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US: Meteor Streaks Across Ohio Sky, Triggering Sonic Boom Felt Across Multiple States

A meteor streaked across the sky over northeastern Ohio on Tuesday, March 17, producing a thunderous sonic boom that was felt as far away as Pennsylvania, with NASA confirming the fireball was caused by a small asteroid nearly 6 feet in diameter and weighing about 7 tons. The asteroid unleashed energy equivalent to 250 tons of TNT when it fragmented, with reports of the fireball pouring in from multiple states.

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US: Blizzard Slams Iowa With Whiteout Conditions 4

A powerful blizzard struck Iowa on Sunday, March 15, bringing dangerous conditions across much of the state. The National Weather Service issued Blizzard Warnings across a wide swath of the state, with snowfall accumulations of 6 inches or more possible across northern and eastern Iowa, and wind gusts threatening to reduce visibility to below a quarter mile.

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US: Blizzard Slams Iowa With Whiteout Conditions 3

A powerful blizzard struck Iowa on Sunday, March 15, bringing dangerous conditions across much of the state. The National Weather Service issued Blizzard Warnings across a wide swath of the state, with snowfall accumulations of 6 inches or more possible across northern and eastern Iowa, and wind gusts threatening to reduce visibility to below a quarter mile.

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US: Blizzard Slams Iowa With Whiteout Conditions 2

A powerful blizzard struck Iowa on Sunday, March 15, bringing dangerous conditions across much of the state. The National Weather Service issued Blizzard Warnings across a wide swath of the state, with snowfall accumulations of 6 inches or more possible across northern and eastern Iowa, and wind gusts threatening to reduce visibility to below a quarter mile.

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US: Blizzard Slams Iowa With Whiteout Conditions

A powerful blizzard struck Iowa on Sunday, March 15, bringing dangerous conditions across much of the state. The National Weather Service issued Blizzard Warnings across a wide swath of the state, with snowfall accumulations of 6 inches or more possible across northern and eastern Iowa, and wind gusts threatening to reduce visibility to below a quarter mile.

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[Breaking News]Milan Cortina Paralympics: Opening ceremony

MILAN, Italy, March 7 Kyodo - The Paralympic flame is lit in the cauldron at the Arch of Peace in Milan on March 6, 2026, during the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Paralympics in Verona, Italy. (Kyodo)

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China: Rare Pre-Dawn Hailstorm Startles Residents in Kunming

On March 6, 2026, an unusual pre-dawn hailstorm struck Kunming, Yunnan, jolting residents awake with a sudden roar. Countless ice pellets hammered the ground and rooftops, their sharp clatter echoing through the silent early morning streets. The storm lasted roughly 20 minutes, blanketing surfaces in white.

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World Baseball Classic: Tokyo Dome

A banner showing a photo of Samurai Japan slugger and baseball star Shohei Ohtani is displayed at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 6, 2026, as the World Baseball Classic Pool C opener is held there the same day. (For editorial use only)

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Japan: Sea of Okhotsk Covered in Drift Ice as Season Reaches Peak

Drift ice formed along the Siberian coast travels for approximately one and a half months to reach Hokkaido. The ice blankets the Sea of Okhotsk, and reaches its peak in early March.

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Milan Cortina Paralympics: IPC head Parsons

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, March 6 Kyodo - International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons speaks during an interview in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, on March 5, 2026, the eve of the Milan Cortina Paralympic opening day. (Kyodo)

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Boxing: Inoue to face Nakatani in May

TOKYO, Japan, March 6 Kyodo - Undisputed super bantamweight boxing champion Naoya Inoue of Japan poses for a photo with compatriot Junto Nakatani, a former unified bantamweight world champion, during a press conference in Tokyo on March 6, 2026. They announced a title match on May 2. (Kyodo)

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World Baseball Classic: Japan vs. Taiwan

Japan's Shohei Ohtani runs to first base after hitting a grand slam in the second inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against Taiwan at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 6, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: Japan vs. Taiwan

Japan's Shohei Ohtani (R) and manager Hirokazu Ibata exchange a fist bump ahead of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against Taiwan at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 6, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: Japan vs. Taiwan

Japan's Shohei Ohtani (R) and manager Hirokazu Ibata exchange a fist bump ahead of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against Taiwan at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 6, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: Japan vs. Taiwan

Japan's Shohei Ohtani (2nd from L) high-fives Munetaka Murakami (55) ahead of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against Taiwan at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 6, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: Japan vs. Taiwan

Japan's Shohei Ohtani enters the field ahead of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against Taiwan at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 6, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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300th anniv. of Daimaru department store in Osaka

Staff at Daimaru department store's Shinsaibashi outlet in Osaka, western Japan, hang the store curtain at its main entrance on March 6, 2026, to commemorate the 300th anniversary since its opening as kimono store Matsuya on Nov. 1, 1726.

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300th anniv. of Daimaru department store in Osaka

Photo taken on March 6, 2026, shows a booth replicating kimono store Matsuya at Daimaru department store's Shinsaibashi outlet in Osaka, western Japan. The booth was set up to commemorate the 300th anniversary since the Shinsaibashi store's opening as Matsuya on Nov. 1, 1726.

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World Baseball Classic: Japan vs. Taiwan

Japan manager Hirokazu Ibata (R) greets Shohei Ohtani (16) after the two-way player hit a grand slam in the second inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against Taiwan at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 6, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: Japan vs. Taiwan

Japan's Yoshinobu Yamamoto (C) and Shohei Ohtani (R) acknowledge the crowd after their team won a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against Taiwan at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 6, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: Japan vs. Taiwan

Japan's Yoshinobu Yamamoto (C) and Shohei Ohtani (R) acknowledge the crowd after their team won a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against Taiwan at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 6, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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World Baseball Classic: Japan vs. Taiwan

Japan's Yoshinobu Yamamoto (R) and Shohei Ohtani (L) celebrate after their team won a World Baseball Classic Pool C game against Taiwan at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on March 6, 2026. (For editorial use only)

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US: Winter Storm System Brings Inches of Snow to Denver Metro Area

A winter storm system brought several inches of snow to the Denver metro area on Friday, March 6.

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U.S. helicopter lands at Okinawa baseball field

A U.S. military UH-1 helicopter is pictured on the night of March 6, 2026, following an emergency landing at a baseball field in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, while a youth team was practicing there.

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U.S. helicopter lands at Okinawa baseball field

Photo taken on the night of March 6, 2026, shows a baseball field in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, following an emergency landing of a U.S. military UH-1 helicopter the same day while a youth team was practicing there.

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World Baseball Classic: Netherlands vs. Venezuela

Venezuela players high-five after winning a World Baseball Classic Pool D game against the Netherlands at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 6, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Netherlands vs. Venezuela

Venezuela starter Ranger Suarez pitches in a World Baseball Classic Pool D game against the Netherlands at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 6, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Netherlands vs. Venezuela

Venezuela starter Ranger Suarez pitches in a World Baseball Classic Pool D game against the Netherlands at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 6, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Netherlands vs. Venezuela

Venezuela starter Ranger Suarez pitches in a World Baseball Classic Pool D game against the Netherlands at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 6, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Netherlands vs. Venezuela

Javier Sanoja of Venezuela reacts after hitting a solo home run in the second inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool D game against the Netherlands at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 6, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Netherlands vs. Venezuela

Javier Sanoja of Venezuela reacts after hitting a solo home run in the second inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool D game against the Netherland at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 6, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Netherlands vs. Venezuela

Javier Sanoja of Venezuela reacts after hitting a solo home run in the second inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool D game against the Netherlands at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 6, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Netherlands vs. Venezuela

Javier Sanoja (C) of Venezuela is greeted by teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run in the second inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool D game against the Netherlands at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 6, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Netherlands vs. Venezuela

Javier Sanoja (C) of Venezuela is greeted by teammates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run in the second inning of a World Baseball Classic Pool D game against the Netherlands at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 6, 2026.

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World Baseball Classic: Netherlands vs. Venezuela

Venezuela players are pictured after winning a World Baseball Classic Pool D game against the Netherlands at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on March 6, 2026.

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Figure skating: Junior world championships

Seo Min Kyu of South Korea performs in the men's free program at the figure skating junior world championships in Tallinn, Estonia, on March 6, 2026. He won silver.

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Figure skating: Junior world championships

(From L) Silver medalist Seo Min Kyu of South Korea, gold medalist Rio Nakata of Japan and bronze medalist Taiga Nishino of Japan pose with their medals in the men's event at the figure skating junior world championships in Tallinn, Estonia, on March 6, 2026.

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Figure skating: Junior world championships

Seo Min Kyu of South Korea performs in the men's free program at the figure skating junior world championships in Tallinn, Estonia, on March 6, 2026. He won silver.

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Figure skating: Junior world championships

(From L) Silver medalist Seo Min Kyu of South Korea, gold medalist Rio Nakata of Japan and bronze medalist Taiga Nishino of Japan pose during a press conference after the men's event at the figure skating junior world championships in Tallinn, Estonia, on March 6, 2026.

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Figure skating: Junior world championships

Seo Min Kyu of South Korea performs in the men's free program at the figure skating junior world championships in Tallinn, Estonia, on March 6, 2026. He won silver.

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