One of the nation's largest food sanitation companies was fined $1.5 million for illegally employing more than 100 minors to carry out hazardous jobs, the Department of Labor announced Friday.
Driving the news: Children as young as 13 were working with hazardous chemicals and cleaning meat processing equipment at 13 Packers Sanitation Services Inc. facilities in eight states, the department said its Wage and Hour Division investigation found.
A senior ISIS leader was killed in a U.S. helicopter raid in northeastern Syria, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Friday.
Driving the news: The raid, a partnership with the Syrian Democratic Forces, led to an explosion that killed the target, Hamza al-Homsi, and wounded four U.S. servicemembers and a working dog who are now receiving treatment, according to a statement from CENTCOM.
MUNICH, Germany - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a speech on Friday that Ukraine still hasn't received the "David's Sling" from Israel to use "against Goliath," but he believes it's just a matter of time before the Israeli government sends it.
The big picture: The "David's Sling" is an Israeli-made air defense system that Ukraine has asked Israel for several times. Despite pressure, Israel has so far rejected most U.S. and Ukrainian requests to provide advanced and defensive weapons to Kyiv over concerns that such a move could create tension with Russia and harm Israeli security interests in Syria.
Diana Flores, the flag-football star who headlined a viral ad during Sunday's Super Bowl, hopes the message of women's empowerment in sports resonates beyond the TV spot.
The big picture: Girls' and women's flag football has become increasingly popular in the Americas.
Next Friday marks the one-year "anniversary" of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which continues to cause death, destruction and global economic upheaval.
Zoom in: For Alex Iskold, a New York City venture capitalist who immigrated from Ukraine in the early 1990s, it's time to reflect on work already done and the continuing challenges.
Latino-owned businesses in the U.S. are more likely than white non-Hispanic ones to say they've recovered from the pandemic and are performing better than before, according to a new report.
State of play: The annual Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship report, scheduled to be released today (Thursday), focuses on the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. business population.
China announced on Thursday that it would impose sanctions against two U.S. defense companies in retaliation for their weapons sales to Taiwan.
Why it matters: Relations between the U.S. and China soured this month after a high-altitude surveillance balloon sent by the Chinese government was discovered flying over the U.S.
President Biden plans to move quickly to replace David Malpass as president of the World Bank Group, seizing on his departure to transform the bank into an institution dedicated to fighting climate change, White House advisers say.
Why it matters: Malpass’ surprise decision to leave his term early gives the Biden's administration something it wanted even before the president was inaugurated: A chance for Biden to pick a new World Bank leader.
At least 39 people, including children, were killed Wednesday after a bus carrying migrants went off a cliff in Panama, Reuters reports.
Driving the news: The bus carrying 66 migrants was traveling from the Darién Gap, a jungle that connects Colombia to Central America, and was headed to a shelter in Chiriqui, which borders Costa Rica.
U.S. officials privately expect Secretary of State Antony Blinken to use a potential meeting with China's top diplomat this week to de-escalate tensions over the downing of a Chinese government spy balloon this month.
Driving the news: The State Department on Wednesday formally announced Blinken's plan to attend the Munich Security Conference, giving him an opportunity to re-establish high-level communications by sitting down face-to-face with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi.
At least 73 migrants attempting to reach Europe are missing and presumed dead after their boat wrecked off the coast of Libya, the UN International Organization for Migration in Libya said on Wednesday.
The big picture: Years of tightened border controls and tactics designed to stem the flow of irregular migration to Europe have forced migrants and asylum seekers to turn to increasingly perilous journeys.
