Guatemalan immigrant shot as she tried to enter house she thought was a model home

• The man who shot and killed 32-year-old housecleaner Maria Florinda Rios Perez had previously called the police for what he said were “suspicious activities” at his house.
• Rios Perez was killed when she and her husband mistakenly tried to enter the Whitestown, Indiana, residence, to clean what they thought was a model home.
• Police have said that the previous reports by Curt Anderson, 62, were unfounded. Neighbors say he was “paranoid about the world” and crime.
• Anderson was arrested and has been booked for suspicion of voluntary manslaughter. Rios Perez leaves behind a husband and children.
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AI-driven wearables: Smarter, safer workplaces

• AI-powered wearables are no longer a futuristic concept – they are a reality that is rapidly becoming essential for workplace safety.
• Wearables provide continuous, real-time monitoring of health, ergonomics and environmental hazards.
• The strength of these devices is their ability to monitor a range of physiological and environmental indicators, such as heart-rate variability and hydration levels.
• Organizations in manufacturing, logistics and healthcare are using these devices to reduce accidents, prevent injuries and improve overall workforce well-being.
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Federal grants for mine safety training

• The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has awarded more than $10 million in training grants to 45 states, the Navajo Nation and the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas.
• The training grants are aimed at reducing mining accidents, and injuries and illnesses.
• The grants support federally mandated training and retraining at surface, underground coal, metal and nonmetal mines, and shell dredging or surface stone sand and gravel-mining operations.
• The training will conducted by college and labor agencies from Alabama to Wyoming.
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