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Tearful Governor: Evacuate New Orleans
August 30, 2005Governor Kathleen Blanco of Louisiana, choking back tears,has announced that the city of New Orleans must beevacuated. In a press conference called half an hour ago,she described the situation as "untenable" and announcedthat everybody in all the rescue centers in... continued
No Flooding in Central New Orleans, but Losses May be Great
August 29, 2005Although New Orleans narrowly missed being the first US cityeverdestroyed by a storm this morning when Hurricane Katrinafirst diminished slightly in power, then edged east, thelack of information from areas in the storm's path is amatter of the most serious... continued
A River Disappears
August 29, 2005A river went underground in one Arizona town as a huge fissure opened up in another. The Santa Cruz River rose so high that it covered Interstate highway 19 in places. Cars couldn't get through. Then three days later, the... continued
Katrina Downgraded to Cat. 3
August 28, 2005Hurricane Katrina began to lose power dramatically as it moved towardNew Orleans, and has been downgraded by the National WeatherService to a Category 3 hurricane, with maximum sustainedwinds of 135 MPH. This is still a dangerous storm, and thereremains a... continued
Secret Nazi Colony Finally Broken Up
August 28, 2005After forty years, the Chilean authorities have broken up the Colonia Dignidad commune, which was founded by escaped Nazis and Nazi sympathizers. It aided the cruel military dictatorship of that has been accused of aiding the former military dictatorship of... continued
Phoenix Lights Back in Arizona
August 28, 2005On August 25, a photographer in Phoenix took new footage of what appear to be the Phoenix Lights hovering over Estrella Mountain in Arizona, which are very similar to the images captured by Dr. Lynn Kitei and others. This follows... continued
Katrina Turns into Gulf Monster
August 27, 2005Thousands of people along the coast of the Gulf of Mexicofrom Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle were urged toevacuate as Hurricane Katrina gathered strength and aimedfor the US gulf coast. The hurricane is expected to makelandfall by Monday as a... continued
China Attacking Pentagon Computers
August 26, 2005In a new form of espionage, Chinese hackers are spying on Pentagon computers. Besides trying to "read" secret information, they are infecting military computers with computer viruses. The Pentagon admits that some of their computer software is antiquated, leaving their... continued
Meet Linda Howe
August 26, 2005Labor Day weekend, September 2-4, is the date of the annual National UFO Conference, to be held this year at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel,1755 North Highland Ave., in Hollywood, California. Our science reporter Linda Howe will be there, as will... continued
UPDATE on Underwater City Off Coast of Cuba
August 26, 2005National Geographic Magazine will sponsor another underwater exploration of the sunken city off the Coast of Cuba this fall. Russian-Canadian oceanographer Pauline Zelitsky will head the expedition. Political differences prevent the US from participating, and much of the work has... continued