Home  »  Headline News

Getting Warm Weather Trees to Grow in Cold Places

March 7, 2003
If the greenhouse gas gobbling Jatoba tree, which grows in rainforests, could be planted in cold climates, it would help compensate for the CO2 given off by auto and power plant emissions. Swedish scientists now think they may be able... continued

Al-Qaeda May Nuke Oilfields

March 7, 2003
U.S. intelligence thinks al-Qaeda may have nuclear weapons, and says a secret stash of nukes may still exist somewhere in Afghanistan. In December, enough low-grade uranium-238 was discovered in tunnels near a former al-Qaeda base there to make one "dirty"... continued

World’s Worst Water Comes from?Belgium?

March 6, 2003
Belgium has the world?s worst water, according to UNESCO. It's dirtier than the water in India, Jordan and nine African countries. The next worst European country is Germany, in 57th place. The best water comes from Finland, Canada and New... continued

Lawyer Arrested While Using Internet

March 6, 2003
Former Santa Fe public defender Andrew J. O'Connor was handcuffed last Thursday at the St. John's College library and interrogated by Secret Service agents for several hours. He was taken from the school's library about 9 p.m. while he was... continued

911 Funded by New York Muslims

March 6, 2003
With the January arrest of the chief fundraiser for al-Qaeda, it's been discovered that 911, which affected New Yorkers the most, was financed with funds raised in Brooklyn. Mohammed Ali Hassan Al Moayad, who was arrested in Germany on Jan.... continued

U.S. Snooping May Affect UN War Vote

March 6, 2003
The London Observer says it has intercepted a 12239,905954,00.html,memo describing a U.S. surveillance operation on UN delegates that involves tapping their home and telephone calls and e-mails, in order to find out who is for or against the war on... continued

New Orleans Sinking Fast

March 5, 2003
We read about Venice sinking into the sea, but New Orleans is sinking right here at home. Most of North America is built on bedrock, but New Orleans is built on Mississippi River silt, which is settling, due to gravity.... continued

Was it ESP or Bad Driving?

March 5, 2003
An Italian woman says she dreamed about a fatal car crash and told the victim's brother many details about it. Now she's been charged by police who suspect she had something to do with the accident. Is this a case... continued

Stonehenge Built as Female Symbol

March 5, 2003
The reason Stonehenge was built 4,800 years ago remains mysterious. Archeologists have speculated that it was a place of worship or an early calendar. But a gynecologist thinks its design may be based on female genitalia. Gynecologist Anthony Perks first... continued

Global Warming Caused by Sea Gas

March 5, 2003
Scientists have found evidence that during past periods of global warming, methane gas was released from the ocean floor. They found fossils from bacteria that fed only on methane that lived on the ocean floor near Santa Barbara 70,000 to... continued