Need a plumber to fix a sink at your rental property? Get ready to deal with the Internal Revenue Service.
A small-business bill poised to become law includes new tax reporting requirements for rental property owners and a second provision calling for steep increases in fines for any person or business who fails to furnish correct information to the IRS, such as 1099 forms for services and purchases.
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Lindsay Lohan is finally getting her life back on track — and could her romance with Samantha Ronson be back on track too? A new report claims that now that the starlet has cleaned up her act via jail time and rehab, her former lover is ready to give her another chance.
“Lindsay and Sam started speaking as soon as Lindsay got out of rehab. They text constantly,” a pal of the “Machete” star told Life&Style magazine. “It turned into something more, and they’ve secretly hooked up.”
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Mayor Adrian Fenty, who appeared to have it all when he swept into office four years ago -- the support of every precinct in the city and at 36, a seemingly bright political future ahead of him -- lost it all early Wednesday when he came up short against challenger D.C. Council Chairman Vince Gray.With 90 percent of precincts counted, Gray led Fenty 59,285 votes to 50,850. There are also still about 12,000 provisional ballots to be verified and tallied.
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The Tea Party pulled off a stunning upset in the Delaware Republican Senate primary Tuesday night as marketing consultant Christine O'Donnell defeated establishment favorite and nine-term Rep. Mike Castle, bolstering the GOP's far-right faction but stripping the party of the advantage it held in the general election matchup.
A Tea Party underdog was also poised to win the GOP Senate race in New Hampshire, putting another November GOP victory in doubt.
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Blood Centers of the Pacific issued a statement Friday saying there has been “an overwhelming response” from people wanting to give blood for those injured by the San Bruno fire, but asked donors to hold off until next week or later.
The center said that steady supplies of blood are being provided to local hospitals.
“It is essential that the blood currently being used be replenished in the coming weeks,” the center said.
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Reports of an explosion under manhole covers in San Francisco may have been overblown, perhaps by witnesses made more sensitive by Thursday’s actual explosion in San Bruno, but a PG&E representative did confirm that there was smoke escaping a manhole cover.
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The deadly fire in San Bruno is fully contained, though the search for victims in continuing Friday afternoon.
Firefighters on the scene were continuing to fight hot spots on Friday, according to fire officials. The fire was fully contained earlier in the day.
About 75 percent of the damaged area had been searched for victims as of noon Friday, but the rest of the area was still too hot to be combed through, according to fire officials.
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Pacific Gas and Electric has committed to paying for housing and food for the victims of the fatal San Bruno conflagration on Thursday night, according to state officials.
Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, who is acting governor, said Friday afternoon that the company will be paying for the services for those displaced by the fire.
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Three burn victims from the San Bruno inferno that are being treated at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco are in life-threatening condition.
The hospital is treating four victims who arrived at the center after a natural gas line exploded on Thursday evening, burning a city block and killing several people.
Three of the people had burns on 50 percent of their bodies, according to Francisco surgeon Dr Michael Kulick. Those burns, which are from the waist up, are considered life-threatening.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Friday it has authorized federal funds to help local and state firefighters battle the San Bruno fire.
The authorization allows FEMA to reimburse 75 percent of eligible firefighting costs, including for equipment and supplies, evacuations and sheltering, police barricades and traffic control, FEMA said in a statement.
The remaining 25 percent would be paid by individual jurisdictions and the state.
The authorization was approved late Thursday night, according to FEMA spokesman John Hamill.
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