http://www.alien-earth.org/news/index.php Updates on news and additions to alien-earth.org. en-us Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:15:17 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2890 Two Minnesota men, presumably deer hunters, reported firing several shots at what they thought was a UFO, but the unidentified flying object flew away, apparently unscathed. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2890 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2889 OAKLAND, California - Riot police fought running skirmishes with anti-Wall Street protesters on Saturday, firing tear gas and bean bag projectiles and arresting more than 200 people in clashes that injured three officers and at least one demonstrator. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2889 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2888 Chief Constable Ian Arundale is annoyed at officers being forced to spend hours answering "bizarre" queries instead of being on the beat. Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2888 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2887 COLUMBIA, Missouri - Wal-Mart and health officials awaited tests Thursday on a batch of powdered infant formula that was removed from more than 3,000 stores nationwide after a Missouri newborn who consumed it apparently died from a rare infection. Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2887 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2886 After almost nine years, the Iraq War has come to an official end, ending a chapter in US history that claimed the lives of almost 4,500 Americans, and left more than 32,200 more wounded. Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2886 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2885 CHICAGO - Rod Blagojevich, the ousted Illinois governor whose three-year battle against criminal charges became a national spectacle, was sentenced to 14 years in prison Wednesday, one of the stiffest penalties imposed for corruption in a state with a history of crooked politics. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2885 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2884 London - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be allowed to appeal against extradition to Sweden on sex allegations, the British High Court announced Monday. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2884 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2883 Workers at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility have discovered a leak of 45 metric tons of radioactive water, operator Tokyo Electric Power Company said in a statement Monday. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2883 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2882 STOCKTON, California - Earlier this year, a Stockton student was handcuffed with zip ties on his hands and feet, forced to go to the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation and was charged with battery on a police officer. Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2882 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2881 On a flight from Virginia to Florida, Vanessa Gibbs found herself detained by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) over the appearance of her purse. Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2881 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2879 ATLANTA, Georgia - A 103-year-old woman and her 83-year-old daughter were just moments from being evicted from their home Tuesday, when sheriff's deputies and the moving company hired by the bank decided not to go through with the action. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2879 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2878 A new series of reports into Irish Catholic dioceses on Wednesday revealed horrific child sex abuse by priests and mistakes by Roman Catholic Church authorities in dealing with them. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2878 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2877 LOS ANGELES - In a massive show of force, 1,400 police officers, some in riot gear stormed the Occupy Los Angeles camp early Wednesday, driving protesters from the park and arresting more than 200 who defied orders to leave. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2877 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2876 An Australian resident has told Lateline the Church of Scientology imprisoned her on its cruise ship The Freewinds. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2876 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2875 A security researcher has posted a video detailing hidden software installed on smart phones that logs numerous details about users' activities. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2875 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2874 In September, President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's most prestigious military award, to Sergeant Dakota Meyer, the marine who saved 36 of his comrades during an ambush in Afghanistan. Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2874 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2873 LONDON - A former reporter at Britain's News of the World made a rare, robust defense of phone hacking Tuesday, telling Britain's media ethics inquiry that eavesdropping on voicemails was a "perfectly acceptable tool" to help journalists uncover stories. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2873 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2872 Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich called child labor laws "stupid" Friday in an appearance at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2872 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2871 BLUFFTON, Texas - Johnny C. Parks died two days before his first birthday more than a century ago. Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2871 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2870 Three weeks ago, my father, Alexander Wadas, died from stage 4 lung cancer. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:00:01 -0500 http://www.alien-earth.org/news/item.php?keyid=2870