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The Internal Revenue Service will end most unannounced in-person visits to taxpayers to "reduce public confusion" and improve safety for both taxpayers and employees, the agency said Monday. The change reverses a decades-long practice by Internal Revenue Service workers who routinely visited taxpayers to resolve outstanding debts and other issues. Effective immediately, the agency said, unannounced visits will end "except in a few unique circumstances."Instead, affected taxpayers will receive letters in the mail asking them to make an appointment.“We are reviewing how the IRS works to better serve taxpayers and the nation, and making this change is a common sense…

Alexandra Popp scored twice in the first half and Germany added four more in the second in a 6-0 rout of Morocco in their Women's World Cup debut on Monday.The margin of victory is the biggest of the tournament so far as the two-time champions dominated the entire match against Morocco, the first Arab and North African country to qualify for the tournamentPopp scored his 63rd and 64th international goals, moving to third on the German all-time list. The Wolfsburg striker quickly made her mark on the tournament after missing the 2022 European Championship final against England due to injury.CLICK…

The director of the Miami-Dade Police Department, Alfredo "Freddy" Ramírez, is shot himself in the head on a Florida highway after an argument with his wife, authorities said Monday.Deputies responded early Sunday night to the Florida Sheriff's Association Summer Conference in Tampa where "A man had pointed a gun at himself," police said in a statement.When officers arrived on the 12th floor of the Marriott Westside, Ramirez, 52, he told them he was not a danger to himself or others, and was later "released at the scene," Tampa police said.Alfredo Ramírez, director of the Miami-Dade police.The Florida Department of Law…

Trader Joe's recalled two of its cookie products after discovering they might contain rocks, the grocery chain announced on friday.Almond Mill Cookies and Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies and Almonds.Trader JoeThe affected products are Trader Joe's Almond Windmill cookies with expiration dates between October 19-21, and its Dark Chocolate Chunk and Almond Cookies with expiration dates between October 17-21.The supplier of the two types of cookies alerted Trader Joe's that the products may contain rocks, and all potentially affected cookies have since been pulled from shelves and destroyed, according to the company's announcement. The recall notice urged customers who purchased the…