Image: Brandon Bell (Getty Images) Police arrested a 19-year-old man in San Diego earlier this week on suspicion stealing thousands of dollars worth of gas from a suburban gas station over the course of half a year. It’s Time To Discontinue The Model S | Jalopinions San Diego news outlets report that authorities began looking … Read more
Belgium has made global headlines by becoming the first country to grant sex workers labour rights comparable to other professions. The new Labour Law for Sex Workers, effective December 2024, aims to improve working conditions and provide protections including unemployment benefits, sick leave, pensions, and maternity pay. What the New Law Offers While sex work … Read more
A will ensures that a person’s wishes are fulfilled to the letter after their passing. Properly drafted and witnessed wills provide the legal framework for distributing wealth to family members, settling debts, arranging specific funeral plans, or deciding the fate of mortal remains. While many begin contemplating wills in middle age, misconceptions remain about their … Read more
Following a spate of mass killings in China, the country’s legal professionals are calling for better mental health and social resources while urging authorities to dig for the deeper reasons behind these attacks. On the evening of November 11, a car was driven into a crowd of people exercising at a sports centre in the … Read more
Robin McElroy of Morgan Park in Chicago was shocked to receive a letter from Cook County Circuit Court this year stating that her family home had been sold due to unpaid property taxes. Around 2019, McElroy started receiving letters from different tax buyers claiming she hadn’t been paying her property taxes. However, she reportedly had … Read more
Laken Riley, 22, was a nursing student at Augusta University’s College of Nursing’s Athens campus. She grew up in Woodstock, Georgia, and graduated from River Ridge High School in 2020, where she excelled in cross country and track. After her untimely death, Cherokee County school Superintendent Brian Hightower described Laken as “a shining light” and … Read more
The Social Security Fairness Act, designed to expand benefits for millions of beneficiaries by repealing certain provisions that curtail their monthly checks, was passed by the House last week as efforts intensify to get it passed by the Senate before the December 31 deadline. “Workers should be able to count on the retirement benefits they’ve … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to cut taxes on Social Security benefits could provide tax relief to millions of Americans, with significant savings for high-income earners. However, experts warn that the plan may have long-term consequences, potentially rendering the Social Security program insolvent within just six years. According to data from the Social Security Administration (SSA), … Read more
SINGAPORE: A full-time national serviceman took his father to court in an attempt to get the latter to pay S$1,000 (US$747) a month while he is serving NS, in order to fund his future university course fees. The Family Court rejected his application, noting that the father appeared “visibly and genuinely sad” that his son … Read more
Image: Irfan Khan (Getty Images) Impersonating a cop is a big no no. One man in Florida found this out the hard way after he flashed the fake police lights in his unmarked Dodge Charger at an intersection in order to run a light. Jonathan Bennett And His Late 1980’s Honda Accord | My First … Read more
