Based on a DNA match, police are expected to make an arrest ‘soon’ in the death of 24-year-old Annie Le, a Yale University graduate student who was murdered last week. A news conference is scheduled for later this morning.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,551200,00.html
The state Board of Community Colleges' policy committee is considering a new policy that would allow illegal immigrants into community colleges if they graduated from a U.S. high school in North Carolina. A vote by the full community colleges board could come Friday.
http://www.journalnow.com/content/2009/sep/17/community-college-heads-decide-admission-illegal-i/
Mary Travers a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died. Travers died from side effects of treatment from a bone-marrow transplant after battling leukemia. She was 72.
President Obama is weighing the option of whether to send more troops into Afghanistan.
Also…The Wall Street Journal says the Obama administration is planning on shelving plans for a missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Former President Jimmy Carter re-iterated yesterday that he believes racism is an issue for President Obama in trying to lead the country. In a response…Michael Steele, the first African-American to chair the Republican National Committee, denied Carter’s comment that race is fueling protests. "President Carter is flat-out wrong," Steele said in a statement. "This isn't about race. It is about policy."
The average price of a hotel room in the U.S. fell 17% in the first six months of 2009, according to the latest Hotels.com ‘Hotel Price Index’. The average room rate in the U.S. cost, on average, $115 a night in the first half of the year, down from $139 in 2008. http://www.bizjournals.com/triad/stories/2009/09/14/daily24.html
Kevin Skinner, the singing chicken farmer from Kentucky, was voted the winner "America's Got Talent." Skinner was awarded $1 million grand prize and a headlining spot at a Las Vegas show. Susan Boyle made her U.S. TV singing debut last night before the winner was announced.
http://www.wxii12.com/entertainment/20955585/detail.html
‘Homeschool Days’ going on Friday (Sept 18) at Old Salem. Special events are plan. For more information, call the Old Salem Visitors Center at (336) 721-7350 http://www.oldsalem.org/index.php?id=353
FYI: A Memorial service for Christopher Raynor of Raleigh will be held this evening (September 17th) at Providence Baptist Church in Raleigh. A graveside service to be held Friday at 11am at Raleigh Memorial Park. Raynor died last Saturday morning after being ejected from the car he was riding in. He was going to a breakfast on his wedding day. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that contributions be made to the Second Chance Pet Adoption Foundation. Chris Raynor Memorial Fund, PO Box 73, Cary, NC 27512. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/newsobserver/obituary.aspx?page=notice&pid=132849846
