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US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

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US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations 2

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

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Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Aerial view of the construction site of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High speed Railway Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Railway Bridge in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China on December 13, 2025. The bridge has a total length of 29.2 kilometers and is the world's longest under construction high-speed rail sea crossing bridge with the highest construction standards. The Beihang Road Bridge has a main span of 450 meters, breaking the record for the world's largest under construction ballastless track cable-stayed bridge.

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Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Aerial view of the construction site of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High speed Railway Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Railway Bridge in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China on December 13, 2025. The bridge has a total length of 29.2 kilometers and is the world's longest under construction high-speed rail sea crossing bridge with the highest construction standards. The Beihang Road Bridge has a main span of 450 meters, breaking the record for the world's largest under construction ballastless track cable-stayed bridge.

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Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Aerial view of the construction site of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High speed Railway Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Railway Bridge in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China on December 13, 2025. The bridge has a total length of 29.2 kilometers and is the world's longest under construction high-speed rail sea crossing bridge with the highest construction standards. The Beihang Road Bridge has a main span of 450 meters, breaking the record for the world's largest under construction ballastless track cable-stayed bridge.

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Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Aerial view of the construction site of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High speed Railway Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Railway Bridge in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China on December 13, 2025. The bridge has a total length of 29.2 kilometers and is the world's longest under construction high-speed rail sea crossing bridge with the highest construction standards. The Beihang Road Bridge has a main span of 450 meters, breaking the record for the world's largest under construction ballastless track cable-stayed bridge.

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Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Aerial view of the construction site of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High speed Railway Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Railway Bridge in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China on December 13, 2025. The bridge has a total length of 29.2 kilometers and is the world's longest under construction high-speed rail sea crossing bridge with the highest construction standards. The Beihang Road Bridge has a main span of 450 meters, breaking the record for the world's largest under construction ballastless track cable-stayed bridge.

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Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Aerial view of the construction site of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High speed Railway Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Railway Bridge in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China on December 13, 2025. The bridge has a total length of 29.2 kilometers and is the world's longest under construction high-speed rail sea crossing bridge with the highest construction standards. The Beihang Road Bridge has a main span of 450 meters, breaking the record for the world's largest under construction ballastless track cable-stayed bridge.

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Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Aerial view of the construction site of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High speed Railway Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Railway Bridge in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China on December 13, 2025. The bridge has a total length of 29.2 kilometers and is the world's longest under construction high-speed rail sea crossing bridge with the highest construction standards. The Beihang Road Bridge has a main span of 450 meters, breaking the record for the world's largest under construction ballastless track cable-stayed bridge.

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Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Aerial view of the construction site of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High speed Railway Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Railway Bridge in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China on December 13, 2025. The bridge has a total length of 29.2 kilometers and is the world's longest under construction high-speed rail sea crossing bridge with the highest construction standards. The Beihang Road Bridge has a main span of 450 meters, breaking the record for the world's largest under construction ballastless track cable-stayed bridge.

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Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Aerial view of the construction site of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High speed Railway Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Railway Bridge in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China on December 13, 2025. The bridge has a total length of 29.2 kilometers and is the world's longest under construction high-speed rail sea crossing bridge with the highest construction standards. The Beihang Road Bridge has a main span of 450 meters, breaking the record for the world's largest under construction ballastless track cable-stayed bridge.

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Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High Speed Railway Construction

Aerial view of the construction site of the Nantong-Suzhou-Jiaxing- Ningbo High speed Railway Hangzhou Bay Cross sea Railway Bridge in Haiyan County, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, China on December 13, 2025. The bridge has a total length of 29.2 kilometers and is the world's longest under construction high-speed rail sea crossing bridge with the highest construction standards. The Beihang Road Bridge has a main span of 450 meters, breaking the record for the world's largest under construction ballastless track cable-stayed bridge.

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US: Mid-Missouri Hit by Severe Storms and Possible Tornado, Thousands Lose Power

Severe storms swept through mid-Missouri on Sunday, April 20, prompting tornado warnings and causing widespread damage. A possible tornado in Callaway County injured one person in New Bloomfield. Thousands of customers experienced power outages.

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Winter Brewing Ceremony For Yellow Rice Wine - China

A start-of-winter brewing ceremony for yellow rice wine is held at Shendang Winery Co., Ltd. in Haiyan County of Jiaxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2024. Shendang Winery Co., Ltd., a century-old winery in Shendang Ancient Town in Jiaxing, held a start-of-winter brewing ceremony for yellow rice wine on Saturday. The ceremony is a tradition observed around Lidong, or Start of Winter, the 19th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar. Photo by Xinhua/Xu Yu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Winter Brewing Ceremony For Yellow Rice Wine - China

Workers clean brewing vats at Shendang Winery Co., Ltd. in Haiyan County of Jiaxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2024. Shendang Winery Co., Ltd., a century-old winery in Shendang Ancient Town in Jiaxing, held a start-of-winter brewing ceremony for yellow rice wine on Saturday. The ceremony is a tradition observed around Lidong, or Start of Winter, the 19th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar. Photo by Xinhua/Xu Yu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Winter Brewing Ceremony For Yellow Rice Wine - China

Staff members work at Shendang Winery Co., Ltd. in Haiyan County of Jiaxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2024. Shendang Winery Co., Ltd., a century-old winery in Shendang Ancient Town in Jiaxing, held a start-of-winter brewing ceremony for yellow rice wine on Saturday. The ceremony is a tradition observed around Lidong, or Start of Winter, the 19th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar. Photo by Xinhua/Xu Yu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Winter Brewing Ceremony For Yellow Rice Wine - China

Tourists visit Shendang Winery Co., Ltd. in Haiyan County of Jiaxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2024. Shendang Winery Co., Ltd., a century-old winery in Shendang Ancient Town in Jiaxing, held a start-of-winter brewing ceremony for yellow rice wine on Saturday. The ceremony is a tradition observed around Lidong, or Start of Winter, the 19th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar. Photo by Xinhua/Xu Yu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Winter Brewing Ceremony For Yellow Rice Wine - China

A staff member works at Shendang Winery Co., Ltd. in Haiyan County of Jiaxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 9, 2024. Shendang Winery Co., Ltd., a century-old winery in Shendang Ancient Town in Jiaxing, held a start-of-winter brewing ceremony for yellow rice wine on Saturday. The ceremony is a tradition observed around Lidong, or Start of Winter, the 19th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar. Photo by Xinhua/Xu Yu/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Qinshan nuclear plant

HAIYAN, China - The site of two new reactors under construction at the Qinshan nuclear power plant was shown to reporters at Haiyan County in Zhejiang Province, eastern China, on April 24, 2012.

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Qinghai Lake, an inspiring story of bio-conservation | Stories shared by Xi Jinping

STORY: Qinghai Lake, an inspiring story of bio-conservation | Stories shared by Xi Jinping DATELINE: March 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:12 LOCATION: XINING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CANG HAIPING, Chairman of Association of Musicians in Qinghai Province 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANTEN TSRING, Villager of Haiyan County 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): DORJE TSRING, Villager of Haiyan County 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): SONAM TASHI, Villager of Haiyan County 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): LI CHANGZHONG, Professor with Qinghai University 6. VOICEOVER (Chinese): XI JINPING, Chinese President 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): MA HONGBO, Vice president of Party School of Qinghai Provincial Committee of the CPC STORYLINE: More than 80 years ago, Chinese musician Wang Luobin, inspired by the beautiful Jinyintan grassland, created a folk song "In a Faraway Fairyland," which later became a hit. The song was recalled by Chinese President Xi Jinping during an inspection tour of northwest China's Qinghai Prov

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Qinshan nuclear plant

HAIYAN, China - The site of two new reactors under construction at the Qinshan nuclear power plant was shown to reporters at Haiyan County in Zhejiang Province, eastern China, on April 24, 2012. (Kyodo)