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Man travels the world in a revamped ambulance
Ian Dow is living his best life — out of an ambulance. The nomad, from Newport Beach, California, revamped the unconventional wheels to travel the world. He said he was inspired to buy the ambulance after getting in a motorcycle accident. “I’d been searching for a van to convert and was blinded by the Sprinter fad,” Dow, 33, wrote to ABC News of the trendy Mercedes van. “After getting burned by a Craigslist seller — he backed out after I drove 12 hours to buy his Sprinter — I was Read More
Discord among Republicans already weighs on Trump’s tax plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Disagreement among U.S. congressional Republicans is already swirling around a tax cut plan unveiled days ago by President Donald Trump, with disputes over proposals to repeal a deduction for state and local tax payments and repeal the tax on inheritances. The discord showed the difficulty of overhauling the complex U.S. tax code, a task that has defied Washington since 1986, the last time a comprehensive rewrite was completed despite lobbyists who defend each tax break. Trump has yet to score a major legislative win since taking office
Read MoreExorcism excise: U.S. psychic pleads guilty to $3.5 million tax evasion
BOSTON (Reuters) – A self-proclaimed psychic who was paid $3.5 million by an elderly Massachusetts woman in exchange for claiming to cleanse her of demons pleaded guilty on Thursday to trying to avoid paying taxes. Sally Ann Johnson, 41, for more than seven years provided what she described as healing services to a resident of the island of Martha’s Vineyard, who was more than 70 years old when she first met the spiritual healer, according to court papers. Johnson, who ran businesses including Psychic Match Inc and Flatiron Psychic, admitted
Read MoreNetflix increases monthly subscription fees for two plans
(Reuters) – Netflix Inc has raised the monthly subscription fees for two out of its three main U.S. plans by $1 and $2 respectively, according to details published on the company’s subscription page on Thursday. The company’s midrange plan, which allows streaming on two devices at the same time, was increased to $10.99 per month from $9.99, according to the details on the page. nflx.it/2kpEiJk The top-tier plan, which allows streaming on four screens in high definition, was raised to $13.99 per month from $11.99. The basic plan fee remained
Read More‘Glee’ actor Mark Salling pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
Former “Glee” actor Mark Salling has pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography, a federal charge, and could face up to seven years in prison, according to a court document obtained by ABC News Los Angeles affiliate KABC. As part of the plea agreement, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on Tuesday, the court could also impose on Salling a sentence including 20 years of supervised release, restitution of at least $50,000 to each victim who requests it, and
Read MoreLas Vegas shooting: Service members, teachers and a nurse who shielded his wife among the dead
Among the 58 killed in a mass shooting in Las Vegas Sunday night was a special education teacher, a kindergarten teacher and a nurse from Tennessee who saved his wife’s life. Here is what we know about the victims ABC News has identified. Rhonda LeRocque Rhonda LeRocque, a wife and mother to a 6-year-old girl, was among those killed, her mother, Priscilla Champagne, told reporters. LeRocque, an active Jehovah’s Witness, worked as a nanny, and loved to cook, bake and travel, her mother said. LeRocque and her husband dreamed of
Read MoreLas Vegas shooter’s girlfriend Marilou Danley returns to US
Alleged Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock’s girlfriend is back in the United States. Marilou Danley landed at Los Angeles International Airport at 7:17 p.m. PT on Philippine Air Flight 102, multiple law enforcement sources tell ABC News. Danley, who was returning from the Philippines, was taken out a back way so she would not be seen in public, and she was met by FBI agents immediately upon landing, ABC News reports. While agents met Danley upon landing, she is not officially in custody and is free to go where she
Read MoreJustice Kennedy on hot seat in major voting rights case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Supreme Court justices clashed on Tuesday over whether courts should curb the long-standing U.S. political practice of drawing electoral maps to entrench one party in power, with conservative Anthony Kennedy likely to cast the deciding vote. The nine justices heard an hour of arguments in the major voting rights case out of Wisconsin involving the practice known as partisan gerrymandering. Their ruling, due by June, could have an impact on U.S. elections for decades by setting standards for when electoral districts are laid out with such extreme
Read MoreSap from garden plants can burn eyes
(Reuters Health) – Gardeners caring for plants in the Euphorbia genus should be careful about handling the toxic sap, according to a new report. More than 2,000 species of euphorbia exist, including succulents like certain cacti, tropicals like Poinsettia, and flowering shrubs and trees, both evergreen and deciduous. Particularly popular are plants known as spurges, which tend to be drought- and deer-resistant. Euphorbia plants produce a white latex sap that can vary in chemical makeup and toxicity. Since all of them require pruning, gardeners should remember to wear gloves and
Read MoreJason Aldean, Jennifer Lopez cancel shows after Las Vegas shooting
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Country star Jason Aldean said on Tuesday he would cancel three shows this week to honor victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history in which a gunman opened fire on a crowd at a Las Vegas music festival during the singer’s performance. Aldean canceled stops in Los Angeles, San Diego and Anaheim, California, as part of his “They Don’t Know Tour.” The tour will resume in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on October 12 and refunds will be offered for the canceled shows. “I feel like
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