According to the mayor, James Latimer, a three-member police department in Alabama has been disbanded after the assistant chief sent other officers a racist text message. James Srygley, the chief of police, and John L. Gross, the assistant chief of police, were both motioned to be suspended with pay at an emergency meeting of the … Read more
Senate Democrats are finalizing a plan to close a tax loophole used by many companies. They want to use those revenues to shore up the government-run Medicare healthcare program. The tax change is aimed at the majority of businesses in the United States that are not subject to corporate income tax. West Virginia Sen. Joe … Read more
For a number of crimes, the death penalty remains required. In 2018, the reformist alliance announced that the death penalty would be abolished. While campaigners are ecstatic by the news, they are equally cautious. Malaysia’s government said on Friday that it has agreed to abolish the mandatory death sentence, a step that campaigners applauded but … Read more
TEHRAN: Iran and Iraq have agreed to abolish visa requirements for air transport, the spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Affairs Ministry announced on Monday. “The executive arrangements for this issue will be made in the coming days,” Saeed Khatibzadeh said during his weekly press conference, as reported by state TV. The spokesman added that Iran’s cabinet … Read more
