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US: Downgraded Lala Still Brings Heavy Rain, Winds and Damage to Hawaii 4

Tropical Storm Lala toppled trees and power lines across Hawaii, knocking out electricity to about 200,000 residents statewide, and record rainfall triggered landslides and flash flooding that washed out roads and swept at least one home off its foundation. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said more than 100 homes on the southern part of the Big Island were damaged or destroyed.

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China: Trapped Women Rescued From Flooded Car in Zhejiang, China

An auxiliary police officer and two delivery riders rescued four women trapped in a flooded car in Changxing, Huzhou, Zhejiang, on August 13, 2026, after torrential rain submerged an underpass. The rescue took about 10 minutes.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Chicago White Sox designated hitter Andrew Benintendi (L), celebrates with Munetaka Murakami (5) after hitting a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox is pictured after flying out in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox scores on a two-run home run by Andrew Benintendi in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox strikes out swinging in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Chicago White Sox designated hitter Andrew Benintendi (foreground) celebrates with teammate Munetaka Murakami after hitting a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox is pictured after striking out swinging in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Chicago White Sox designated hitter Randal Grichuk (R) is greeted by teammates Munetaka Murakami (C) and Miguel Vargas (20) after hitting a three-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga reacts after pitching six innings in a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga reacts after pitching six innings in a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Shota Imanaga of the Chicago Cubs starts in a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Shota Imanaga of the Chicago Cubs starts in a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Shota Imanaga of the Chicago Cubs starts in a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Shota Imanaga of the Chicago Cubs starts in a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Shota Imanaga of the Chicago Cubs starts in a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Japan-Taiwan Innovation Summit in Tokyo

Yeh Chun-hsien, minister of Taiwan's National Development Council, addresses the fifth Japan-Taiwan Innovation Summit in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026.

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Japan-Taiwan Innovation Summit in Tokyo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks during the fifth Japan-Taiwan Innovation Summit in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a solo home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Colorado Rockies pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano starts in a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a solo home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Colorado Rockies pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano starts in a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on Aug. 17, 2026.

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F-15 fighter stranded at Okinawa airport

Photo taken on Aug. 18, 2026, shows a stranded Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 fighter jet on a runway of Naha Airport in Naha in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa. The left main landing gear was found broken after the F-15 became immobilized following landing, leaving the runway, one of the two at the airport, closed. No one was injured in the incident.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Colorado Rockies pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano starts in a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Colorado Rockies pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano starts in a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Colorado Rockies pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano starts in a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Colorado Rockies pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano starts in a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs heads to first base after drawing a walk in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs strikes out swinging in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs draws a walk in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs heads toward home plate after hitting a solo home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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China: Chain of Rescuers Save Injured Eagle Near Lake Namtso

A rescuer in Tibet found an injured eagle on the road to Lake Namtso on August 7, 2026, and handed it to police, who connected it with a wildlife agency for treatment.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, 4th from L) receives a host of demands -- including financial support -- from Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (front, 3rd from L) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after some regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from R) receives a host of demands -- including financial support -- from Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (4th from R) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after some regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (R) receives a host of demands -- including financial support -- from Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (2nd from R) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after some regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (C) meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, following a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The governor handed a host of demands to the prime minister after certain regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, following a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The governor handed a host of demands to the prime minister after certain regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, following a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The governor handed a host of demands to the prime minister after certain regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) receives a host of demands -- including financial support -- from Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (3rd from R) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after some regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) receives a host of demands -- including financial support -- from Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (3rd from R) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after some regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura meets with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after certain regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on July 28. The governor handed a host of demands to the prime minister to help support people affected by the disaster.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs celebrates with first base coach Jose Javier as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Japan PM meets with governor of quake-hit Kumamoto Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2026, after some regions in the southwestern Japan prefecture were devastated by a powerful earthquake on Aug. 28. The governor handed a host of demands to the prime minister to help support people affected by the disaster.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs watches the flight of his solo home run as he starts to round the bases in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs watches his solo home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on Aug. 17, 2026.

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Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a solo home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

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US: Storage Tanks Ignite at Oklahoma Pipeline Facility After Suspected Lightning Strike 2

A fire broke out at the Explorer Pipeline facility in Glenpool, Oklahoma, Monday morning, August 17, after a suspected lightning strike ignited tanks containing natural gasoline, prompting evacuations and school shelter-in-place orders. The blaze, which began around 8:34 a.m. in one tank before spreading to three, was extinguished by Monday afternoon after nearly 50 personnel responded, though crews continued applying foam overnight to prevent reignition. No injuries were reported. Nearby schools, businesses and homes were evacuated as a precaution, with authorities directing traffic to alternate routes around the area.

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China: Rescuers Pull Stranded Ostrich From Flooded River in Henan

Rescuers in Zhoukou, Henan, pulled a stranded ostrich from a swollen river on August 13, 2026, after floodwaters swept it and seven others downstream from a scenic area.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Rockies

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on Aug. 17, 2026.