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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Architect Charged In Long Island Serial Killer Case - Long Island

After thirteen years of enigmas and stalemate due to the corruption of a Long Island police department, Rex Heuermann, a 59-year-old architect, was finally arrested in mid-July in Manhattan, accused of at least four murders of prostitutes. The mystery surrounding this serial killer could only be solved by appointing a new team of outstanding investigators - FILE - A mililitary helicopter prolonged search after finding ten sets of human remains in Wantagh, NY, USA on April 18, 2011. Of the ten only four sets of remains have been identified as missing female prostitutes in their 20s who had been working in the online escort business. Police, working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), suspect that a single serial killer may be in the New York area focusing on sex workers in Long island on April 18, 2011. Photo by JMP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Architect Charged In Long Island Serial Killer Case - Long Island

After thirteen years of enigmas and stalemate due to the corruption of a Long Island police department, Rex Heuermann, a 59-year-old architect, was finally arrested in mid-July in Manhattan, accused of at least four murders of prostitutes. The mystery surrounding this serial killer could only be solved by appointing a new team of outstanding investigators - FILE - A mililitary helicopter prolonged search after finding ten sets of human remains in Wantagh, NY, USA on April 18, 2011. Of the ten only four sets of remains have been identified as missing female prostitutes in their 20s who had been working in the online escort business. Police, working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), suspect that a single serial killer may be in the New York area focusing on sex workers in Long island on April 18, 2011. Photo by JMP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Flower arrangement using tsunami debris

TOKYO, Japan - Flower arrangement artist Hiroki Maeno (L) presents his work using debris caused by the March 2011 tsunami in northeastern Japan to Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (R) at the ministry in Tokyo on April 18, 2012.

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Narita airport marks 10 years since opening of 2nd runway

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in October 2011 shows the second runway (back R) of Narita International Airport near Tokyo. Narita airport, Japan's main international gateway, opened its long sought-after second runway on April 18, 2002, after operating on a single runway for nearly a quarter century. On front R is land owned by opponents of the airport.

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Japan to reclassify Fukushima no-entry zones

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - (from L) Yukio Edano, minister of economy, trade and industry, Goshi Hosono, nuclear disaster minister, and Tatsuo Hirano, minister in charge of reconstruction in areas affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, meet Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato in the city of Fukushima on Dec. 18, 2011. The ministers notified the governor and representatives of 11 other municipal governments near the plant of a plan to reclassify no-entry zones, possibly on April 1, 2012, around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Deserted town near Chernobyl plant

PRIPYAT, Ukraine - Photo taken on April 18, 2011, shows a Ferris wheel and apartment blocks in Pripyat, about 4 kilometers northwest of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine. The town, where the employees of the power plant used to live, was abandoned after the nuclear accident on April 26, 1986.

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Deserted town near Chernobyl plant

PRIPYAT, Ukraine - A doll lies in front of the ''cultural palace'' in Pripyat, about 4 kilometers northwest of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine, on April 18, 2011. The town, where the employees of the power plant used to live, was abandoned after the nuclear accident on April 26, 1986. Young white birch trees grow inside the building.

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Mariners' Ichiro against Tigers

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to left during the seventh inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 18, 2011. Ichiro went 1-for-5 as his team lost 3-8.

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Young Egyptians, Japanese hold dialogue via Internet

CAIRO, Egypt - Akiko Terai (R) from Japan and young Egyptians in Cairo talk to young people in Tokyo via Internet calling on April 18, 2011. Terai organized the dialogue in hope that the young generation in Japan would feed off the energy of the uprising in Egypt, which was led by young people and ousted long-ruling President Hosni Mubarak, and utilize it in reconstruction efforts in quake-hit Japan.

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Japanese restaurants rank 12th, 20th in world

LONDON, Britain - Yoshihiro Narisawa (L), owner and chef of the French restaurant ''Les Creations de Narisawa'' in Tokyo's Minami-Aoyama district, and Seiji Yamamoto (R), chef of ''RyuGin,'' Japanese cuisine in Tokyo's Roppongi, pose for photos in London on April 18, 2011. ''Les Creations de Narisawa'' and ''RyuGin'' were ranked 12th, the best rank for a restaurant in Asia, and 20th, respectively, in the world's 50 best restaurant list released the same day. ''Noma,'' a Scandinavian restaurant in Copenhagen, topped the list for two consecutive years.

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Matsuzaka lifts Red Sox over Blue Jays

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox right hander Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park in Boston on April 18, 2011. Matsuzaka held the Blue Jays to one hit with no runs for seven innings in his start, earning his first win of the season in a 9-1 victory.

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Matsuzaka lifts Red Sox over Blue Jays

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox right hander Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park in Boston on April 18, 2011. Matsuzaka held the Blue Jays to one hit with no runs for seven innings in his start, earning his first win of the season in a 9-1 victory.

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VW unveils new Beetle in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Volkswagen AG unveils ''The Beetle,'' a new model of its popular passenger car, in Shanghai on April 18, 2011, ahead of the opening of the Auto Shanghai 2011 exhibition the following day.

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N. Korea holds 1st large-scale magic show

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea holds a large-scale magic show at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on April 18, 2011. The show was the first of its kind in North Korea, part of a series of events to mark the 99th anniversary of the birth of the country's founder Kim Il Sung.

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Search efforts in tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - A Ground Self-Defense Force member cleans up debris from buildings destroyed by the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 18.

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Recovery work in tsunami-hit areas

KAMAISHI, Japan - Construction workers build a temporary housing facility in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, which was struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, on April 18, near cherry blossoms in full bloom.

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Tsunami drill at Ikata nuclear plant

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Workers hose a tank during an exercise to prepare for possible tsunami damage at the Ikata nuclear power plant, operated by Shikoku Electric Power Co., in the town of Ikata, Ehime Prefecture, on April 18, 2011.

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Toyota's Japan output fully resumed

SENDAI, Japan - People arrive for work at a plant of Central Motor Co., a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp., in the village of Ohira, Miyagi Prefecture, on the morning of April 18, 2011, as the automaker resumed its operations at all plants in the country the same day for the first time in about five weeks following the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Hong Kong tourists arrive in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Members of a group tour from Hong Kong are welcomed upon arrival at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on April 18, 2011. It is the first group tour to have arrived in Japan from Hong Kong since the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Toyota's Japan output fully resumed

SENDAI, Japan - Employees arrive for work at a plant of Central Motor Co., a Toyota Motor Corp. subsidiary, in Ohira in Miyagi Prefecture, on April 18, 2011. The automaker and its affiliated firms resumed production at all domestic plants the same day for the first time since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Sake maker Ichinokura resumes production

OSAKI, Japan - Workers at Japanese sake maker Ichinokura Co. in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture, knead steamed rice sprinkled with fermenting agent as they resume production on April 18, 2011, for the first time in around five weeks after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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TEPCO president at budget committee session

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Masataka Shimizu raises his hand to speak at a session of the House of Councillors Budget Committee in Tokyo on April 18, 2011. Shimizu apologized during the session for the crisis at the utility's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Footballer Miura in tsunami-hit Kamaishi

KAMAISHI, Japan - Yokohama FC striker Kazuyoshi Miura (C) plays with children at an evacuation center in tsunami-hit Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 18, 2011.

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Search efforts in tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Metropolitan Police Department members search for victims of the March 11 quake and tsunami through debris in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 18, 2011.

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Disposing of spoiled fish in tsunami-hit Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Fishermen on April 18, 2011, unpack bags of spoiled fish retrieved from the freezer of a local fishery firm to dispose of them in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, which was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Toyota's Japan output fully resumed

NAGOYA, Japan - Employees arrive for work at Toyota Motor Corp.'s Motomachi plant in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on April 18, 2011. The automaker and its affiliated firms resumed production at all domestic plants the same day for the first time since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Public hospital in tsunami-hit area reopens

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - An elderly patient receives an examination at a makeshift facility of Shizugawa public hospital, a central hospital in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, an area devastated by the March 11, 2011, tsunami, on April 18. The hospital, which lost 70 of its around 300 inpatients and workers in the disaster, fully reopened at prefab facilities the same day. The hospital is using the prefab units and equipment donated by an Israeli medical aid team that finished its operations in Minamisanriku on April 10.

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Toyota's Japan output fully resumed

SENDAI, Japan - People arrive for work at a plant of Central Motor Co., a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corp., in the village of Ohira, Miyagi Prefecture, on the morning of April 18, 2011, as the automaker resumed its operations at all plants in the country the same day for the first time in about five weeks following the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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6 children killed in crane truck accident

TOKYO, Japan - Investigators examine the site of a crane truck accident which killed six elementary school students in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, on April 18, 2011. The truck ran into a group of children on their way to school.

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Election in quake-hit Ibaraki Pref.

MITO, Japan - Photo taken on April 13, 2011, shows a poster board for a municipal election in quake-hit Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture. Campaigning for two mayoral and 11 city assembly elections in the prefecture will commence from April 17. The mayoral and city assembly elections in Mito have been postponed under a special law enacted March 18 following the disaster.

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Japan disaster photo exhibition offers hope and reality

NEW YORK, United States - People visit a charity exhibition of news photos on Japan's massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami in New York on April 8, 2011. Japanese students at New York University started hosting the exhibition, under the auspices of Kyodo News, as part of support efforts for their home country. The event runs through April 18.

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Toyota to resume production at all domestic plants

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda tells reporters in Nagoya on April 8, 2011, that the automaker will resume production at all domestic plants from April 18 in the aftermath of the massive March 11 earthquake in Japan.

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Toyota to resume production at all domestic plants

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda gestures during a press briefing with reporters in Nagoya on April 8, 2011. Toyoda said the automaker will resume production at all domestic plants from April 18 in the aftermath of the massive March 11 earthquake in Japan.

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Foreign visitors shun Japan

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - A foreigner walks with a suitcase through a lobby of Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on April 6, 2011. Immigration officials said the same day the number of foreigners arriving at Kansai airport from March 18 to 23 after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami stood around 1,700 a day, less than half of the daily average before the disaster.

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Foreign visitors shun Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a duty free service counter at a department store in Osaka with no customers on April 5, 2011. Immigration officials said the same day the number of foreigners arriving at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture from March 18 to 23 after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami stood around 1,700 a day, less than half of the daily average before the disaster.

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Tokyo Electric stock at lifetime low

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic board shows the closing price of Tokyo Electric Power Co. stock at 362 yen (near bottom R), a new all-time low, on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on April 5, 2011. The stock, which fell by its daily allowable limit of 80 yen, or roughly 18 percent, was sold amid concern that the utility is likely to face huge damages payments due to an ongoing crisis at its crippled nuclear power plant.

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Sea Shepherd forces Japan to halt this season's whaling

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Japanese research whaling mother ship Nisshin Maru entering Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture in April 2009. Japan said on Feb. 18, 2011, it had halted its research whaling for the current season in the Antarctic Ocean because of obstructive actions by the Sea Shepherd antiwhaling group.

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Woman shows photos of granddaughter found in quake debris in Japan

Sachiko Niinuma shows photos of her granddaughter, taken when she was born more than 30 years ago, in Ofunato, Iwata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2015. The photos were among those recovered from wreckage after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and returned to her by a local social welfare office in January. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reconstruction still far off

Photo taken April 18, 2015, shows temporary housing in the disaster-hit coastal city of Kamaishi in northeastern Japan. Many people are still living in the accommodation more than 1,500 days after the earthquake and tsunami tragedy struck on March 11, 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reconstruction still far off

Photo taken April 18, 2015, shows temporary housing in the disaster-hit coastal town of Onagawa in northeastern Japan. Many people are still living in the accommodation more than 1,500 days after the earthquake and tsunami tragedy struck on March 11, 2011. The population of the town has fallen 32 percent in four years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reconstruction still far off

Photo taken April 18, 2015, shows carp streamers fluttering from cherry blossom trees in the disaster-hit coastal city of Kamaishi in northeastern Japan. Many people are still staying in nearby temporary housing, more than 1,500 days after the earthquake and tsunami tragedy struck on March 11, 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reconstruction still far off

Photo taken April 18, 2015, shows temporary housing in the disaster-hit coastal city of Kamaishi in northeastern Japan. Many people are still living in the accommodation more than 1,500 days after the earthquake and tsunami tragedy struck on March 11, 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man talks about lone life in Fukushima town near crippled nuke power plant

Naoto Matsumura answers questions from the audience at a movie theater in Tokyo on April 18, 2015, after the screening of a documentary film depicting his lone life in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, following the evacuation of all other residents from the northeastern Japanese town as a result of the 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man answers questions about lone life in Fukushima town near nuke plant

Naoto Matsumura answers questions from the audience at a movie theater in Tokyo on April 18, 2015, after the screening of a documentary film depicting his lone life in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, following the evacuation of all other residents from the northeastern Japanese town as a result of the 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. On the left is Mayu Nakamura, director of the film. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lone resident in town near crippled Fukushima nuke plant speaks in Tokyo

Naoto Matsumura speaks to the audience at a movie theater in Tokyo on April 18, 2015, after the screening of a documentary film depicting his lone life in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, following the evacuation of all other residents from the northeastern Japanese town as a result of the 2011 nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. On the left is Mayu Nakamura, director of the film. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman shows photos of granddaughter found in quake debris in Japan

Sachiko Niinuma shows photos of her granddaughter, taken when she was born more than 30 years ago, in Ofunato, Iwata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2015. The photos were among those recovered from wreckage after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and returned to her by a local social welfare office in January. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima student talks about nuke power plant accident on Earth Day

Ayumi Honda, an 18-year-old student at the Fukushima National College of Technology, talks about the 2011 disaster at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant at an Earth Day Tokyo 2015 event in the Japanese capital on April 18, 2015. She said there is a prevailing post-disaster atmosphere in Japan that makes it difficult to speak up regarding fears of radioactive contamination, with her mother criticized as "too sensitive" for expressing such concerns. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Elderly woman talks about Hiroshima A-bomb experience on Earth Day

Michiko Hattori speaks about her experience as a survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima at an Earth Day Tokyo 2015 gathering in the Japanese capital on April 18, 2015. The 86-year-old woman was joined by students of the Fukushima National College of Technology at the event where participants discussed the A-bombing and the 2011 disaster at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Empress attends Japanese pianist's concert in Tokyo

Empress Michiko attends a concert in Tokyo on April 18, 2015, by Japanese pianist Michie Koyama marking the 30th anniversary of her debut. Koyama has been holding concerts in areas hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Asahi Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo