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.

French film legend Alain Delon dies at 88

French film legend Alain Delon dies at 88

File photo taken in April 1963 shows French actor Alain Delon giving in an interview in Tokyo. Delon, who starred in classics such as "Purple Noon" and "The Leopard," has died at age 88, his family said on Aug. 18, 2024.

French film legend Alain Delon dies at 88

French film legend Alain Delon dies at 88

File photo taken in April 1965 shows French actor Alain Delon attending a press conference during his stay in Japan. Delon, who starred in classics such as "Purple Noon" and "The Leopard," has died at age 88, his family said on Aug. 18, 2024.

Nose Tea cafe in Bangkok

Nose Tea cafe in Bangkok

A cheese tea is pictured at an outlet of the Nose Tea cafe chain in Bangkok on April 18, 2024.

Nose Tea cafe in Bangkok

Nose Tea cafe in Bangkok

Cafe chain Nose Tea's logo is seen inside an outlet in Bangkok on April 18, 2024.

Baseball: Tsutsugo rejoins BayStars

Baseball: Tsutsugo rejoins BayStars

Yoshitomo Tsutsugo (L) poses in his new DeNA BayStars jersey with manager Daisuke Miura during an introductory press conference at Yokohama Stadium near Tokyo on April 18, 2024. The 32-year-old slugger rejoined the club on a three-year contract, having played with multiple Major League Baseball and U.S. independent league clubs since 2020.

Rewilding horses in southwestern Japan

Rewilding horses in southwestern Japan

Photo taken April 18, 2024, shows a mare and newborn foal of the Misaki Japanese native horse breed, designated as a national protected species, on the Toi Peninsula in Kushima in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

Rewilding horses in southwestern Japan

Rewilding horses in southwestern Japan

Photo taken April 18, 2024, shows a mare and newborn foal of the Misaki Japanese native horse breed, designated as a national protected species, on the Toi Peninsula in Kushima in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

Australia Pavilion wins Golden Lion at Venice Biennale 2024

Australia Pavilion wins Golden Lion at Venice Biennale 2024

Photo taken on April 18, 2024, shows the Australia Pavilion, which was awarded the Golden Lion for Best National Participation at the 60th Venice Biennale art exhibition in Venice, Italy.

Group of 20 finance chiefs meeting

Group of 20 finance chiefs meeting

Brazilian central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto (2nd from R) attends a press conference in Washington on April 18, 2024, after a Group of 20 finance chiefs meeting.

Group of 20 finance chiefs meeting

Group of 20 finance chiefs meeting

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki (R) and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attend a press conference in Washington on April 18, 2024, after a Group of 20 finance chiefs meeting.

United States blocks full U.N. membership for Palestinians

United States blocks full U.N. membership for Palestinians

U.S. representative Robert Wood (raising hand) raises a hand to veto a draft resolution for Palestine's full United Nations membership at the world body's headquarters in New York on April 18, 2024.

Group of 20 finance chiefs meeting

Group of 20 finance chiefs meeting

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki (C) and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda (L) attend a press conference in Washington on April 18, 2024, after a Group of 20 finance chiefs meeting.

Baseball: Rangers vs. Tigers

Baseball: Rangers vs. Tigers

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda leaves the mound in the middle of the third inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers on April 18, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan.

Baseball: Rangers vs. Tigers

Baseball: Rangers vs. Tigers

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda leaves the mound in the middle of the third inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers on April 18, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan.

Baseball: Rangers vs. Tigers

Baseball: Rangers vs. Tigers

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda takes the mound in a baseball game against the Texas Rangers on April 18, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan.

Baseball: Rangers vs. Tigers

Baseball: Rangers vs. Tigers

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda takes the mound in a baseball game against the Texas Rangers on April 18, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan.

Baseball: Rangers vs. Tigers

Baseball: Rangers vs. Tigers

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda takes the mound in a baseball game against the Texas Rangers on April 18, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan.

Baseball: Rangers vs. Tigers

Baseball: Rangers vs. Tigers

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda takes the mound in a baseball game against the Texas Rangers on April 18, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan.

Baseball: Rangers vs. Tigers

Baseball: Rangers vs. Tigers

Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Kenta Maeda takes the mound in a baseball game against the Texas Rangers on April 18, 2024, at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan.

Sumo: Practice tour

Sumo: Practice tour

Sumo grand champion Terunofuji (C) takes on Onosato during a spring provincial practice tour in Urayasu in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are lit up at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are lit up at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

Crown prince in quake-hit Ishikawa town

Crown prince in quake-hit Ishikawa town

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (R) visits an earthquake-hit farm in the Ishikawa Prefecture town of Anamizu on April 18, 2024, following the Jan. 1 disaster in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

Crown prince in quake-hit Ishikawa town

Crown prince in quake-hit Ishikawa town

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (R) visits an earthquake-hit farm in the Ishikawa Prefecture town of Anamizu on April 18, 2024, following the Jan. 1 disaster in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

Crown prince in quake-hit Ishikawa town

Crown prince in quake-hit Ishikawa town

Japanese Crown Prince Fumihito (R) visits an earthquake-hit farm in the Ishikawa Prefecture town of Anamizu on April 18, 2024, following the Jan. 1 disaster in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

U.S. ambassador to U.N. in Tokyo

U.S. ambassador to U.N. in Tokyo

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield answers a student's question on artificial intelligence at Keio University in Tokyo on April 18, 2024.

U.S. ambassador to U.N. in Tokyo

U.S. ambassador to U.N. in Tokyo

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield (R) makes a speech in Tokyo on April 18, 2024

Cherry blossoms in northern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northern Japan

Cherry blossoms begin to bloom in Hakodate on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on April 18, 2024.

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms in northeastern Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom at Hirosaki Park in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

Hall of Fame museum in N.Y. to display collections themed on Japan-U.S. baseball exchanges

Hall of Fame museum in N.Y. to display collections themed on Japan-U.S. baseball exchanges

(from L) Josh Rawitch, president of the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel and Masanori Murakami, the first Japanese national to become a Major League Baseball player, attend a press conference at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Tokyo on April 18, 2024. Rawitch said a jersey (L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers' two-way star Shohei Ohtani will be on display during a special exhibition themed on transpacific baseball exchanges starting at the museum in Cooperstown, New York, in July 2025.

China's Wang Yi in Jakarta

China's Wang Yi in Jakarta

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) shakes hands with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi on in Jakarta on April 18, 2024.

China's Wang Yi in Jakarta

China's Wang Yi in Jakarta

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is pictured before talks with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi in Jakarta on April 18, 2024.

Oracle to invest $8 bil. in Japan

Oracle to invest $8 bil. in Japan

U.S. IT firm Oracle Corp. CEO Safra Catz holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 18, 2024. She said the Japanese unit of Oracle Corp. will invest $8 billion in Japan over the next 10 years to respond to the country's growing demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence.

Oracle to invest $8 bil. in Japan

Oracle to invest $8 bil. in Japan

U.S. IT firm Oracle Corp. CEO Safra Catz holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 18, 2024. She said the Japanese unit of Oracle Corp. will invest $8 billion in Japan over the next 10 years to respond to the country's growing demand for cloud computing and artificial intelligence.

Nemophila flowers in eastern Japan

Nemophila flowers in eastern Japan

Nemophila flowers are in full bloom at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

Nemophila flowers in eastern Japan

Nemophila flowers in eastern Japan

Nemophila flowers are in full bloom at Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on April 18, 2024.

Abductee's families meet U.S. envoy to U.N.

Abductee's families meet U.S. envoy to U.N.

Takuya Yokota (2nd from L), head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, speaks to reporters following a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 18, 2024. His sister Megumi was abducted by North Korea at age 13 in 1977.

Japan court ruling on unrecognized Minamata victims

Japan court ruling on unrecognized Minamata victims

Unrecognized sufferers of the Minamata mercury-poisoning disease and their lawyers meet the media outside the Niigata District Court in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on April 18, 2024, after it recognized 26 plaintiffs as eligible for compensation by the company responsible but did not award them relief payments from the state.

Japan court ruling on unrecognized Minamata victims

Japan court ruling on unrecognized Minamata victims

Unrecognized sufferers of the Minamata mercury-poisoning disease march to the Niigata District Court in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on April 18, 2024. The court later in the day recognized 26 plaintiffs as eligible for compensation by the company responsible but did not award them relief payments from the state.

Abductee's families meet U.S. envoy to U.N.

Abductee's families meet U.S. envoy to U.N.

Members of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, including Sakie Yokota (3rd from R) -- whose daughter Megumi was abducted at age 13 in 1977 -- pose for a photo as they hold a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield (3rd from L) at the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 18, 2024. Seen on the far left is Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi.

Abductee's families meet U.S. envoy to U.N.

Abductee's families meet U.S. envoy to U.N.

Members of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, including Sakie Yokota (3rd from R) -- whose daughter Megumi was abducted at age 13 in 1977 -- hold a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield (4th from L) at the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 18, 2024.

Abductee's families meet U.S. envoy to U.N.

Abductee's families meet U.S. envoy to U.N.

Members of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, including Sakie Yokota (back, 2nd from R) -- whose daughter Megumi was abducted at age 13 in 1977 -- hold a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield (front, far L) at the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 18, 2024.

Abductee's families meet U.S. envoy to U.N.

Abductee's families meet U.S. envoy to U.N.

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea at age 13 in 1977, attends a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 18, 2024. Other members of a group representing the families of Japanese abductees were also present.

Abductee's families meet U.S. envoy to U.N.

Abductee's families meet U.S. envoy to U.N.

Sakie Yokota (front, C), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea at age 13 in 1977, attends a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield at the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 18, 2024. Other members of a group representing the families of Japanese abductees were also present.

M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

Photo taken April 18, 2024, shows collapsed tombstones in Ainan in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit a wide area of western Japan the previous night.