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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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Sanriku Railway

KAMAISHI, Japan - A train on Sanriku Railway Co.'s South Rias line takes a test run in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture on March 28, 2014 before resuming full service on April 5. Parts of the train line were closed after being damaged in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show an area of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, which hosts the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The top photo was taken on April 14, 2011, about a month after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and the bottom photo on Feb. 28, 2014.

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Matsuzaka solid in 2nd rehab outing

PORTLAND, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka answers reporters' questions after pitching for Double-A Portland Sea Dogs in a professional game in Portland, Maine, on April 28, 2012. Matsuzaka allowed one run on three hits and two walks in 4-2/3 innings in his second start since undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2011.

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Matsuzaka solid in 2nd rehab outing

PORTLAND, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches for Double-A Portland Sea Dogs in a professional game in Portland, Maine, on April 28, 2012. Matsuzaka allowed one run on three hits and two walks in 4-2/3 innings in his second start since undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2011.

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Matsuzaka solid in 2nd rehab outing

PORTLAND, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches for Double-A Portland Sea Dogs in a professional game in Portland, Maine, on April 28, 2012. Matsuzaka allowed one run on three hits and two walks in 4-2/3 innings in his second start since undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2011.

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Soon after disaster, a year later

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show an area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 28, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, and on March 1, 2012 (bottom), in which restoration work is under way after fishing boats brought ashore by the tsunami were removed.

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Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Deputy Pres. Kitamura

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. Deputy President Kunitaro Kitamura. Kitamura is expected to succeed company President Kazuo Tanabe in April 2012, company sources said Nov. 28, 2011.

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Filipinos celebrate national hero who briefly visited Japan

MANILA, Philippines - Photo taken June 16, 2011, at the Philippine National Library in Manila, shows a portrait on display there of Seiko Usui, more commonly known to Filipinos as O-Sei-san, the Japanese love interest of the Philippines' national hero Jose Rizal, who visited Japan from Feb. 28 to April 13, 1888. The Philippines celebrated the 150th anniversary of Rizal's birth on June 19, 2011.

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Disaster-hit Kesennuma in April and June

KESENNUMA, Japan - Combined photo shows the Kamiyama River in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture on April 28, 2011 (top frame), with vehicles caught up in the March 11 tsunami floating on the surface and cherry blossoms in full bloom on riverbank, and the same river on June 6, 2011 (bottom frame).

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Tokyo beef restaurant, ultimate place for eating out alone

TOKYO, Japan - Toshihiro Fujita, manager of Yakiniku Hitori restaurant, stands near a customer at a compartmentalized seat at his beef barbecue restaurant in Tokyo's Ueno district on April 28, 2011. The restaurant adopts seats with partitions as it targets people who like grilled beef but don't like to enter a yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurant by themselves. Hitori means alone in Japanese.

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Kozuka takes silver at worlds

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Takahiko Kozuka holds a Japanese flag bearing a message of encouragement for disaster-stricken Japan in Moscow on April 28, 2011, after winning the silver medal at the world figure skating championships.

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Medal winners at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - The medal winners at the world figure skating championships -- (from L) Japan's Takahiko Kozuka, silver, Canada's Patrick Chan, gold, and Russia's Artur Gachinski, bronze -- pose for photos after the competition in Moscow on April 28, 2011.

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Kozuka snatches silver at worlds

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Takahiko Kozuka performs during the men's free skate program at the world figure skating championships in Moscow on April 28, 2011. Kozuka won the silver medal.

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Kozuka snatches silver at worlds

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Takahiko Kozuka performs during the men's free skate program at the world figure skating championships in Moscow on April 28, 2011. Kozuka won the silver medal.

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Chan strikes gold at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Patrick Chan of Canada performs during the men's free skate program at the world championships in Moscow on April 28, 2011. Chan won the gold medal.

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Japan's Takahashi at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi performs during the men's free skate program at the world figure skating championships in Moscow on April 28, 2011. Defending champion Takahashi finished 5th in the competition.

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Flowers, pictures offered at Flame of Liberty in Paris

PARIS, France - Photo taken on April 28, 2011, shows the Flame of Liberty monument near the accident site in Paris where Britain's Princess Diana died. People placed pictures of the late princess, her son Prince William and flowers to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton the following day.

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Ex-U.S. President Carter in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (L) and South Korean Unification Minister Hyun In Taek shake hands in Seoul on April 28, 2011, after Carter's trip to North Korea aiming to ease tensions on the Korean Peninsula. North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has said he is prepared for a summit with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak and is also willing to negotiate with parties of the six-party nuclear talks on any subject at any time and without any preconditions, according to Carter, citing Kim's message. Carter and three former European leaders did not meet with Kim during the three-day trip.

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Kim Yu Na prepares for world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Vancouver Olympic gold medalist Kim Yu Na of South Korea practices in Moscow on April 28, 2011, prior to the start of the women's figure skating competition with the short program at the world championships the following day.

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Chubu Electric eyes restarting Hamaoka nuke reactor in July

NAGOYA, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. President Akihisa Mizuno speaks during a press conference in Nagoya, central Japan, on April 28, 2011. Mizuno said the utility is planning to restart a nuclear reactor at its Hamaoka plant, now subject to regular checkups, in Shizuoka Prefecture in July to continue stable power supply in the summer.

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Asada prepares for world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Defending champion Mao Asada of Japan practices in Moscow on April 28, 2011, prior to the start of the women's figure skating competition with the short program at the world championships the following day.

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Tsunami-hit vehicles in Kesennuma

KESENNUMA, Japan - Vehicles swept away in the March 11 tsunami lie in a river in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 28, 2011.

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Event to restore confidence in Japanese food

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Senior officials of companies involved in the Japanese food business in Singapore eat Japanese food at an event in the city state on April 28, 2011, aiming to restore consumer confidence in Japanese food after radiation fears triggered by the nuclear plant crisis in Japan. A charity campaign, called ''Friends of Japan: eat Japanese food, love Japan,'' also raised funds for disaster relief efforts.

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Search efforts in disaster-hit Minamisoma

MINAMISOMA, Japan - A Self-Defense Forces member wipes off sweat as he searches for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in a muddy field in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 28, 2011.

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Buddhist service to mark 49th day since disaster

KESENNUMA, Japan - A Buddhist monk tolls a bell in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, at 2:46 p.m. on April 28, 2011, the moment a massive earthquake struck the area on March 11. It was the 49th day since the disaster and the souls of the dead are believed to leave for another world after seven weeks, according to traditional Buddhist thought.

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Disaster-hit Haramachi Thermal Power Station

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Cleanup work is under way at the Haramachi Thermal Power Station, operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co., in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 28, 2011.

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Disaster-hit Haramachi Thermal Power Station

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Photo taken on April 28, 2011, shows the Haramachi Thermal Power Station, operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co., in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, which was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Large-scale 'g.u.' shop in Ikebukuro

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on April 28, 2011, shows the first large-scale outlet of the ''g.u.'' brand, operated by Fast Retailing Co., in Tokyo in the Ikebukuro shopping district. The low-price brand shop is scheduled to open the following day.

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Cherry blossoms in disaster area

KESENNUMA, Japan - Cherry blossoms are in full bloom over a river in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 28, 2011. Many vehicles are left in the river after they were swept into it by the March 11 tsunami.

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Cherry blossoms near Mt. Fuji in full bloom

OSHINO, Japan - Cherry blossoms are in full bloom near the foot of Mt. Fuji in Oshino, Yamanashi Prefecture, on April 28, 2011.

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BOJ cuts growth forecast for FY 2011

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa attends a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on April 28, 2011. The BOJ downgraded its economic growth forecast for fiscal 2011 to 0.6 percent from an earlier projected 1.6 percent as the country has been seriously damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Monks, pastor pray for disaster victims

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Ten Buddhist monks and a Christian pastor walk ringing bells or chanting in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 28, 2011. A banner in Japanese reads ''chinkon'' (rest in peace). Buddhist services marking the 49th day since the March 11 quake and tsunami, when it is believed the souls of the dead depart for another world, were held across disaster-struck northeastern Japan.

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Monks, pastor pray for disaster victims

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Ten Buddhist monks and a Christian pastor pray at the sea in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 28, 2011. Banners in Japanese read ''chinkon'' (rest in peace). Buddhist services marking the 49th day since the March 11 quake and tsunami, when it is believed the souls of the dead depart for another world, were held across disaster-struck northeastern Japan.

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Asada, Murakami speak before world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Defending champion Mao Asada (R) and Kanako Murakami, both of Japan, attend a press conference in Moscow on April 28, 2011, before the women's figure skating competition starts with the short program at the world championships in the Russian capital the following day. Asada said a strong performance in the short program is key to defending her title.

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Carp streamers in tsunami-hit Minamisoma

MINAMISOMA, Japan - A couple who lost their son in the March 11, 2011, tsunami look up at carp streamers flying in the air on April 28 in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, hoping to find their son soon. Putting up carp streamers outside homes is a tradition around Children's Day on May 5 in Japan.

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Ex-U.S. President Carter leaves Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (L) and North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho shake hands in Pyongyang on April 28, 2011, as Carter leaves North Korea after his visit aiming to reduce tensions on the Korean Peninsula. Carter told a press conference in Seoul the same day that the North's leader Kim Jong Il expressed his willingness to talk to parties of the six-party nuclear talks about any subject at any time without any preconditions in a message Carter received.

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Mourning for disaster victims

OTSUCHI, Japan - A memorial service for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami is held at the Buddhist Renjo Temple, whose main alter hall was damaged by the disaster, in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 28, 2011. Buddhist services marking the 49th day since the disaster, when it is believed the souls of the dead depart for another world, were held across disaster-struck northeastern Japan.

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Cherry blossoms near Mt. Fuji in full bloom

OSHINO, Japan - People view cherry blossoms in full bloom against the backdrop of Mt. Fuji in Oshino, Yamanashi Prefecture, on April 28, 2011.

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Residents seek nighttime flight ban at U.S. base in Okinawa

OKINAWA, Japan - Plaintiffs and their supporters holding a banner that reads ''give us back our peaceful nights,'' enter the Okinawa branch of the Naha District Court to file a lawsuit demanding a nighttime flight ban at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture on April 28, 2011. About 22,000 residents around the base filed the noise pollution suit, also demanding compensation from the Japanese government.

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Buddhist service for March 11 victims

SOMA, Japan - A Buddhist monk prays during a ceremony to mark the 49th day from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 28, 2011. It is a traditional belief that the souls of the dead leave for another world after seven weeks.

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Carter leaves N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter waves before leaving Pyongyang for Seoul on April 28, 2011. Carter, along with three former European leaders, visited North Korea as part of efforts to reduce tensions on the Korean Peninsula, restart the six-party talks on Pyongyang's denuclearization and alleviate food shortages in the country.

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Kansai airport linked to U.S. east coast

OSAKA, Japan - Shinichi Fukushima (R), president of Kansai International Airport Co., offers a bouquet to a China Airlines captain during a ceremony at the airport near Osaka on April 28, 2011. The ceremony was held as the western Japan airport began hosting regular flights to and from New York by the Taiwan carrier that day, gaining a link to the U.S. East Coast for the first time.

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Tsunami survivors mourn for victims

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Survivors pray for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami during a Buddhist service in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 28, 2011. Buddhist services marking the 49th day since the disaster, when it is believed the souls of the dead depart for another world, were held across disaster-struck northeastern Japan.

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Tokyo DisneySea reopens

URAYASU, Japan - Visitors enjoy themselves at Tokyo DisneySea Park in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on April 28, 2011, as the park reopened the same day ahead of the Golden Week holiday period, following its closure after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern and eastern Japan. The adjacent Tokyo Disneyland reopened on April 15.

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Tokyo DisneySea reopens

URAYASU, Japan - Visitors enter Tokyo DisneySea Park in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on April 28, 2011, as the park reopened the same day ahead of the Golden Week holiday period, following its closure after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern and eastern Japan. The adjacent Tokyo Disneyland reopened on April 15.

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Search goes on for missing

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces look for missing people in the rubble in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 28, 2011. The operation is part of an intensive search coinciding with the 49th day since the disaster, when Buddhists believe the souls of the dead depart for another world. The prefecture alone is missing 6,644 people.

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Apple launches iPad 2 in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Consumers looking to buy Apple Inc.'s iPad 2 form a long line in front of an Apple store in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on April 28, 2011, as the new version of the iPad tablet computer went on sale the same day. The company had postponed its Japan release for more than a month after the country's March 11 massive quake and tsunami.

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Apple launches iPad 2 in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Women hold Apple Inc.'s iPad 2 tablet computers in front of an Apple store in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on April 28, 2011, as the new version of iPad tablet computer went on sale the same day. The company had postponed its Japan release for more than a month after the country's March 11 massive quake and tsunami.

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Rescue team from India

ONAGAWA, Japan - Members of the National Disaster Response Force from India search through the rubble for missing people in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 2, 2011. It is the first time India's NDRF, whose 46-member rescue team arrived in Japan on March 28, is engaged in an overseas mission.