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A Life-Shrinkers Roll-Call

The world is not what we see, but what we are taught to see and what we believe it to be.

(CALGARY, Alberta) - Despite the fact that about a third of Americans don’t believe in evolution, we and they still live in a world dominated by science. In 1962 Jawaharlal Nehru, then Prime Minister of India said:

“It is science alone that can solve the problems of hunger and poverty, of insanitation and illiteracy, of superstition and deadening custom and tradition, of vast resources running to waste or a rich country inhabited by starving people..."

Taser Use in the U.S. is a Serious Problem

Just because we have the guts to talk about it.

(SALEM, Ore.) - You know, Sigmund Freud would have had a time with the psychology behind police Taser abuse. My story Monday on the new Taser gun that shoots and tortures up to three people at once, did not go over well with the Taser company in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Skateboarding on a sidewalk, being disrespectful, refusing to sign a speeding ticket; these are the reasons some cops use Tasers on people.

Police in U.S. Will Soon Have Multi Shot Taser Guns

Taser International unveiled a new stun gun last week capable of shocking three people without a reload.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The Telegraph in Great Britain reports that a big change is coming in police Taser guns for the U.S. and the U.K.

As the controversy surrounding the use of these police weapons on people heats up, the company in Scottsdale, Arizona that manufactures the Taser has a new model out that will allow police to fire multiple barbed wires at one or more people, more like an automatic weapon.

Mike Tyson`s Daughter On Life Support Following Accident at Home

Exodus Tyson was found by her 7-year old brother, who in turn informed his mom in another part of the house.

(PHOENIX, Az. ) - Media sources report that the 4-year old daughter of former boxing champ Mike Tyson, Exodus Tyson, was discovered hanging by a treadmill extension cord cable around 10:30 a.m. Monday morning.

Exodus is on life support equipment at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix.

More Videotape Released in Alleged Border Patrol Checkpoint Beating of Preacher

This is a follow up to an earlier report about an incident in mid-April involving Border Patrol agents and police officers from the Arizona Dept. of Public Safety.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A Baptist minister from the Phoenix, Arizona area, received numerous injuries from police during a dramatic incident April 14th, that was an apparent result of his refusal to submit to what he considered to be, a violation of his Fourth Amendment Right to Privacy.

It wouldn't be a stretch to say that Steven Anderson is an American Civil Rights crusader.

Wildfires Threaten Southern California and Arizona (VIDEO)

Accuweather.com reports that these fires come at the beginning of what could be a devastating fire season for portions of the West.

(LOS ANGELES) - A wildfire has forced mandatory evacuations in California Wednesday, while another fire continued to burn out of control in Arizona. Both fires started Tuesday and are currently threatening multiple structures.

The California fire, dubbed "The Jesusita Fire," started around 1:50 p.m Tuesday afternoon and quickly spread through the slopes of the San Roque Canyon north of Santa Barbara.

Preacher Says he Was Beaten and Tortured by Arizona DPS & Border Patrol Agents

A look at how some cops really behave in America; the story of a pastor beaten and tased repeatedly for trying to assert his right to privacy.

(TEMPE, Ariz.) - The recent Border Patrol and Arizona police beating of a Baptist Minister named Steven Anderson at a border checkpoint, may stand out as one of the most disgraceful recent examples of police brutality and official breech of authority.

The supposedly trustworthy cops made a game out of how badly they could beat and physically damage and humiliate a person, and while his cameras remain confiscated, it was recorded on tape.

The Body Politic: Cutting Meghan McCain Down to Size

Regardless of whether or not McCain makes a serious mark in politics, she is already having an impact on the fight against society's objectification of women.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The personal is political, but does that mean political pundits should critique the size of your thighs rather than your values and actions?

Meghan McCain was into the public eye when her father decided to run for president.

Amber Alert For Infant and His Mom Issued in Tempe Arizona

Arizona state officials say the suspect is armed and considered dangerous.

(TEMPE, Ariz.) - An Amber Alert was issued for a 7-month old Arizona Boy Today, January 22, 2009, at 2:09 PM Central Time. The Amber Alert was issued this afternoon after the child and his mother were abducted in Tempe.

This missing child, Joseph Muna, is a 7-month old Hispanic male. The suspect is 23-year old Salvador Muna, an Hispanic male, six feet tall, 275 pounds with short brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing jeans with no shirt.

Western Heavy Rain, Dry Lightning Risk (VIDEO)

Prolonged exposure to the extreme heat could result in potentially deadly heat stroke or dangerous heat exhaustion.

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) - Forecasters at AccuWeather.com, say they are monitoring two areas of thunderstorms across the West over the next day or two that have potential to create new wildfires over California. Temperatures in the central valley and the high desert today will soar above 110 degrees, with highs in the 80s and 90s spreading east to the western Plains and north into western Canada.

Storms associated with the Southwest monsoon will bring drenching rainfall to portions of New Mexico and Arizona through Thursday. The rainfall will be enhanced by a southeasterly flow off the Gulf of Mexico. Where thunderstorms are persistent and slow-moving, flash flooding can occur.

While some of this moisture will not make it over the Sierra Madre Oriental, there is copious moisture flowing from this direction, as evidenced by the very heavy rainfall in recent days across South Texas and eastern Mexico.