russian election interference. Even so, his recent warning about an attack that helps Democrats is a cogent one.

Police officers walk the scene in the Greektown neighborhood of Toronto Sunday night. Police say a gunman opened fire on 14 people in a restaurant. Three people are dead including the gunman, police reported.

Police: 2 Victims Are Dead, As Is Gunman, In Toronto Shooting

Two people are dead and 12 injured after a shooting in the city's Greektown neighborhood. Police say the gunman is also dead and they are searching for a motive for the shooting.

Leading members of the House Intelligence Committee's Russia investigation, Republican Rep. Mike Conaway (left) and Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff, said Thursday that the committee is not satisfied with the White House response to whether there are tapes or records of the president's Comey meetings.

House Intelligence Committee Threatens White House With Subpoena

The two lawmakers leading the committee's Russia investigation said Thursday that they aren't satisfied with President Trump's response to its request regarding former FBI Director James Comey.

Sidumiso Nyoni, 30, took the train from her home in rural Nyamandhlovu, Zimbabwe, to the industrial city of Bulawayo to visit family. "The train doesn't have a specific time at which it comes," she says.

Zimbabwe's Rickety Trains Get A Boost From Expat Investors Next Door

Zimbabweans living in neighboring South Africa are injecting capital into a railway revamp — but much more is needed to get the country back on its feet.

Lines of people wait outside the George R. Brown Convention Center, which has been turned into a shelter for people seeking refuge from Tropical Storm Harvey, in downtown Houston.

'You Only Get One Life In This World': Voices From Houston's Convention Center

Shelters around Houston are struggling to keep up with the thousands of people forced from their homes. The downtown convention center is filled beyond capacity, and people are still arriving.

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