Mysterious object washes up on New Zealand shore

An unidentified beached object is flummoxing New Zealanders, causing some to ponder its deep-sea -- or even extraterrestrial -- origins. Kiwis have even dubbed the barnacle-encrusted, alien-like UBO the “Muriwai monster,” named after Muriwai Beach near Auckland. “This is the biggest one I’ve seen. It’s got a putrid smell when you’re downwind and when you look...