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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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Japan medical team in quake-hit Myanmar

Japan medical team in quake-hit Myanmar

Photo taken on April 8, 2025, shows a temporary clinic set up by a 32-member team of medical workers from Japan in Mandalay, central Myanmar, devastated by a powerful earthquake on March 28. The delegation will end its mission on April 23.

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Japan medical team in quake-hit Myanmar

Japan medical team in quake-hit Myanmar

Photo taken on April 8, 2025, shows a temporary clinic set up by a 32-member team of medical workers from Japan in Mandalay, central Myanmar, devastated by a powerful earthquake on March 28. The delegation will end its mission on April 23.

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Ex-U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Armitage dies

Ex-U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Armitage dies

Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage makes a speech at Keio University in Tokyo on June 8, 2018. A longtime Asia hand who had close connections with Japan, Armitage died on April 13, 2025, at the age of 79.

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Japan medical team in quake-hit Myanmar

Japan medical team in quake-hit Myanmar

Photo taken on April 8, 2025, shows medical equipment in a temporary clinic set up by a 32-member team of medical workers from Japan in Mandalay, central Myanmar, devastated by a powerful earthquake on March 28.

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Japan medical team in quake-hit Myanmar

Japan medical team in quake-hit Myanmar

Photo taken on April 8, 2025, shows a temporary clinic set up by a 32-member team of medical workers from Japan in Mandalay, central Myanmar, devastated by a powerful earthquake on March 28.

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Japan medical team in quake-hit Myanmar

Japan medical team in quake-hit Myanmar

Photo taken on April 8, 2025, shows a temporary clinic set up by a 32-member team of medical workers from Japan in Mandalay, central Myanmar, devastated by a powerful earthquake on March 28.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) prepares for his at-bat in the dugout during the seventh innings of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani prepares to bat during the seventh innings of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 8, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken from Sakishima Cosmo Tower Observatory on April 8, 2025, shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka ahead of its April 13 opening on the artificial island of Yumeshima in the western Japan city.

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CORRECTED: Baseball: Rangers vs. Cubs

CORRECTED: Baseball: Rangers vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs reacts after hitting a two-run single in the second inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on April 8, 2025.

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CORRECTED: Baseball: Rangers vs. Cubs

CORRECTED: Baseball: Rangers vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a two-run single in the second inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on April 8, 2025.

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CORRECTED: Baseball: Rangers vs. Cubs

CORRECTED: Baseball: Rangers vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a two-run single in the second inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on April 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto works out ahead of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a single in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is pictured in the dugout during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (L) is pictured in the dugout during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (L) grounds out in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) lines out in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani grounds out in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 8, 2025.

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CORRECTED: Baseball: Rangers vs. Cubs

CORRECTED: Baseball: Rangers vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a single in the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on April 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto signs an autograph ahead of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki plays catch ahead of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto plays catch ahead of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Otani is pictured after a practice session ahead of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto throws a rosin bag during a practice session ahead of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani strikes out swinging in the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 8, 2025.

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Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Nationals

Shohei Otani of the Los Angeles Dodgers plays catch before a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on April 8, 2025.

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Lighting event for World Exposition in Osaka

Lighting event for World Exposition in Osaka

The outer wall of the Osaka prefectural government's Sakishima office tower is lit up with laser light in the western Japan city of Osaka on April 8, 2025, in a preview of the Sakishima Lighting Art event. The event will run for six months during the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka and can be seen from the expo venue on the opposite shore.

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Lighting event for World Exposition in Osaka

Lighting event for World Exposition in Osaka

The outer wall of the Osaka prefectural government's Sakishima office tower is lit up with laser light in the western Japan city of Osaka on April 8, 2025, in a preview of the Sakishima Lighting Art event. The event will run for six months during the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka and can be seen from the expo venue on the opposite shore.

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Japan government task force on U.S. tariffs

Japan government task force on U.S. tariffs

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) attends the first meeting of a comprehensive task force to discuss how to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's imposition of reciprocal tariffs at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 8, 2025.

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Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2025, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoshino in the western Japan prefecture of Nara.

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Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2025, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoshino in the western Japan prefecture of Nara.

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Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2025, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoshino in the western Japan prefecture of Nara.

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Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2025, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoshino in the western Japan prefecture of Nara.

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Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Cherry blossoms at western Japan mountain

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 8, 2025, shows Mt. Yoshino covered with cherry blossoms in full bloom in Yoshino in the western Japan prefecture of Nara.

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World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

File photo taken on March 8, 2025, shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka ahead of its April 13 opening on the Yumeshima artificial island in the western Japan city.

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Actor Hirosue arrested over alleged assault in hospital

Actor Hirosue arrested over alleged assault in hospital

Journalists gather near a police station in Hamamatsu in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on April 8, 2025, after Japanese actor Ryoko Hirosue was arrested earlier in the day on suspicion of injuring a nurse at a hospital in a neighboring city by kicking her following a car accident on the Shin-Tomei Expressway on April 7.

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Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 8, 2025.

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Nikkei index rises

Nikkei index rises

A financial monitor in Tokyo on April 8, 2025, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average surging more than 2,100 points during morning trading.

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Actor Hirosue arrested over alleged assault in hospital

Actor Hirosue arrested over alleged assault in hospital

Photo taken on April 8, 2025, shows Shimada General Medical Center in Shimada in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka. Japanese actor Ryoko Hirosue was arrested earlier in the day on suspicion of injuring a nurse at the hospital by kicking her following a car accident on the Shin-Tomei Expressway on April 7.

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Japan government task force in U.S. tarrif

Japan government task force in U.S. tarrif

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (2nd from L) attends at the first meeting of a comprehensive task force to discuss responses to U.S. President Donald Trump's imposition of reciprocal tariff held at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 8, 2025.

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Japan government task force on U.S. tariffs

Japan government task force on U.S. tariffs

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (2nd from R) attends the first meeting of a comprehensive task force to discuss how to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's imposition of reciprocal tariffs at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 8, 2025.

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Nikkei index rises

Nikkei index rises

A financial monitor in Tokyo on April 8, 2025, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average surging more than 1,900 points during morning trading.

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Japan economy chief Akazawa

Japan economy chief Akazawa

Japan's economy minister Ryosei Akazawa arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 8, 2025. The Japanese government later said Akazawa will take charge of tariff talks with the United States following a telephone conversation between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump the previous day during which they agreed to continue bilateral negotiations through their ministers.

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Japan government task force on U.S. tariffs

Japan government task force on U.S. tariffs

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends the first meeting of a comprehensive task force to discuss how to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's imposition of reciprocal tariffs at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 8, 2025.

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