Lynchburg native Leland Melvin and Dr. Robert L. Satcher, who was born in Hampton, will speak during a two-day event at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC).
The event was a celebration of the life and achievements of Reverend King and also an opportunity to acknowledge the community service contributions of San Diegans.
a man suspected of robbing a bank may have tried to beat the wrap by eating the evidence. we ll show you the video. one pennsylvania college, the road to graduation leads through the gym. why the school is telling some students they have to shape up before they ship out, and pop star adam lambert turned more than ap few heads during a live primetime performance. hear how he defends his raunchy performance. this is hln news and views. i m richelle carey. thanks for starting your workweek with us. this is monday, after all. let s get started. a federal report that came out today could mean government help for thousands of homeowners who have chinese drywall. the report confirms a link that many of those homeowners have long suspected. it s causing corrosion and possibly even health problems in their homes. u.s. consumer product safety commission studied 51 homes with kminese drywall and detected hydrogen sulfide and fernald hyde in the homes. they said it contains more su
there are also recent reports to the cdc did fewer doctor visits. america online is announcing major layoffs. the internet provider plans to cut 2,500 jobs, that is one-third of its workforce. aol is offering buyouts to volunteers but if not enough employees step forward there will be layoffs. aol separates from time warner in three weeks in what s considered one of the worst corporate marriages in u.s. history. the faa is investigating how a computer shut-down delayed thousands of flights nationwide. the four-hour outage was linked to a circuit board failure in utah. the melt-down was noticed just before the morning rush hour on the east coast, frustrating passengers throughout the day. it is the second glitch of its kind in the past year. in northern england hundreds of pem were rescued overnight after getting stranded by rising flood waters. emergency crews use the helicopters and life rafts to pull them to safety. nearly 7 inches of rain fell in 24 hours. hundreds o
the outrage over a planned 32% tuition hike, nearly $2,500 a year at the mastiff university of california system. we ve already suffered the 9% increase and it s just going to get worse and worse. reporter: frustrated students try to confront the board of regents and were met by police. in the end the anger fell on deaf ears. the egents approved the hike. half this spring, the balance next fall. i m from the bay area. to come to l.a. it s already super expensive. i don t know if i can afford to come back to ucla next year. reporter: an undergraduate degree will cost over $10,000 a year, triple what it was a decade ago, well above the national average of $7,000. regents say there s no choice. just as they struggle for votes on health care reform, we struggle every year for votes to raise revenue. reporter: experts say california isn t unique. the nonprofit college board reported last month state fudding for public universities is down 12% nationwide from a year ago