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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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Plastic whale sculpture in London

A basket labeled "Sudo-maru Kuji Port" in Japanese is seen on a giant whale sculpture made from marine plastic waste in London on April 17, 2025. The 11-meter-long sculpture, created to raise awareness of marine pollution, has caused a stir in Japan as it contains what appears to be debris from the massive tsunami triggered by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Kuji was one of the Japanese cities hardest hit by the tsunami.

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Plastic whale sculpture in London

A basket labeled "Ishinomaki Fish Market" in Japanese is seen on a giant whale sculpture made from marine plastic waste in London on April 17, 2025. The 11-meter-long sculpture, created to raise awareness of marine pollution, has caused a stir in Japan as it contains what appears to be debris from the massive tsunami triggered by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Ishinomaki was one of the Japanese cities hardest hit by the tsunami.

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Plastic whale sculpture in London

An 11-meter-long whale sculpture made from marine plastic waste washed up on Hawaii's beaches is seen in London on April 17, 2025. The sculpture, created to raise awareness of marine pollution, has caused a stir in Japan as it contains what appears to be debris from the massive tsunami triggered by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Marathoner to protest Cambodia picking Japan-born man

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Cambodian marathon runner Hem Bunting (front R) after winning an international half marathon in Phnom Penh in June 2011, while Japan-born comedian and runner Hiroshi Neko (front L) finished second. Hem Bunting said on April 17, 2012, he will protest to the Cambodian sports authorities the nomination of Neko to represent Cambodia at the Olympic Games in London.

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Int'l tourism meeting

SENDAI, Japan - A meeting of the World Tourism and Travel Council, an international organization of executives from 100 major international tourism-related businesses, is held in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 17, 2012, to discuss reconstruction work and crisis management following the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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Egypt Air resumes Tokyo-Cairo flights

CAIRO, Egypt - Japanese tourists take photos with dancers wearing ancient Egyptian costumes after arriving at Cairo international airport on April 17, 2012. Egypt Air resumed direct flights connecting Tokyo and Cairo that were suspended since February 2011 due to the Arab Spring political unrest.

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1.79 mil. students take achievement tests

TOKYO, Japan - Sixth graders of an elementary school in Tokyo take the education ministry's achievement tests on April 17, 2012. According to the ministry, around 1.79 million sixth-grade elementary and third-year junior high school students nationwide sat the same day for unified achievement tests, after the tests were suspended last year in the wake of the March 2011 disaster.

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Site of 1996-1997 hostage crisis in Peru

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken April 22, 1997, shows the then residence of the Japanese ambassador in Lima, from which smoke is coming, after the Peruvian military forced their way in the same day to end a four-month hostage crisis that began on Dec. 17, 1996, and that claimed the lives of 17 people. A condominium is planned to be built on the site, Japanese embassy sources said Dec. 12, 2011.

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Disaster gives Chinese journalists new perspective on Japan

BEIJING, China - A journalist who covered the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan and its aftermath reports his findings at a symposium with university students in Beijing on April 17, 2011. A number of Chinese journalists saw their long-held negative views about Japan and its people change after traveling to northeastern Japan to cover the aftermath of the disaster, being impressed with the orderly and patient behavior of the victims and the relatively high transparency of information released.

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Heavy machinery left abandoned near Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Heavy machinery is deserted in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, an area under the government's evacuation order within a 20-kilometer radius of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on April 17, 2011.

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Chief Cabinet Secretary Edano in Minamisoma

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano (C) in protective gear receives a radiation screening in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 17, 2011, after returning from an inspection of an area under the government's evacuation order within a 20-kilometer radius of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Chief Cabinet Secretary Edano in Minamisoma

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano (2nd from L) in protective gear visits an area under the government's evacuation order where search operations for the victims of the March 11 quake and tsunami are carried out, within a 20-kilometer radius of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 17, 2011.

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Exiled Libyans back home to fight Gaddafi

BENGHAZI, Libya - Photo shows pro-rebel civilians collecting information in the northern Libyan city of Ajdabiya about forces royal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi on April 17, 2011, while driving a vehicle to deliver aid supplies.

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Injured Libyan calls for international support

BENGHAZI, Libya - A Libyan man who was injured in a fight against forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi lies in a hospital bed in Benghazi, northeastern Libya, on April 17, 2011. He called for support from international society for the uprising, specifically asking for more weapons.

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Libyan rebel fighters in Ajdabiya

AJDABIYA, Libya - Libyan rebel fighters take a short break in Ajdabiya, northeast Libya, on April 17, 2011.

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Red Sox's charity drive for quake relief

BOSTON, United States - Tomoyo Matsuzaka (R), the wife of Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka, collects donations for quake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan, at Fenway Park in Boston on April 17, 2011. The drive was organized by the Red Sox and the Japanese Association of Greater Boston.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Royals

KANSAS CITY, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) slides to third base on a fly ball to right field by Chone Figgins during the sixth inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on April 17, 2011. The Mariners won 3-2.

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Feyenoord's Miyaichi strikes 2 goals vs. Willem II

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Feyenoord midfielder Ryo Miyaichi (R) chases the ball during the first half of a Dutch first-division game against Willem II in Rotterdam on April 17, 2011. Miyaichi scored twice and recorded two assists, contributing to his team's 6-1 victory.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Royals

KANSAS CITY, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki (L) doubles to right during the sixth inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City on April 17, 2011. The Mariners won 3-2.

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Rio Taiko performers encourage Japan

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Members of the Rio Nikkei Taiko perform Japanese ''taiko'' drums with the famous Sugarloaf Mountain in the background, at the ''Gambare Japan (Carry on Japan)'' event in Rio de Janeiro, on April 17, 2011. Taiko drummers gathered in at least 24 cities in Brazil the same day for a simultaneous performance, to wish for the recovery of devastated areas in Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Feyenoord's Miyaichi strikes 2 goals vs. Willem II

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Feyenoord midfielder Ryo Miyaichi (R) celebrates scoring a goal with his teammate during the first half of a Dutch first-division game against Willem II in Rotterdam on April 17, 2011. Miyaichi scored twice and recorded two assists, contributing to his team's 6-1 victory.

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Saito lives up to billing in pro debut

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Yuki Saito pitches during a game against the Lotte Marines at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on April 17, 2011. Saito walked away a winner in his pro baseball debut after an 8-4 victory.

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Catania's Morimoto vs. Lazio

CATANIA, Italy - Catania forward Takayuki Morimoto dribbles during the second half of a Serie A game against Lazio on April 17, 2011. Lazio won 4-1.

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Sugimoto captures 1st judo nat'l title

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Double world champion Mika Sugimoto holds the trophy after she scored an ippon against Kumiko Hagiwara in the open weight category final to claim her first crown at the women's national championship at Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium in Yokohama on April 17, 2011.

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TEPCO aims to achieve 'cold shutdown' for reactors in 6-9 months

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata (front) bows in an apology at the end of a press conference in Tokyo on April 17, 2011. He said TEPCO aims to bring the damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to a stable condition known as a ''cold shutdown'' in about six to nine months, while trying to achieve a ''steady reduction'' in levels of radiation leaks in about three months.

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Ishikawa settles for 3rd in season opener

KUWANA, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa hits a recovery shot on the eighth hole of the final round of the season-opening Token Homemate Cup at Token Tado Country Club in Mie Prefecture on April 17, 2011. Ishikawa failed to mount a final-round charge, an early stumble proving costly as he settled for third place.

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Fudo wins playoff to take Nishijin Ladies Classic

KUMAMOTO, Japan - JLPGA heavyweight Yuri Fudo holds the trophy after she won in the Nishijin Ladies Classic at Kumamoto Kuko Country Club in Kumamoto Prefecture on April 17, 2011.

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Clinton in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donohue, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto and Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japanese Business Federation, join hands after their meeting in Tokyo on April 17, 2011.

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Clinton in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks in a joint press conference with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto after their meeting in Tokyo on April 17, 2011.

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Japan spokesman Edano in Fukushima

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano (2nd from R) wears a protective suit as the top Japanese government spokesman visited Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 17, 2011, in an evacuation area within 20 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Nuclear Power Station.

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Japan spokesman Edano in Fukushima

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Police officers search for bodies of missing people in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 17, 2011, in an evacuation area within 20 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Nuclear Power Station. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano, Japan's top government spokesman visited, visited the area the same day.

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Clinton in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoko Kan welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) ahead of their meeting in Tokyo on April 17, 2011.

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Clinton in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto address a joint press conference after their meeting in Tokyo on April 17, 2011.

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Japan spokesman Edano in Fukushima

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano, Japan's top government spokesman, wears a protective suit on the premises of a police station in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 17, 2011. Edano then headed to an evacuation area within 20 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Nuclear Power Station.

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Japan spokesman Edano in Fukushima

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano (front) wears a protective suit on the premises of a police station in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 17, 2011. Edano, Japan's top government spokesman, then headed to an evacuation area within 20 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Nuclear Power Station.

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Saito lives up to billing in pro debut

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Yuki Saito pitches during a game against the Lotte Marines at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on April 17, 2011. Saito walked away a winner in his pro baseball debut after an 8-4 victory.

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Clinton in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak greets U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) in Seoul on April 17, 2011.

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Japan spokesman Edano in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano (L) bows to Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato at the Fukushima prefectural hall in Fukushima City on April 17, 2011. Edano, Japan's top government spokesman, was visiting Fukushima Prefecture, which was hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and a nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station.

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Morning bazaar resumes in tsunami-hit Kesennuma

KESENNUMA, Japan - The morning bazaar in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, resumes on April 17, 2011, for the first time since the coastal city was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and ensuing tsunami.

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Kyoto dance performance

KYOTO, Japan - ''Geiko'' and ''maiko,'' which are types of geisha in Kyoto, are clad in kimono in Kyoto on Feb. 17, 2011, to take photos for the program of the Kitano Odori dance performances in the ancient Japanese capital from March to April 2011.

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Revival of JAL crane logo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo, taken in May 2008 in Japan's Narita airport, shows Japan Airlines Corp.'s logo depicting a red crane. In 2008, JAL stopped using the logo adopted in the 1950s, but officials of the airline said Jan. 17, 2011, that it will revive it in April, hoping to use it as a symbol of its business rehabilitation efforts.