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Deer Hunters Shoot at UFO - Aliens Escape Unharmed
Gather - Fri Feb 3, 2012
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. More»

Police fire tear gas at Oakland, 200 arrested
Associated Press - Sun Jan 29, 2012
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. More»

Zombie and UFO queries are wasting police time, warns chief
The Telegraph, UK - Wed Dec 28, 2011
Chief Constable Ian Arundale is annoyed at officers being forced to spend hours answering "bizarre" queries instead of being on the beat. More»

Wal-Mart pulls formula after baby dies in Missouri
Associated Press - Sat Dec 24, 2011
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. More»

End of Iraq War Bittersweet for Soldiers, Vets
ABC News - Thu Dec 15, 2011
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. More»

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Sentenced to 14 Years
Associated Press - Wed Dec 7, 2011
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. More»

Assange wins latest round in extradition fight
CNN - Mon Dec 5, 2011
London - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be allowed to appeal against extradition to Sweden on sex allegations, the British High Court announced Monday. More»

Contaminated water found leaking at Japanese nuclear plant
CNN - Mon Dec 5, 2011
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. More»

5-Year-Old Handcuffed, Charged With Battery On Officer
KCRA-TV - Sat Dec 3, 2011
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. More»

Florida teen detained by TSA for design on her purse
Yahoo! - Sat Dec 3, 2011
On a flight from Virginia to Florida, Vanessa Gibbs found herself detained by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) over the appearance of her purse. More»

Movers, deputies refuse to evict 103-year-old woman
WSB-TV - Wed Nov 30, 2011
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. More»

Irish Church reports reveal horrific child abuse
AFP - Wed Nov 30, 2011
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. More»

More than 200 arrested in Occupy LA
Associated Press - Wed Nov 30, 2011
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. More»

Woman 'imprisoned' on Scientology cruise ship
ABC News - Wed Nov 30, 2011
An Australian resident has told Lateline the Church of Scientology imprisoned her on its cruise ship The Freewinds. More»

Carrier IQ: Researcher Trevor Eckhart Outs Creepy, Hidden App Installed On Smartphones
Huffington Post - Wed Nov 30, 2011
A security researcher has posted a video detailing hidden software installed on smart phones that logs numerous details about users' activities. More»

Marine Who Received Medal of Honor Fights Allegations He is Mentally Unstable
ABC News - Wed Nov 30, 2011
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. More»

UK tabloid reporter: Phone hacking a regular tool
Associated Press - Tue Nov 29, 2011
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. More»

Newt Gingrich: Child Labor Laws Are 'Stupid'
Huffington Post - Mon Nov 21, 2011
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich called child labor laws "stupid" Friday in an appearance at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. More»

Depleted Texas lakes expose ghost towns, graves
Associated Press - Mon Nov 21, 2011
BLUFFTON, Texas - Johnny C. Parks died two days before his first birthday more than a century ago. More»

My father was an "atomic vet"
Val Willingham - CNN Medical Producer - Sat Nov 19, 2011
Three weeks ago, my father, Alexander Wadas, died from stage 4 lung cancer. More»

Pregnant teen, elderly woman among pepper sprayed
Associated Press - Wed Nov 16, 2011
SEATTLE, Washington - A downtown march and rally in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement turned briefly chaotic as police scattered a crowd of rowdy protesters - including a pregnant 19-year-old and an 84-year-old activist - with blasts of pepper spray. More»

Charges dropped against veteran
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Sat Nov 12, 2011
All of David Sturdivant's possessions fit in a paper sack he held tightly as he waited Friday in a wheelchair, with a folded walker, outside the Fulton County Jail. More»

Canada's Loch Ness Monster Caught on Tape?
ABC News - Fri Nov 11, 2011
A possible sighting of Canada's version of the Loch Ness monster at a lake in British Columbia has stirred up the legend of the sea creature long-rumored to reside there. More»

Occupy Oakland: second Iraq war veteran injured by police
The Guardian, UK - Fri Nov 4, 2011
Kayvan Sabehgi in intensive care with a lacerated spleen after protests in Oakland, a week after Scott Olsen was hurt. More»

Catholic paper retracts column saying devil may control gays
Reuters - Fri Nov 4, 2011
CONWAY, Mass - The nation's oldest Roman Catholic newspaper retracted an opinion column that said the devil may be behind gay attraction after the essay was condemned as cruel and wrong by gay rights groups. More»

New York City cop imprisons college student without ID for two days
The Lookout - Fri Nov 4, 2011
Note to tourists visting New York: Don't be caught out without your ID, or you could be caught in the city's penal system for days, if the recent experience of 21-year-old college student Samantha Zucker is anything to go by. More»

Bay Area woman trapped in airport for eight days-all for lack of a $60 baggage fee
The Lookout - Fri Nov 4, 2011
Sure, hurricanes and unseasonal blizzards can create major delays in air travel. More»

English earthquakes blamed on shale 'fracking'
Associated Press - Wed Nov 2, 2011
LONDON - The only company in Britain using hydraulic fracturing to release natural gas from shale rock said Wednesday that the controversial technique probably did trigger earth tremors in April and May. More»

Judge William Adams: Texas Police Investigate Video of Judge Beating Daughter
Business & Law - Wed Nov 2, 2011
A video of Aransas County Judge William Adams allegedly beating his disabled daughter is being investigated by the Rockport, Texas Police Department. More»

Occupy London - Archbishop of Canterbury finally speaks - and backs protesters
The Daily Mail - Mon Oct 31, 2011
The Archbishop of Canterbury last night broke his silence on the protesters camped outside St Paul's Cathedral, saying he sympathised with the 'urgent larger issues' they raised. More»

Judges Are for Sale - and Special Interests Are Buying
Time - Mon Oct 31, 2011
The Occupy Wall Street movement is shining a spotlight on how much influence big-money interests have with the White House and Congress. More»

Richard Muller, Global Warming Skeptic, Now Agrees Climate Change Is Real
Huffington Post - Sun Oct 30, 2011
WASHINGTON - A prominent physicist and skeptic of global warming spent two years trying to find out if mainstream climate scientists were wrong. More»

Woodruff Park remained closed Wednesday after Occupy Atlanta evicted overnight
WXIA-TV - Wed Oct 26, 2011
ATLANTA - Fifty of the 52 members of Occupy Atlanta who were arrested overnight are expected to bond out Thursday afternoon. More»

Oakland Police Critically Injure Iraq War Vet During Occupy March
Huffington Post - Wed Oct 26, 2011
WASHINGTON - The Oakland Police Department fired tear gas on Occupy Oakland demonstrators Tuesday night as they marched through downtown, determined to reclaim the camp that officers destroyed that morning. More»

Occupy Wall Street: Canadian Special Forces provocateur leaves wallet behind
Censored News - Mon Oct 24, 2011
NEW YORK - Canadian Special Forces Agent Dylan Spoelstra, 24, of Toronto, left his wallet behind exposing his identity, after he was arrested at Occupy Wall Street scaling a sculpture on Saturday morning. More»

Atlanta high schools broke rules to meet performance standards
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Mon Oct 24, 2011
A learning disability made school hard for Chantel Cox, but she always stayed on grade level and looked forward to earning a high school diploma. More»