Tag: Phoenix
NASA Phoenix set to land on Mars
Phoenix set to land on Mars
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is preparing to end its long journey and begin a three-month mission to taste and sniff fistfuls of Martian soil and buried ice. The lander is scheduled to...
Napolitano yanks Arpaio's immigration funding
As expected, Sheriff Joe Arpaio threw a tantrum when he found out Governor Janet Napolitano was cutting his allowance.After first reading of the cuts to his immigration enforcement efforts in New Times, Arpaio held...
Arizona politicans battling over the hot-button -...
Gov. Janet Napolitano came closer than ever last week to a full-blown conflict with Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio over their differing approaches to illegal immigration. The governor ordered $1.6million in state money to be redirected from Arpaio's operations to a...
Where authority has no limit in retaliation, for ...
Sheriff Arpaio has a history of harassing "dime-droppers" within the Sheriff's Office and penalizing critics outside of it. The guy behind a prominent anti-Arpaio Web site found his trash rifled through and a wiretap...
MC Deja Who?: Rapper DMX Arrested Again
DMX takes the prize for worst luck with the law in a single week: this is his second arrest since Tuesday. Unfortunately for Mr. X-Gon Give It To Ya, this time it's a touch more serious than the ridiculousness of his...
53 Illegal Immigrants Held by Human Smugglers in ...
Fifty-three illegal immigrants being held against their will were found by authorities in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday after immigration officials received a tip. The immigrants were a group that had been smuggled into the US illegally and were being held in a fortified one...
Pot parades around the world
Protesters in well over 200 cities participated in this year's Global Marijuana March over the weekend, with the biggest turnout--close to 20,000 by some estimates--in Toronto. At issue is whether pot ought to be...
Pheonix AZ - U.S. Marshals Capture Alleged Child ...
"Phoenix, Ariz. – This afternoon members of the U.S. Marshals led Phoenix High Intensity Drug Task Force (HIDTA) Fugitive Task Force arrested an alleged child rapist from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Lance Kelly, 51, was wanted by the Albuquerque Police Department after it...
Man claims responsibility for Phoenix mystery lights
Update: There is extensive coverage here of a 1997 incident that is very similiar--except that there were more lights. Does the man's statement about causing the lights display indicate that this earlier sighting was similiar? There were more lights in that episode.Or,...
UPDATED: More on Mystery Lights Seen Over Phoenix
Update: Have the lights been identified?"ABC15's Jon DuPre talked to one north Phoenix man late Tuesday afternoon who said he watched his neighbor launch four helium balloons with flares attached to them right before...
Senator McCain Tax Returns, $340,320 to Charity
McCain’s Tax Returns Released Gives over $340,000 to Charity" Senator John McCain released his income tax returns for the past two years showing that he received over $740,000 during 2006 and 2007 from his...
Phoenix Mayor Gordon calls for FBI investigation ...
In his letter, Gordon says, "I understand these are serious allegations," Gordon said in his letter to the nation's attorney general. "As mayor of the city of Phoenix, I must speak out when the rights of our residents are violated and the safety of our neighborhoods...
Michael Lacey 'N-Word' Speech Video Online
This evening, I learned about an incident involving Michael Lacey, executive editor of the Village Voice, and his recent use of the “N” word during a Society of Professional Journalists awards banquet in Phoenix.In researching the incident further, I learned that...
Mars lander aims for touchdown in 'Green Valley'
Life on Mars..."Mars lander aims for touchdown in 'Green Valley' 22:37 11 April 2008 NewScientist.com news service David Shiga Enlarge image ...
Umbrella Predicts Weather Changes, Reminds Owner
This is cool..."The Ambient Umbrella lets you know when rain or snow is in the forecast by illuminating its handle. Light patterns intuitively indicate rain, drizzle, snow, or thunderstorms. Automatically receives local weather data from AccuWeather.com — no setup, no...
