US: Flash Flooding Hits Midland-Odessa Area as Heavy Storms Batter West Texas

Heavy rainfall triggered flash flood warnings and road closures across the Midland-Odessa area in West Texas on Tuesday, May 26, as the NWS warned of ongoing flooding from severe thunderstorms throughout the region.

UK: Fire Tears Through Power Substation in London, Causing Widespread Outages 8

A large fire broke out at North Hyde Electricity Substation in Hayes, West London Thursday night, March 20, leaving about 67,000 homes across London without power. More than 100 people were evacuated from surrounding properties, according to reports.

Cherry tree planting in N.Y.

Cherry tree planting in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Shigeyuki Hiroki (front L), consul general at the Japanese Consulate General in New York, and Adrian Benepe (R), commissioner of the New York City government Department of Parks & Recreation, plant a cherry tree during a ceremony at Central Park in New York on April 11, 2012. The ceremony marked the 100 anniversary of Japan's plantings of cherry trees in Washington and also in New York in 1912.

Cherry tree planting in N.Y.

Cherry tree planting in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Shigeyuki Hiroki (front L), consul general at the Japanese Consulate General in New York, and Adrian Benepe (R), commissioner of the New York City government Department of Parks & Recreation, plant a cherry tree during a ceremony at Central Park in New York on April 11, 2012. The ceremony marked the 100 anniversary of Japan's plantings of cherry trees in Washington and also in New York in 1912. (Kyodo)