November 16, 1999
Jesse Jackson was taken into police custody today for protesting the six Decatur high school students being expeled.
Police officials say that Jackson and other protesters trespassed on school property and that is why they were arrested. Three other men were also taken into custody.
Police say that two officers were hit in the face during the confrentation. No other injuries were reported.
Jackson and the other three men are out on bail.
A judge has ruled that the city of Santa Monica, temporarily, cannot enforce a ban on bank charges on ATM machines.
The judge said that the double charging fees must be held in escrow and if a person is overcharged they may be due a refund based on later decisions in the case.
San Fransico is trying to enforce this same ban and New York is also looking into it.
Hurricane Lenny is about to make landfall. Residnets in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are making last minute preperations for the strong storm that is expected to hit either of these locations by tomorrow.
Lenny is a catagory three storm with winds at 115 mph right now. The storm's outerbands have already soaked the islands with heavy rains and dangerous waves.
Officials expect up to 15 inches of rain from Lenny, which raises concerns of landslides and flash floods in the areas that have recieved rain for a week straight.
A lawsuit was filled Tuesday against the Mormon Church claiming that the Church of Jesus Christ Later Day Saints is blocking free speech in the capitol city of Utah.
The ACLU and others claim that when Salt Lake City sold a block of Main street to the LDS it sold away constitutional rights as well.
A coalition of groups says that they brought the lawsuit because when the city sold the block to the Church, it allowed them to block all protests on that block. The NOW says that the ban would violate free speech and the First Unitarian Church says it violates freedom of religion.
Nathanial Abraham was convicted today of second degree murder for the shooting death of 18 year old Ronnie Greene.
Visiting the crime scene is what helped the jury make up its mind, some jurors said. It could not have been an accident because he was standing over the victim on a hill when he shot him, they said as well.
The county prosecuter has said that he wants to get the boy the help he needs.
The boys attorney says that he plans to try and get the verdict overturned because of what he calls an "appealable error."
November 17, 1999
Cameron parish's South Cameron Memorial Hospital could be the first government body in Louisiana to go bankrupt. This all depends on approval from the bankruptcy courts decision.
The hospital owes more than six million dollars to the federal government for Medicaid overpayments. These problems were discovered after its director disappeared in June.
If the commision approves the request for bankruptcy the Governer and Attorney Genral will still have to sign off on the request before protection is allowed.
Pokemon has gone to far according to some Arizona educators. A 11 year old boy has been orderd to undergo
psychological evaluation and educational assesment while in custody for armed robbery.
The 11 year old was reported to have threatened another child for his poekmon cards. The threat included mention of the victim being stabbed if he did not turn over his pokemon cards.
This reportedly happened Monday the eighth of November and there was a witness to the crime. The next day the crime happend again, but the 11 year old held a knife to his victims stomach this time.
If the 11 year old boy is allowed to go home he will have to wear an electronic monitor.
Investigator of the EgyptAir flight continue to work on the voice recorder from the plane hoping to learn more about the crash.
Law enforcement officals are now saying that a relief pilot can be heard entering the cockpit and asking to fly. He then is left alone and is heard saying in Arabic, "I made my decision now. I put my faith in God's hands." Shortly after that the autopiolot is turned off and the captian of the plane is heard coming in asking for help to pull the plane out of its nosedive. There are reported to be no sounds of a struggle.
Officials are also saying that their current theory is not permanant and still needs to be looked into further.
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