Home  »  Headline News

Nessie in Vermont

July 22, 2003
Sam Hemingway writes in The Burlington (VT) Free Press that researchers have recorded underwater sounds from Champ, the Nessie of Lake Champlain, using sonar equipment. They're a rapid series of ticks similar to sounds made by whales or dolphins?only ten... continued

Iraqi Prisoners Beat Lie Detectors

July 22, 2003
Rowan Scarborough writes in The Washington Times that captured Saddam Hussein loyalists in Iraq are able to beat lie-detector tests. This is frustrating our attempts to find hidden weapons and to learn what happened to Navy Capt. Michael Speicher, who... continued

Photos of Sick Boy’s Guardian Angels

July 22, 2003
Michael Flannery writes in abcnews.com that 10-year-old Ryan Reynolds of Cincinnati, who recently died from a brain tumor, could see his guardian angels?and his mom took photos of them. "We had first thought that it was something to do with... continued

Air Force Pilots Abducted

July 22, 2003
Andrew Griffin writes in thetowntalk.com about two Air Force pilots who may have been abducted 50 years ago. Canadian UFO investigator Gordon Heath has been trying to find out what happened to Air Force pilot 1st Lt. Felix E. "Gene"... continued

Married in Space

July 21, 2003
A Russian cosmonaut and an American woman are planning a long distance marriage on August 10th, because they can't find time to get married on the ground. Yekaterina Dmitriev, who lives in Richmond, Texas, plans to marry Russian Air Force... continued

Biblical Burning Bush Explained

July 21, 2003
Norwegian reporter Hanne Dankertsen writes that researchers have found the explanation for the burning bush, from which God spoke to Moses in the Bible. They went to the Sahara desert to study bushes that were setting themselves on fire. Smoke... continued

Superbugs Spread from Patients to Visitors

July 21, 2003
Will Boggs writes that not only do some hospital patients become infected with superbugs, their visitors can take the infection home with them. Antibiotic-resistant staph infections are now frequently found outside hospitals. Dr. David P. Calfee studied 172 personal contacts... continued

Farmer Watches Crop Circle Form

July 21, 2003
A farmer in Wisconsin saw a crop circle being formed in his barley field. Arthur Rantala says, "The holes appeared and there it was but you couldn't see what made it, but I [saw] it right when it happened." He... continued

Can Candy Bars be Healthy?

July 18, 2003
The makers of Snickers are planning to add vitamins, minerals and protein to their candy and call the new version the Snickers Marathon. Nutritionist Bonnie Liebman says this will be nothing but "fortified junk food." Liebman says most people don't... continued

Australia May Become 51st State

July 18, 2003
Tess Livingstone writes in the Australia Courier-Mail that Australia may become our 51st state. American-born historian David Mosler says there's a 20% chance of Australia becoming a state in the next 50 years, and chances would increase if there was... continued