The Republicans are trying to pitch their tax cut plan as being a major step toward simplifying the tax code. While there is little doubt the plan will mean large tax cuts for corporations and their shareholders it is not clear that there will be much simplification. Corporations will still be able to have large […]

After eleven weeks on the picket lines, 700 baggage handlers and other ground crew at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport ended their strike against the airline services company Swissport last month. The workers, who are represented by the Teamsters Canada union, ratified the proposed contract by only 63 percent, pointing to widespread dissatisfaction with the agreement […]

Parliament will get a vote on the final Brexit deal before Britain leaves the bloc, Brexit secretary David Davis has told MPs. The terms of the UK’s exit, including any transition deal and agreement on citizen rights, would have to become law via new legislation. That means MPs will have the opportunity to debate, scrutinize […]

Police in the US state of Delaware are poised to deploy “smart” cameras in cruisers to help authorities detect a vehicle carrying a fugitive, missing child or straying senior. The video feeds will be analyzed using artificial intelligence to identify vehicles by license plate or other features and “give an extra set of eyes” to […]

A US Navy crewman is being hospitalized for a “serious, non life-threatening injury” after he was hit by a plane in tow on the USS Carl Vinson flight deck. The incident follows a year plagued with systemic problems in the naval service. An emergency helicopter transported the unidentified sailor Friday evening, from the San Diego-based […]

A left-wing radical who planned to kill first responders was discovered by police to be hiding an arsenal of potential explosives along with 200 containers filled with unknown powders, acids and urine. 31-year-old Christopher Langer was busted by police after he told his parents during an argument that he had placed explosive substances in a […]

Facing mounting pressure at home, UK Prime Minister Theresa May took aim at Russia, accusing it of the tried and trusted sins of endangering global security, election meddling, hacking attacks and spreading fake news, in what seems a desperate lunge for support. Russia has emerged as the top threat to European democracy and security, May […]

Three people have been injured in southwestern France after a car rammed into a crowd.

The EU has moved a step closer towards having a joint military force by signing an agreement on a permanent command structure. PESCO, or Permanent Structured Cooperation, was signed by 23 members of the 28-strong European Union on Monday. EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini supported the move, hailing it as an “historic moment.” Backed […]

Newly released documents reveal details about the Trump administration’s plans for a border wall in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas. A May 2017 map produced by the US Army Corps of Engineers shows the wall will impact homeowners and wildlife sanctuaries. Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and published by The Texas […]