2019-03-01
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Hawking Warns of Doomsday as IBM Plans Super-Intelligent Computers
October 22, 2001The human race is likely to be wiped out by a doomsday virus before this millennium is over unless we set up colonies in space, Stephen Hawking warns. He says that biology, rather than physics, presents the biggest challenge to... continued
X-1 Class Solar Flare Erupts
October 19, 2001A powerful X-1 Class solar flare has erupted out of sunspot area 9661 early on October 19. It triggered strong radio blackouts across Asia. The sun experienced an expected shift of its polarity on February 15. Afterward, it was expected... continued
Geologist Recognizes bin Laden Hideout
October 19, 2001A geologist says he knows where Osama bin Laden is hiding because he recognizes the rocks behind him in the video he released after the September 11 attacks. John Ford Shroder, who spent years living in Afghanistan, says that particular... continued
Powerful Quake in Indonesia
October 19, 2001An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter Scale has just been recorded in the area of the Banda Sea in Indonesia. The Banda Islands and Spice Islands are located in this region. This is the latest in a series of... continued
The Lady Draws a Line in the Sand
October 19, 2001Anne Strieber weighs in with a compelling diary entry about just why this old time peacenick has planted a flag in her front yard. There is a time for everything, and right now it's time to face some hard facts... continued
Russia May Be Source of Anthrax
October 19, 2001The hunt for the source of the weapons-grade anthrax that has been used in recent attacks on the media and the government has led investigators down many false roads. The focus has been on Iraq, but according to the world?s... continued
Freedom of Information Limited Due to War
October 18, 2001Attorney General John Ashcroft has issued a new statement requesting that federal agencies resist giving out Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) information whenever they have legal grounds to do so. This new statement takes the place of a 1993 memorandum... continued
Anthrax hits CBS News and Nairobi
October 18, 2001A CBS News employee has tested positive for anthrax infection, meaning that all 3 major television networks have been targeted by terrorists. The FBI has posted a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the... continued
Record Number of Tornados Stuns Weather Observers
October 18, 2001The 83 tornadoes that have hit the United States so far this month set a record for the first half of October, according to the National Weather Service. Last week alone 59 twisters struck. ?Despite the record number of tornadoes,... continued
Daschle Office was Hit by Weaponized Anthrax
October 17, 2001When he was President, George Bush, Sr., considered using nuclear weapons against Iraq if Saddam Hussein resorted to biological warfare. The form of anthrax found in a letter to Senate Majority leader Tom Daschle is one of its most potent... continued