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.

Growth record of world's smallest surviving baby

Growth record of world's smallest surviving baby

Photo taken on May 23, 2019, shows the growth record of Ryusuke Sekino, which was kept by nurses and nursery staff at an intensive care unit for newborns in a hospital in the central Japan city of Nagano. The Japanese baby boy was admitted to the hospital after his birth weighing just 285 grams in October 2018. He was discharged from the hospital in good health the following April and was believed to be the smallest surviving baby in the world at the time.

Growth record of world's smallest surviving baby

Growth record of world's smallest surviving baby

Photo taken on May 23, 2019, shows the growth record of Ryusuke Sekino, which was kept by nurses and nursery staff at an intensive care unit for newborns in a hospital in the central Japan city of Nagano. The Japanese baby boy was admitted to the hospital after his birth weighing just 285 grams in October 2018. He was discharged from the hospital in good health the following April and was believed to be the smallest surviving baby in the world at the time.

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.

Subtropical forest in southern Japan

Subtropical forest in southern Japan

KUNIGAMI, Japan, May 23 Kyodo - Photo taken April 23, 2018, shows an area of forest named Yambaru in the northern part of Okinawa Prefecture's main island, southern Japan.

Sit-in protest against U.S. base transfer work

Sit-in protest against U.S. base transfer work

NAGO, Japan, April 23 Kyodo - Protestors stage a sit-in at the gate of the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Schwab in the Henoko district of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 23, 2018, to block the passage of construction vehicles mobilized by the Japanese government for the relocation of the Marines' Air Station Futenma to the district.==Kyodo