Virginia Lawmakers Weigh Lottery Education Amendment
Del. Glenn Weatherholtz and Del. Steve Landes defend an amendment design to lock lottery profits for education, noting money could otherwise be diverted. Lottery officials say funds amount to about 8 percent of education budgets and face public scrutiny as residents weigh constitutional changes on two proposed measures.
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Statewide silence rule becomes mandatory for schools
The ongoing lawsuit leaves the issue unresolved as 24 years of prior practice gave school districts discretion to implement a daily minute of silence. The 2000 General Assembly then made the silent minute mandatory for public schools statewide.
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Chief Blames Fake Gun In Shooting
Los Angeles Police Chief Bernard C Parks said a realistic prop gun led to the fatal shooting of actor Anthony Owain Lee at a weekend costume party. Officer Tarriel Hopper, 27, fired nine shots through a West Los Angeles mansion window after the suspect raised what appeared to be a gun and had no time to warn or verify its authenticity. Hopper is on paid leave during the investigation.
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Bush Gore battle shifts to Florida and Pennsylvania
The campaign dials up Florida ads and targets Pennsylvania and California as crucial battlegrounds. Gore counters with claims on education and taxes while Bush vows no changes to Social Security and accuses Gore of pandering on Israel.
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Texas Baptists Reorder Support in National Division
Texas Baptists vote to cut 80 percent of funding to three seminaries and move 4 million to moderate Texas campuses, near halt of 1 million to denomination headquarters in Nashville, while continuing about 19 million for missions. Leaders warn of conflict over biblical inerrancy and potential shift toward regional power.
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October Driest Since 1991 Hits Shenandoah Fires
Drought conditions in the Shenandoah valley fueled three wildfires in Shenandoah National Park and surrounding counties. October rainfall in Harrisonburg and Rockingham was only .06 inches, the lowest in over a decade, with winds 15 to 25 mph and fires burning leaf litter at ground level. Local park spokeswoman Lyn Rothgeb noted the dry spell affected broader area as leaf fall completed.
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Dual Park Fires Prompt Probe Along Skyline Drive
Fire officials linked two Sunday blazes to dry leaves and park visitors with gusty 15 to 25 mph winds. Investigators say neither fire was likely intentional and one started at Pinnacles Picnic Ground. Skyline Drive remains partially closed from Skyland to Thornton Gap as smoke and flames were visible Sunday and Monday.
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Kissinger Released From The Hospital
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, 77, was released from New York Weill-Cornell Medical Center on Monday, about a week after a limited heart attack. A spokeswoman described the event as a heart-related episode before his discharge.
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