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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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Dale Oen dies during training camp

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2011 shows Norway's Alexander Dale Oen (C) holding the gold medal he won in the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the world swimming championships in Shanghai. Dale Oen died April 30, 2012, during a training camp in Flagstaff, Arizona. He was 26.

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Year after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - People pass the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to be in Abbottabad, a garrison city in northwestern Pakistan, on April 30, 2012. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden on May 2, 2011 in a house that used to stand there.

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Year after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - Boys play cricket at the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to stand in Abbottabad, a garrison city in northwestern Pakistan, on April 30, 2012. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden there on May 2, 2011.

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Year after bin Laden's killing

ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - A boy plays at the site where a hideout of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden used to be in Abbottabad, a garrison city in northwestern Pakistan, on April 30, 2012. U.S. Navy Seals killed bin Laden there on May 2, 2011.

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Fukushima Univ. to waive tuition for disaster-hit students

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fukushima University President Osamu Nittono (L), at a press conference in the city of Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 30, 2011, said the university will waive tuition and enrollment fees for students severely affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster, from the next academic year starting in April 2012.

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Michelin Guide for Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Nihon Michelin Tire Co. President Bernard Delmas (R) pays a courtesy visit to Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi at the governor's official residence in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Sept. 30, 2011. The Hokkaido version of the Michelin Guide, a world famous restaurant guide, will be released in April 2012, the Tokyo-based unit of French tire maker Michelin said the same day, offering the third regional version in Japan following the Tokyo and western Japan editions.

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Astronaut Noguchi speaks at U.S. college

LOS ANGELES, United States - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi speaks at El Camino College in Torrance, California, on April 30, 2011. During an event commemorating the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, Noguchi shared his experience in space with grade school students as part of his efforts to inspire their curiosity in space.

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Kim wins silver at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Vancouver Olympic gold medalist Kim Yu Na of South Korea performs in the women's free program at the world figure skating championships in Moscow on April 30, 2011. Kim won the silver medal.

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Mariners beat Red Sox

BOSTON, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielders Ichiro Suzuki (R) and Michael Saunders celebrate as their team won against the Boston Red Sox 5-4 at Fenway Park in Boston on April 30, 2011.

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Figure skating world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - (From L) Silver medalist Kim Yu Na of South Korea, Japanese gold medalist Miki Ando and bronze medalist Carolina Kostner of Italy pose during the award ceremony of the world figure skating championships in Moscow on April 30, 2011.

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Kim wins silver at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Vancouver Olympic gold medalist Kim Yu Na of South Korea performs in the women's free program at the world figure skating championships in Moscow on April 30, 2011. Kim won the silver medal.

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Ando wins world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Miki Ando of Japan performs in the women's free program at the world figure skating championships in Moscow on April 30, 2011. Ando won the title.

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Ando wins world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Miki Ando of Japan waves to spectators after competing in the women's free program at the world figure skating championships in Moscow on April 30, 2011. Ando won the title.

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Ando wins world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Miki Ando of Japan performs in the women's free program at the world figure skating championships in Moscow on April 30, 2011. Ando won the title.

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Ando wins world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Miki Ando of Japan performs in the women's free program at the world figure skating championships in Moscow on April 30, 2011. Ando won the title.

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Murakami at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs in the women's free program at the world figure skating championships in Moscow on April 30, 2011.

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Asada at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Defending champion Mao Asada of Japan performs in the women's free program at the world figure skating championships in Moscow on April 30, 2011.

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Asada at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Defending champion Mao Asada of Japan performs in the women's free program at the world figure skating championships in Moscow on April 30, 2011.

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Murakami at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Kanako Murakami of Japan performs in the women's free program at the world figure skating championships in Moscow on April 30, 2011.

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Monk at cemetery for tsunami victims

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - A Buddhist monk from Tokyo chants a sutra at a temporary cemetery for quake and tsunami victims in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 30, 2011.

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Volunteer in disaster area

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - A girl from Tokyo removes rubble as a member of a volunteer group in tsunami-hit Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 30, 2011.

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TEPCO apologizes to Fukushima residents

KAWAMATA, Japan - Residents who were forced to evacuate from their homes due to radiation leakage at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant listen to Norio Tsuzumi, the executive vice president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant operator, speak during a briefing session in the village of Iitate on April 30, 2011.

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TEPCO apologizes to Fukushima residents

KAWAMATA, Japan - Residents attend an information session hosted by Tokyo Electric Power Co., which operates the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 30, 2011, in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture, which is partially under the central government's evacuation directive as a result of radiation leakage at the crippled plant.

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TEPCO apologizes to Fukushima residents

KAWAMATA, Japan - Residents attend an information session hosted by Tokyo Electric Power Co., which operates the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 30, 2011, in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture, which is partially under the central government's evacuation directive as a result of radiation leakage at the crippled plant.

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TEPCO apologizes to Fukushima residents

IITATE, Japan - Norio Tsuzumi (2nd from R), the executive vice president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., and other executives, bow in apology to residents of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, who were forced to evacuate from their homes due to radiation leakage at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, operated by the utility, on April 30, 2011, in Iitate.

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TEPCO apologizes to Fukushima residents

KAWAMATA, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. Vice President Norio Tsuzumi (front L) bows in apology during an information session for local residents on April 30, 2011, in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture. The town partially falls under the central government's evacuation directive as a result of radiation leakage at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Anti-nuke protest in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Ayako Oga (2nd from R), 38, and Saeko Uno, 39, (3rd from R) from Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, take part in a protest against nuclear power in Taipei on April 30, 2011, following the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Samba dancers cheer tsunami survivors

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Children dance with samba dancers near an evacuation center in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 30, 2011. Tsunami survivors watched a dance show by a samba team who came to the tsunami-hit area from Saitama Prefecture. Momoka Furuchi, a middle school student, said ''It was my first time dancing samba; I was thrilled. I haven't had this much fun in a while.''

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Debris in disaster area

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People view debris and the steel frame of a building, still left at disaster-hit Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 30, 2011. The central government assumes it will take three years for the prefectures worst hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami to finish removing massive piles of debris left by the disaster.

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Debris in disaster area

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People stand in the rubble at tsunami-hit Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 30, 2011. The central government assumes it will take three years for the prefectures worst hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami to finish removing massive piles of debris left by the disaster.

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Removal of debris from disaster areas

MATSUSHIMA, Japan - Employees of Okayama City collect debris in the disaster-hit town of Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 30, 2011. The central government assumes it will take three years for the prefectures worst hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami to finish removing massive piles of debris left by the disaster.

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Removal of debris from disaster areas

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Police officers from the Metropolitan Police Department take part in removal work of debris in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 30, 2011. The central government assumes it will take three years for prefectures worst hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami to finish removing massive piles of debris left by the disaster.

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Removal of debris from disaster areas

KAMAISHI, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces remove rubble in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 30, 2011. The central government assumes it will take three years for the prefectures worst hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami to finish removing massive piles of debris left by the disaster.

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Volunteers arrive at tsunami-hit areas as holiday starts

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Volunteers check in at a volunteer center in disaster-hit Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 30, 2011. Many volunteers from across Japan arrived at areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, at the onset of the Golden Week holidays.

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Newly approved Japanese textbooks

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows some of the textbooks newly approved on March 30, 2011, by the Japanese government for use at junior high schools from April 2012. All seven civics textbooks describe the disputed Senkaku Islands and Takeshima islets as Japanese territories.

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Japan relief efforts by Atlanta Braves

ATLANTA, United States - A scoreboard at Turner Field of the Atlanta Braves in Atlanta, Georgia, indicates all contributions for supporting quake-hit Japan to the Braves Foundation through April 30, 2011, will be donated to the American Red Cross. A wide area of northeastern and eastern Japan was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami on March 11.