
Unusual seismic activity continues near Noatak
Strong  earthquake activity continues near Noatak, with a strong aftershock  recorded last week that has become the third powerful temblor in what is  now a series of strong quakes and potent aftershocks in just the last  two months.  Natasha Ruppert, a seismologist with the Alaska Earthquake  Center in Fairbanks, said Thursday’s 4.6 magnitude aftershock struck  just before 10:30 p.m. about 18 miles northeast of Noatak.  
Quake shakes people awake in southeast Alaska
The U. S. Geological Survey
 reports a magnitude 5.7 quake occurred just before 4 a.m. and was  centered about 94 miles west-northwest of Juneau. It was 45 miles  west-southwest of Haines.
Temple Mount faithful lay claim to lost ark
If  you ask the Temple Mount faithful, the answer is fairly  straightforward: The ark is intact and well, securely protected within  the Temple Mount itself.
Cholera In Sudan, Ebola Threat In Sierra Leone, MERS Invades Algeria
The  Ministry of Health of South Sudan declared a cholera outbreak in Juba  on May 15, 2014 after four cases were laboratory confirmed following  tests conducted by the African Medical Research
 Foundation in Nairobi, Kenya. The first case identified with onset of illness was on April 23.  
UK science panel backs three-parent IVF babies
The  Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA) said Tuesday that  after examining a large amount of data, it has concluded that nothing  suggests at the moment that the techniques used were “unsafe” and added  it could be “potentially useful for a specific and defined group of  patients.”  
How to erase a memory –- and restore it: Researchers reactivate memories in rats
The  study, published in the June 1 advanced online issue of the journal  Nature, is the first to show the ability to selectively remove a memory  and predictably reactivate it by stimulating nerves in the brain at  frequencies that are known to weaken and strengthen the connections  between nerve cells, called synapses.  
Researchers confirm 60-year-old prediction of atomic behavior
Researchers  at Washington State University have used a super-cold cloud of atoms  that behaves like a single atom to see a phenomenon predicted 60 years  ago and witnessed only once since. The phenomenon takes place in the  seemingly otherworldly realm of quantum physics and opens a new  experimental path to potentially powerful quantum computing.  
What-s-going-on-with-the-sun-Scientists-puzzled-by-oddities-in-sunspot-cycle
The  sun has been acting strangely of late, prompting some solar physicists  to suggest that once current sunspot activity peaked, which appeared to  happen last fall, it could tank and remain that way for several decades.   
Book warns people to 'be prepared'
...Courson  of Bedford, Ind., and formerly of Danville, expands on that warning in  his first book, “The Terminal Generation.” Its basic message is: The  world as we know it is about to change forever; be prepared.  ...“We’re the generation that needs to be prepared to meet Jesus  Christ,” he said in a telephone interview from his home.  Jesus Christ is coming soon — suddenly and silently — to “rapture” his  church...  
Earthquake swarm detected at Yellowstone National Park
Seismographs have picked up a swarm of earthquakes in the northwestern corner of Yellowstone National Park
, including dozens early Tuesday.  
Alaska volcano erupts with new intensity, prompting 'red' alert
An  Alaska volcano that has been spewing ash and lava for years began  erupting with new intensity this week, pushing a plume of smoke and ash  as high as 24,000 feet (7,315 meters) and prompting scientists to issue  their highest volcanic alert in five years...  ...the intense action at the Pavlof Volcano, located in an uninhabited  region nearly 600 miles (966 km) southwest of Anchorage, has so far not  disrupted any regional air traffic...  
Will global pressure sway Sudan to free 'apostate' mom?
Daniel  Wani of New Hampshire says Islamic court ruling condemning his wife,  who says she is Christian, to lashes and death is 'not legal.'  
Half of Americans can’t afford their house
As  the housing market slowly recovers, a majority of homeowners and  renters are finding it hard to meet rising rents and mortgage  payments...  Over half of Americans (52%) have had to make at least one major  sacrifice in order to cover their rent or mortgage...These sacrifices  include getting a second job, deferring saving for retirement, cutting  back on health care, running up credit card debt
...  
Exclusive: Sharyl Attkisson on Journalism’s Very Dangerous Trend
Sharyl  Attkisson, an award-winning investigative reporter who resigned from  CBS News earlier this year, says the news media are heading down a  dangerous path with attempts to “censor or block stories” that don’t  align with their preferred agenda.  
PM ‘deeply troubled’ by US acceptance of PA leaders
Netanyahu says Washington must take stand against Hamas, tells French PM Europe should not recognize new government.  
Obama condemns Russian 'aggression' in Ukraine
US  President Barack Obama has condemned Russian "aggression" in Ukraine.  Speaking in Warsaw to mark 25 years since the fall of communism in  Poland, he hailed Polish democracy as a beacon for neighbouring Ukraine.  "How can we allow the dark tactics of the 20th Century to define the  21st?" he said.  
Jordan pans limited Muslim access to Temple Mount
Entrance  to the Temple Mount was restricted after police received alerts of  plans by Palestinians to sow unrest in the compound, according to the  radio report.  
Nigerian villagers 'killed in Boko Haram church attack'
Suspected  Boko Haram militants have killed dozens of villagers in fresh attacks  in Borno state in north-eastern Nigeria, the BBC has learnt.  In one attack, gunmen disguised as soldiers fired on a crowd in a church  compound, local MP Peter Biye said.  He said he had warned the army that the area was at risk after troops  stationed nearby were withdrawn three months ago.  
Marine watchdog: VA deaths actually 'in thousands'
Evidence  of dozens of U.S. veterans dying as they waited months for appointments  and treatment are just the tip of the iceberg – and the real number of  deaths could be in the thousands – according to a U.S. Marine Corps  veteran who closely follows the issue.  
US seeks fresh China solar tariffs
The US has proposed higher and more extensive tariffs on Chinese solar panels
.  The Department of Commerce said it plans to impose duties of between  18.56% to 35.21%. That is much higher than the tariffs announced in  2012.  The duties will be levied on solar panels and the cells used to make  them. Previously they covered just the cells.  
Uncertainty on date of EU-Ukraine treaty signature
Ukraine has asked to sign a landmark EU treaty this weekend, but EU countries expect to do it at the end of the month.  The “deep and comprehensive free trade agreement” - a 5kg box of technical documents - is at the heart of the Ukraine crisis.  Its signature means Ukraine can have free trade with Russia but is legally bound to stay out of its Eurasian Union.  
International community welcomes Palestinian unity government
The  European Union and the United Nations will work with the new  Palestinian unity government, on condition it sticks to the principle of  peace with Israel based on a two-state solution...joining in the ranks  of the US and China.  ..."We welcome ... the declaration by President Abbas that this new  government is committed to the principle of the two state solution based  on the 1967 borders...  
Tiananmen tense on rally anniversary
Chinese security personnel
 swamp Tiananmen Square on the 25th anniversary of the Beijing massacre, as memorials are held in Hong Kong.  
Iranian oil exports on course to blow past limits
Iranian  oil exports are on course to run well above the levels the Obama  administration said they would when the U.S. agreed to allow some crude  shipments in exchange for limits on Iran's domestic nuclear program.  
U.S. official: 'Dangerous' Russian jet fly-by was 'straight out of a movie'
A  Russian fighter jet buzzed dangerously close to a U.S. military plane  in April, a U.S. official said Tuesday, describing the fly-by as  "straight out of a movie." The Russian jet flew within 100 feet of the nose of a U.S. Air Force  reconnaissance plane over the Sea of Okhotsk between Russia and Japan, a  Defense Department official said.  
NASA Reveals Unprecedented Image of Deep Space
NASA  revealed today one of the most colorful and comprehensive composite  shots of deep space, a work that draws on nine year's worth of shots  taken by the Hubble Telescope. According to researcher Rogier Windhorst,  " It's the deepest panchromatic image of the sky ever made. It reaches  the faintness of one firefly as seen from the distance of the moon."