Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly cloudy. An isolated thunderstorm possible this
afternoon…High near 80
Non-profits with Revenues below $25,000 dollars must take action by this Saturday (May 15) to preserve their Tax-Exempt status. Congress passed a law that changed the rules so now all non-profits must file a form with the IRS. As a result, current government records show that many non-profits in North Carolina could face the costly and time-consuming prospect of losing their status as tax-exempt organizations if they do not act by Saturday. For many small non-profits with annual revenues below $25,000, that means filing an electronic version of IRS form 990-N (also known as the ePostcard) by May 15. Larger organizations must file Form 990 or 990-EZ. The North Carolina Center for Nonprofits http://www.ncnonprofits.org/
State transportation officials are adding signs and making other changes to warn drivers of a construction-zone lane closure near Randleman Road in Greensboro after two deadly crashes on I- 40 Sunday evening. Traffic can back up several miles as the four eastbound lanes become three near the Randleman Rd. exit. The DOT is also encouraging people to use the I-73 loop or the bypass to miss the construction zone entirely.
The driver of the tractor trailer in that first crash on I-40 (Jayne Perkins of Oxford, Arkansas) was charged with two counts of misdemeanor death by motor vehicle. Three people were killed in two separate crashes Sunday on eastbound I-40 near the High Point Road exit. The crash sent nine people to the hospital. http://www.myfox8.com/news/local/wghp-story-boy-dies-accident-100511,0,2681420.story
A passenger plane has crashed in Tripoli (the capitol of Libya) this morning, killing over 100 on board. The flight originated from Johannesburg, South Africa. Officials say an eight-year old Dutch boy was the only survivor of the accident. He did not have any life threatening injuries.
French parliament unanimously bans burka
http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2010/05/11/108329.html
Banning Burqas on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Europe isn’t the only Western nation wrestling with what Islamic women wear —
Canada’s Quebec province has joined the fray.
http://www.miller-mccune.com/politics/banning-burqas-on-both-sides-of-the-atlantic-15479/
Authorities in Spain and Morocco closed airports yesterday, as more ash from a volcano from Iceland once again disrupts air travel. Officials say they do not know how long the eruption will continue.
Much of the Midwest is bracing for another day of severe weather as residents of Oklahoma continue to clean-up from a deadly outbreak of tornadoes earlier this week. The National Weather Service has a severe weather said severe thunderstorms were possible Wednesday across large sections of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri, as well as parts of Arkansas, Kentucky, Illinois and Indiana.
BP is lowering a second oil containment box in an effort to stop a weeks-long oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. A larger containment vessel was unsuccessful in stopping the flow of oil from the gusher about 5,000 feet underwater. The spill is sending 210,000 gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico each day. Called "top hat," the 5-foot-tall, 4-foot-diameter structure weighs less than two tons. The structure is being deployed by the drill ship Enterprise.
Sports: The NASCAR Hall of Fame opens today in Charlotte. Ticket information: (704) 654-4400 http://www.nascarhall.com/
