US: Super Typhoon Bavi Slams Guam, Northern Marianas 2

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday, July 6, passing directly over Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands around 8 a.m. local time, with sustained winds over 150 mph. Guam and nearby islands also reported major damage from the storm.

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.

Loading of Japanese rice for N. Korea starts in Hakodate

Loading of Japanese rice for N. Korea starts in Hakodate

HAKODATE, Japan - Dock workers began loading Japanese rice onto the 20,900-ton North Korean freighter Jon Jin on April 7 at Hakodate port, Hokkaido. About 10,000 tons of domestic brown rice produced in 1995-1996 and bought by the central government will be shipped to North Korea as humanitarian aid via the U.N. World Food Program. Jon Jin is to set sail for the North in about two weeks.

Canal City Hakata

Canal City Hakata

The large commercial facilities complex newly opened on April 20, 1996 in Hakata District of Fukuoka City. (Picture taken from Kyodo News Helicopter on April 18, 1996)

Canal City Hakata

Canal City Hakata

The large commercial facilities complex newly opened on April 20, 1996 in Hakata District of Fukuoka City. (Picture taken on April 18, 1996)

Soul Of The Game (1996)

Soul Of The Game (1996)

Mykelti Williamson, Delroy Lindo & Blair Underwood Characters: Josh Gibson,Satchel Paige & Jackie Robinson Film: Soul Of The Game (1996) Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan 20 April 1996 Date: 20 April 1996

Soul Of The Game (1996)

Soul Of The Game (1996)

Mykelti Williamson Characters: Josh Gibson Film: Soul Of The Game (1996) Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan 20 April 1996 Date: 20 April 1996

Soul Of The Game (1996)

Soul Of The Game (1996)

Blair Underwood Characters: Jackie Robinson Film: Soul Of The Game (1996) Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan 20 April 1996 Date: 20 April 1996

Soul Of The Game (1996)

Soul Of The Game (1996)

Delroy Lindo Characters: Satchel Paige Film: Soul Of The Game (1996) Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan 20 April 1996 Date: 20 April 1996

Soul Of The Game (1996)

Soul Of The Game (1996)

Kevin Rodney Sullivan Film: Soul Of The Game (1996) Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan 20 April 1996 Date: 20 April 1996