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US: Aspen Acres Fire Rages in Colorado, Prompting Mandatory Evacuations 4

The Aspen Acres Fire broke out on Monday, June 29, near the Aspen Acres Campground in Colorado, burning over 23,000 acres with 0% containment. Multiple homes were lost, and mandatory evacuations were ordered for several areas.

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US: Potawatomi Hotel Casino Evacuated After Roof Fire Sends Black Smoke Into Sky

Potawatomi Hotel Casino in Milwaukee was evacuated on Monday, April 6, after a fire broke out in the HVAC system on the roof of the casino building, sending a massive plume of black smoke into the sky. The fire was brought under control with no injuries reported, and the casino reopened to the public at 6 p.m.

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-GANGNEUNG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-IOC PRESS

(240201) -- GANGNEUNG, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Hong, the Chair of the Coordination Commission and 2014 Olympic speed skating champion, addresses during a press conference held in the Main Media Center at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung, South Korea, Feb. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-GANGNEUNG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-IOC PRESS

(240201) -- GANGNEUNG, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (L) and Zhang Hong, the Chair of the Coordination Commission and 2014 Olympic speed skating champion attend a press conference held in the Main Media Center at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung, South Korea, Feb. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-GANGNEUNG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-IOC PRESS

(240201) -- GANGNEUNG, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Hong (R), the Chair of the Coordination Commission and 2014 Olympic speed skating champion, answers to media during a press conference held in the Main Media Center at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung, South Korea, Feb. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-GANGNEUNG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-IOC PRESS

(240201) -- GANGNEUNG, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Hong (1st L), the Chair of the Coordination Commission and 2014 Olympic speed skating champion, writes words on a notebook after a press conference held in the Main Media Center at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung, South Korea, Feb. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-GANGNEUNG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-IOC PRESS

(240201) -- GANGNEUNG, Feb. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach (L) applauses for Zhang Hong, the Chair of the Coordination Commission and 2014 Olympic speed skating champion, during a press conference held in the Main Media Center at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung, South Korea, Feb. 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-GANGNEUNG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-ICE HOCKEY-MEN'S 6-TEAM-GOLD MEDAL GAME-CZE VS USA

(240131) -- GANGNEUNG, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Medal presenter Zhang Hong (front 3rd L), chair of the Coordination Commission and 2014 Winter Olympic speed skating champion, presents medal to Spencer Thornborough of the United States during the awarding ceremony of after the men's 6-team tournament gold medal game of ice hockey event between the Czech Republic and the United States at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung, South Korea, Jan. 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-GANGNEUNG-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-ICE HOCKEY-WOMEN'S 6-TEAM-AWARDING CEREMONY

(240131) -- GANGNEUNG, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Medal presenter Zhang Hong (4th L), chair of the Coordination Commission and 2014 Winter Olympic speed skating champion, hands the medal to Ida Melin (6th L) of Sweden during the awarding ceremony for ice hockey women's 6-team tournament at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Gangneung, South Korea, Jan. 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-JEONGSEON-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-ALPINE SKIING

(240126) -- JEONGSEON, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The medal presenter Zhang Hong (R), the Chair of the Coordination Commission and 2014 Olympic speed skating champion, claps hands during the awarding ceremony of Mixed Team Parallel of Alpine Skiing event at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Jeongseon, South Korea, Jan. 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-JEONGSEON-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-ALPINE SKIING

(240126) -- JEONGSEON, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The medal presenter Zhang Hong (3rd L), the Chair of the Coordination Commission and 2014 Olympic speed skating champion, claps hands during the awarding ceremony of Mixed Team Parallel of Alpine Skiing event at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Jeongseon, South Korea, Jan. 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

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(SP)SOUTH KOREA-JEONGSEON-WINTER YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES-ALPINE SKIING

(240126) -- JEONGSEON, Jan. 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The medal presenter Zhang Hong, the Chair of the Coordination Commission and 2014 Olympic speed skating champion, greets spectators during the awarding ceremony of Mixed Team Parallel of Alpine Skiing event at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Jeongseon, South Korea, Jan. 26, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ming)

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Japanese skier Nishi practices on moguls course in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese freestyle skier Nobuyuki Nishi skis down the moguls slope during an official practice session for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in the Russian resort town on Feb. 5, 2014.

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Japan's ice hockey team at Sochi Olympic Village

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese women's ice hockey team poses for photos at the Olympic Village in the Coastal Cluster in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014, three days before the opening ceremony of the Winter Games.

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Sochi rehearsal

SOCHI, Russia - Fireworks explode above the Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014, during the last rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Winter Games. Fisht Olympic Stadium is seen at left.

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Japan's women's short track team practices at Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Ayuko Ito (front) and other members of Japan's women's short track speed skating team test the ice during practice for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in the Russian resort town on Feb. 5, 2014.

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Ski slope in Sochi opens

SOCHI, Russia - Children prepare to head for a slope in a ski area that will be the venue for the Alpine ski events at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games next February, as it opened for this season's business on Dec. 14, 2013. The area will suspend business on Jan. 6, 2014, about one month before the opening of the Olympics.

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Ski slope in Sochi opens

SOCHI, Russia - People ski on a slope in Sochi in an area that will be the venue for the Alpine ski events at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games next February, as it opened for this season's business on Dec. 14, 2013. The area will suspend business on Jan. 6, 2014, about one month before the opening of the Olympics.

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Sochi rehearsal

SOCHI, Russia - Fireworks explode above the Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014, during the last rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Winter Games. Fisht Olympic Stadium is seen at left.

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Apartments for Japanese athletes at Sochi Olympic Village

SOCHI, Russia - Japan flags hang from the balconies of apartments housing Japanese athletes at the Olympic Village in the Coastal Cluster in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014, three days before the opening ceremony of the Winter Games.

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Sochi athletes' village unveiled to media

SOCHI, Russia - The athletes' village for the Winter Olympic Games is unveiled to the media in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014.

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Takanashi promises best performance at Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi speaks at a press conference in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014, promising to give her best performance and aim for gold at the Winter Olympic Games to open on Feb. 7.

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Kasai vows best performance, seeks gold at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai speaks at a press conference in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014, vowing to aim for the gold medal at the Olympic Games to open on Feb. 7. Kasai, who will participate in a record seventh Winter Games, will be competing as captain of the Japan team.

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Sochi Olympics snow sculpture lit up in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - A snow sculpture representing the Sochi Winter Olympic Games is lit up in Sapporo's Odori Park, Hokkaido, for the Sapporo Snow Festival, on Feb. 4, 2014, the day before the official start of the annual event.

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Japanese figure skater Machida practices for Sochi debut

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Tatsuki Machida makes final preparations in an official practice session for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in the Russian resort town on Feb. 4, 2014.

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Shops in Sochi with barrier-free access

TOKYO, Japan - A number of shops in the main part of Sochi, Russia, are equipped with slopes at the entrance to improve accessibility for those with disabilities or other special needs, as seen on Feb. 3, 2014. The Winter Olympic Games will open Feb. 7, 2014, in the Black Sea resort city, to be followed by the Paralympics in March.

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Hanyu arrives in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu holds his accreditation card for the Sochi Olympics as he arrives at Sochi airport in Russia on Feb. 3, 2014, before the opening of the Winter Games on Feb. 7.

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Kearney ready for back-to-back Olympic gold at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Vancouver Olympic women's moguls champion Hannah Kearney of the United States tells a press conference in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 3, 2014 that "I'm definitely going to win again" at the Sochi Winter Games.

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British Olympians go shopping at athletes' village in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - British Olympians do some shopping at the athletes' village for the Sochi Winter Games in Russia on Feb. 2, 2014.

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U.S. Olympians chat at athletes' village in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - U.S. Olympians chat at the athletes' village for the Sochi Winter Games in Russia on Feb. 2, 2014.

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Mizuno sells replicas of Japan Olympic team's roller bag

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese sporting goods maker Mizuno Corp. sells replicas of the roller bag for the Japanese national team for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

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Japanese athletes to enter Olympic Village

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese athletes and officials, led by Seiko Hashimoto (2nd from L), head of Japan's delegation to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, walk to a ceremony marking the entry of teams into the Olympic Village in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 2, 2014.

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Japanese athletes at ceremony for Olympic Village entry

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese athletes and officials pose for photos on the stage at a ceremony for their entry into the Olympic Village in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 2, 2104. From left to right in the front row are women speed skaters Miyako Sumiyoshi, Misaki Oshigiri, Nana Takagi and Ayaka Kikuchi. Seiko Hashimoto, head of the Japanese delegation to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, stands third from right in the top row.

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Sochi rehearsal

SOCHI, Russia - Fireworks are set off above Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 1, 2014, during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Winter Games.

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Sochi rehearsal

SOCHI, Russia - Fireworks are set off above Fisht Olympic Stadium in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 1, 2014, during a rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Winter Games.

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Olympics ticket office at Sochi train station

SOCHI, Russia - Customers purchase tickets for the Winter Olympic Games at a ticket office inside Sochi train station in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 30, 2014, a week before the Games begin.

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Athletes' village for Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Photo shows national flags flying in the village for ice sports athletes in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 30, 2014, the opening day of the facility eight days before the start of the Winter Games.

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Cruise liner docks as 'floating hotel' at Sochi port

SOCHI, Russia - The cruise liner Thomson Spirit anchors at Imeritinsky port in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 29, 2014, as one of seven "floating hotels" for accommodating visitors to the Winter Olympic Games to be held in the Black Sea resort city from Feb. 7 to 23.

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Skater Hanyu wins top prize in Yahoo Search Awards

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, who won the gold medal at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, speaks in a video message as the winner of the top prize for the biggest overall increase in the number of searches on Yahoo Japan between Jan. 1 and Nov. 1, 2014, at the award ceremony in Tokyo on Dec. 8. Yahoo Japan Corp. handed out Yahoo Search Awards in the fields of people, culture and products.

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IOC suggests relocation of sledding sports in 2018 Olympics

MONACO, Monaco - Cho Yang Ho, president of the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, speaks in an interview in Monaco on Dec. 6, 2014. The International Olympic Committee suggested that South Korea consider moving the sledding sports competitions from the city to an existing facility in another country to cut costs.

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Japanese figure skater Suguri announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese figure skater Fumie Suguri, 33, eats some pudding during a press conference in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Nov. 13, 2014, held to announce her retirement. Asked what she would like to do most after her retirement, the two-time Olympian said she wanted to eat custard pudding, a favorite food item she had refrained from eating since the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, in her determination to compete again in an Olympic Games -- before one was offered to her as a surprise.

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Russian expert warns of cyberattacks at Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Eugene Kaspersky, chief executive officer at Kaspersky Lab in Russia, speaks in a Kyodo News interview in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014, warning of possible cyberattacks on live telecasting equipment and other infrastructure facilities at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in the Japanese capital based on his experience of some 100,000 such attacks during the Sochi Winter Olympics earlier this year.

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Olympic figure skating bronze medalist Takahashi to retire

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese figure skater Daisuke Takahashi performing in the free skate competition of the Sochi Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, in February 2014. Takahashi, 28, who won the bronze medal in the previous Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, has decided to retire, sources familiar with the matter said Oct. 14, 2014.

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JOC head named IOC evaluation member for 2022 games

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Olympic Committee head Tsunekazu Takeda, shown in this undated file photo, is chosen on Sept. 29, 2014, as one of the members of the Evaluation Commission of the International Olympic Committee for appraising the bid cities for the 2022 Winter Olympics -- Norway's Oslo, Kazakhstan's Almaty and China's Beijing. The host city will be decided at an IOC session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 31 next year.

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Nordic combined skier Watabe receives prize from gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Nordic combined skier Akito Watabe (R), a silver medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics, receives a prize from Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, at a ceremony in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, commending Japanese medal winners at the Sochi Games.

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Snowboarder Takeuchi receives prize from gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi (R), a silver medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics, receives a prize from Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, at a ceremony in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, commending Japanese medal winners at the Sochi Games.

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Ski jumper Kasai receives prize from gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai (R), a silver medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics, receives a prize from Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, at a ceremony in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, commending Japanese medal winners at the Sochi Games.

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Figure skater Hanyu receives prize from gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu (R), a gold medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics, receives a prize from Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, at a ceremony in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, commending Japanese medal winners at the Sochi Games.

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New sled project for 2018 Winter Games

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the "Shitamachi Bobsleigh" (downtown bobsleigh) project promotion committee pose for photos in Tokyo on June 4, 2014. The committee announced a plan the same day to develop a new sled for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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Sapporo promotes 2017 Asian Winter Games

BELEK, Turkey - Sapporo Vice Mayor Noriaki Ikushima (L) and delegates promote the 2017 Asian Winter Games to be hosted by the Hokkaido capital at a SportAccord International Convention held in Belek, Turkey, on April 9, 2014.