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More Weird Animal Stories-Are They Smarter?

January 8, 2001
Animals seem to be getting more intelligent lately?and they?re also getting MAD! In India, a wild elephant pulled a man down from a tree, trampled him to death, and has been carrying the corpse around as a grisly souvenir for... continued

23 Catch Legionnaires From Walking Past Hot Tub

January 8, 2001
According to U.S. government researchers, just walking by a whirlpool that was on display at a store in Virginia was enough to give 23 people Legionnaires? disease, and to kill 2 of them. In 1996, Virginia health officials noticed a... continued

Florida Electors May Be Challenged in Congress

January 5, 2001
Three Congressmen, Alcee Hastings, Corrinne Brown and Carrie Meek, all members of the Congressional Black Caucus, have called for a formal debate on the legality of the Electoral College votes from Florida. Congressman Hastings said, "the American people are looking... continued

Y2K Bug Keeps Biting

January 5, 2001
The unexpected Y2K bug bites continue. Besides stopping trains in Norway and cash registers in Texas, it has caused 3,000 potential jurors in Multnomah county, Oregon to be sent summons requiring them to show up for jury duty in 1901.... continued

More Near-Earth Asteroids Found After Near Miss

January 5, 2001
NASA's Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking System has detected five more near-earth asteroids in the past few days, after a near-miss was recorded over Christmas. While the number of large near-earth asteroids is believed to be between 500 and a thousand, not... continued

Paris Reels from Ape Invasion

January 4, 2001
The newest pet fad in suburban Paris is the Barbary Ape, an endangered species that is imported illegally from North Africa. They start out as a sweet, cuddly pet, but grow up into powerful, aggressive adults, with murderous teeth and... continued

Take A Psychic Test (Can You Beat the Parrot?)

January 4, 2001
Rupert Sheldrake has designed a test to see if you?re psychic. If you take this test, he and his colleague, Pamela Smart (who owns a psychic dog) would like to know the results. First, find 5 people who feel they... continued

Psychic Parrot With Big Vocabulary Stuns Scientist

January 4, 2001
Aimee Morgana in New York has a psychic parrot named N?Kisi, who has passed the kind of psi tests given to remote viewers. Aimee can sit in one room looking at images, and the parrot can name them, using words... continued

Art Bell Returns to Coast-To-Coast

January 4, 2001
Art Bell returns to Coast-to-Coast AM effective February 5. He has gotten past many of the difficult issues that took up his time and occupied his mind for so long. A statement from Whitley Strieber: I have just talked on... continued

Y2K Bug Bites–A Year Late

January 3, 2001
On New Year?s Eve, Norway?s new high speed express trains suddenly quit running. The computers on the trains did not recognize the date, despite being reprogrammed late last year in anticipation of the "Millennium Bug." "We didn?t think of trying... continued