By Bob Pepalis | Mar 30, 2022
U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents planning to travel to the Baja California state in Mexico should reconsider, the U.S. State Department warned in a travel advisory issued earlier this month.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 30, 2022
Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state and a feminist icon whom President Joe Biden called “a force,” died March 23 at age 84.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 30, 2022
The International Labour Organization suspended cooperation with the Russian Federation in its official stance against the “unlawful actions” carried out by Russia in Ukraine, Ambassador Sheba Crocker said March 22.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 30, 2022
Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) toured manufacturers in Oregon March 24 to discover how more Americans can have quality jobs with good wages.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 30, 2022
The Solomon Islands and China have entered into a policing agreement and are discussing a wider military pact that will allow China to establish its first military presence in the Pacific region.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 29, 2022
The U.S. government official urged China and Russia to send "a strong message" to North Korea after the country resumed intercontinental ballistic missile testing this week.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 29, 2022
A U.S. Embassy official in Moscow described U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner as "in “good condition” during a recent visit with her in a Russian detention center.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 29, 2022
The Solicitor of Labor’s office reportedly argued against the validity of Ralph’s Grocery Company’s confidentiality provision in a mandatory arbitration agreement in a National Labor Relations Board case.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 29, 2022
Rep. Jackie Speier brought the issue of human trafficking to the floor of the House of Representatives on International Women’s Day.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 29, 2022
A tariff deal between the United States and the United Kingdom that will allow the U.K. to export historically based sustainable volumes of steel and aluminum products to the U.S. market has American business, industry and labor groups applauding the deal.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 29, 2022
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst put a hold on the nomination of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti for ambassador to India March 23, which Axios reported adds difficulty as Garcetti faces allegations of mishandling sexual misconduct in his office.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 28, 2022
With thousands of civilian casualties arising from Russia's invasion, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken declared March 23 that Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 28, 2022
The Wanda Group sold most of its shares in AMC Entertainment after acquiring the company in 2012 and taking it public in 2013, AMC CEO Adam Aron said March 21.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 28, 2022
The Economic Development Administration recognized how Sheba Person-Whitle works tirelessly to make Women’s History Month not just about recognizing notable women, but about removing the veil that masks the role women have played in building the United States.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 28, 2022
A federal court reportedly found a Philadelphia home health care agency and its owner misclassified workers and ordered the company to pay nearly $410,000 in back wages, damages and civil penalties, according to a March 15 U.S. Department of Labor news release.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 28, 2022
Top executives from the world’s leading chipmakers dispersed throughout Washington, D.C., March 23 to seek tens of billions in funding for the semiconductor industry, Politico reported.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 27, 2022
A China Eastern Airlines Boeing jet holding 132 people on board crashed on March 21 in the southern China mountains, leaving no survivors. Since the crash, one black box device has been recovered.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 27, 2022
North Korea tested an ICBM missile for the first time since 2018 last month, a move that has drawn sharp rebukes from Japan and other nations.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 27, 2022
A damaged fuel element at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research triggered an alert but never threatened the public, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 27, 2022
The global shortage of semiconductor chips has had a well-reported adverse impact on auto makers, but manufacturers of goods from consumer electronics to solar power to self-propelled vacuums have also been hard hit.
