US: Six-Alarm Junkyard Fire Sends Massive Smoke Plume Over Opa-locka, Miami

A massive junkyard fire broke out around 5 p.m. on Monday, May 25, near Northwest 135th Street and Cairo Lane in Opa-locka, Miami-Dade County. The 6-alarm blaze spread to three nearby businesses, with more than 80 units responding. No injuries were reported.

US: Severe Storms Strike Southeastern Michigan, Damaging University Arena

Severe storms struck southeastern Michigan overnight into Wednesday, April 15, bringing strong winds, heavy rain, and possible tornadoes. In Ann Arbor, winds gusted up to 70 mph, damaging the University of Michigan's Yost Ice Arena and downing trees and power lines across the region.

IAEA in Japan

IAEA in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Juan Carlos Lentijo (C), head of a team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency, hands the team's proposal to Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2013. The team proposed that Tokyo Electric Power Co. consider discharging less harmful radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station as one option to better manage the toxic water buildup at the site.

Son of Japanese man who remained in Philippines

Son of Japanese man who remained in Philippines

OITA, Japan - Carlos Toshimitsu, 76, the son of a Japanese man who went to the Philippines before the Pacific War, hugs one of his relatives at Oita airport on July 19, 2012, during a visit to Japan to obtain Japanese nationality. Toshimitsu visited the birthplace of his father, Wahei Toshimitsu, in the city of Oita in southern Japan before leaving for the Philippines on July 22.