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US: Cumulonimbus Clouds Blanket Brooklyn Sky Amid NYC Thunderstorm

A severe thunderstorm struck New York City on Thursday, June 19, bringing strong winds that uprooted trees and toppled power poles. The storm also caused flooding in streets and led to power outages in some areas. This video shows cumulonimbus clouds blanketing sky in Brooklyn.

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AFI Life Achievement Award Goes To Coppola - LA

Welsh-American businessman and Former CEO of Sony Howard Stringer arrives at the 50th Annual AFI (American Film Institute) Life Achievement Award 2025 Honoring Francis Ford Coppola held at the Dolby Theatre on April 26, 2025 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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AFI Life Achievement Award Goes To Coppola - LA

Welsh-American businessman and Former CEO of Sony Howard Stringer arrives at the 50th Annual AFI (American Film Institute) Life Achievement Award 2025 Honoring Francis Ford Coppola held at the Dolby Theatre on April 26, 2025 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sony's Stringer to retire

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Sony Corp. board chairman Howard Stringer. Stringer said March 8, 2013, he will retire at the company's shareholder meeting in June.

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Sony to replace president

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer (R) and Executive Deputy President Kazuo Hirai shake hands after a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2012. Hirai will replace Stringer in April.

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Sony deputy president Hirai to become president

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Sony Corp. Executive Deputy President Kazuo Hirai. Sony announced Feb. 1, 2012, that Hirai will replace Howard Stringer as president and chief executive officer as of April 1, 2012.

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Sony Chairman Stringer

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Sony Corp. Chairman and President Howard Stringer. Stringer apologized to shareholders and customers on June 28, 2011, over a massive data leak involving about 100 million accounts, mainly of its PlayStation gaming systems.

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Sony shareholders' meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. shareholders enter a building for a meeting in Tokyo on June 28, 2011. During the meeting, Sony Chairman and President Howard Stringer apologized for a massive data leak involving about 100 million accounts mainly of its PlayStation gaming systems.

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Sony's Stringer vows to regain confidence

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows Sony Corp. Chairman and President Howard Stringer. Stringer vowed on May 17, 2011, to win back user trust in the company after a recent data breach involving its PlayStation gaming systems.

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Sony chairman in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and President Howard Stringer speaks during an interview in Tokyo on March 10, 2011. Stringer said Executive Vice President Kazuo Hirai is a leading candidate for next president of the company.

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Japan pitches technology in bid to host soccer World Cup

ZURICH, Switzerland - Members of Japan's 2022 World Cup bid committee pose for photos as they make their final presentation, pitching the use of cutting-edge technology to host the tournament, in Zurich, Switzerland, on Dec. 1, 2010. They are (From L to R) Japan Football Association general secretary Kozo Tashima, 8-year-old actress Rio Sasaki, senior vice sports minister Kan Suzuki, bid committee chief and FIFA board member Junji Ogura and Sony Corp. Chairman and President Howard Stringer.

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Sony readies for battle with Samsung with 3-D TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman Howard Stringer speaks to a group of reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 3, 2009. Stringer said the company hopes to regain its competitive edge in the global television market now driven by South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. with the launch of three-dimensional TVs and expansion of its online services.

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Sony aims for TV, game business profitability by end of FY 2010

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman Howard Stringer briefs reporters on the company's management policy during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2009.

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Sony aims for TV, game business profitability by end of FY 2010

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman Howard Stringer briefs reporters on the company's management policy during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2009.

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Sony unveils digital music player capable of displaying lyrics

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Howard Stringer shows off in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2009, one of 12 new models of the company's Walkman portable digital music player capable of displaying the lyrics of songs downloaded from online music libraries. He said at a news conference that the new Walkman players will help the company beat rivals in Sony's ''home ground'' of Japan and pave the way for Sony to secure a greater share of the global market, currently dominated by iPod music players produced by Apple Inc. of the United States.

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Sony eyes leading the way out of recession with new team

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chief Executive and Chairman Howard Stringer speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on March 4. Stringer said he hopes Sony will be the first to emerge from the bruising recession with a new management team more capable of adapting to a fast-changing digital world.

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Sony President Chubachi to step down in April

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman Howard Stringer speaks at a press conference at Sony's headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 27. The company announced that President Ryoji Chubachi will step down from his post in April while Stringer will double as both president and chairman, to speed up restructuring to cope with dwindling demand for TV and other products amid the global economic crisis.

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Sony President Chubachi to step down in April

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman Howard Stringer (R) speaks at a press conference at Sony's headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 27. The company announced that President Ryoji Chubachi (L) will step down from his post in April while Stringer will double as both president and chairman, to speed up restructuring to cope with dwindling demand for TV and other products amid the global economic crisis.

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Sony to incur largest-ever loss for FY 08, step up cost cuts

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer (L) and President Ryoji Chubachi (R) meet the press at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 22. Sony said it expects to incur its largest-ever loss for the year to March, hit by the yen's sharp appreciation and slumping sales of its electronics products, and that it will step up cost-cutting efforts to deal with the global economic downturn.

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Sony to incur largest-ever loss for FY 08, step up cost cuts

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer reacts during a news conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 22. Sony expects to incur its largest-ever loss for the year to March, hit by the yen's sharp appreciation and slumping sales of its electronics products, and that it will step up cost-cutting efforts to deal with the global economic downturn.

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Sony plans to launch OLED TV sales in U.S. next year: Stringer

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp.'s Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 11. He said the company plans to launch sales of a television employing organic light-emitting diode technology next year in the United States, the second market for the company's ultra thin TV after Japan.

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Sony chief reports progress on restructuring program

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer (R) speaks at a news conference at Sony's head office in Tokyo on June 26 about the company's business reform efforts, with President Ryoji Chubachi listening to him.

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Sony to slash 6,000 jobs overseas, 4,000 in Japan by March 2008

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and group Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer (L) and President Ryoji Chubachi hold up the company's new Walkman digital music devices during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 22. They announced a sweeping management shakeup, including cutting 10,000 jobs worldwide.

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New Sony execs vow to restore company's status

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and group Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer (L) and President Ryoji Chubachi shake hands at a hotel in Tokyo on June 23 prior to a press conference. They met the press a day after Sony's board launched a new management team that Stringer, a Welsh-born U.S. citizen, heads as the first non-Japanese CEO in the company's 59-year history.

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New Sony execs vow to restore company's status

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and group Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer (L) speaks at a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on June 23, with President Ryoji Chubachi looking on.

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Sony should be 'cool again,' says next CEO Stringer

TOKYO, Japan - Howard Stringer, Sony Corp.'s vice executive chairman in charge of entertainment business and head of its U.S. unit, speaks to a group of reporters in Tokyo on March 8, one day after Sony announced that he will become the company's chief executive officer in June.

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Sony picks Stringer as its 1st non-Japanese CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Vice Chairman Howard Stringer (2nd from R), who was named as its next chairman and group chief executive officer on March 7, joins hands with other company executives in Tokyo the same day. Stringer will replace Nobuyuki Idei (2nd from L), making him the first non-Japanese to head a major Japanese electronics firm. Sony also appointed Executive Deputy President Ryoji Chubachi (C) as president, replacing Kunitake Ando (L). At right is Corporate Executive Officer Katsumi Ihara, who was named representative corporate executive Officer.

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Sony set to replace chairman, president

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Chubachi (file photo), executive deputy president of Sony Corp., is expected to replace Kunitake Ando as president. Vice Chairman Howard Stringer is also expected to replace Nobuyuki Idei as chairman and group CEO.

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(3)Stringer to be Sony's 1st non-Japanese CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman Nobuyuki Idei and Vice Chairman Howard Stringer (R) at a press conference on March 7, 2005. (Kyodo)

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Sony set to replace chairman, president

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Chubachi (file photo), executive deputy president of Sony Corp., is expected to replace Kunitake Ando as president. Vice Chairman Howard Stringer is also expected to replace Nobuyuki Idei as chairman and group CEO. (Kyodo)

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Sony picks Stringer as its 1st non-Japanese CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Vice Chairman Howard Stringer (2nd from R), who was named as its next chairman and group chief executive officer on March 7, joins hands with other company executives in Tokyo the same day. Stringer will replace Nobuyuki Idei (2nd from L), making him the first non-Japanese to head a major Japanese electronics firm. Sony also appointed Executive Deputy President Ryoji Chubachi (C) as president, replacing Kunitake Ando (L). At right is Corporate Executive Officer Katsumi Ihara, who was named representative corporate executive Officer. (Kyodo)

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(1)Stringer to be Sony's 1st non-Japanese CEO

TOKYO, Japan - The file photo of Sony Corp. Vice Chairman Howard Stringer who was named its new chairman and group chief executive officer on March 7, 2005. (Kyodo)

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(2)Stringer to be Sony's 1st non-Japanese CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Vice Chairman Howard Stringer talks to Ryoji Chubachi, Sony's executive deputy president, at a press conference on March 7, 2005. Stringer was named Sony's new chairman and group chief executive officer. (Kyodo)

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(4)Stringer to be Sony's 1st non-Japanese CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Vice Chairman Howard Stringer was named its new chairman and group chief executive officer on March 7, 2005. Stringer, the first non-Japanese to lead Sony, is also chairman and CEO of Sony Corp. of America. (Kyodo)

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Sony should be 'cool again,' says next CEO Stringer

TOKYO, Japan - Howard Stringer, Sony Corp.'s vice executive chairman in charge of entertainment business and head of its U.S. unit, speaks to a group of reporters in Tokyo on March 8, one day after Sony announced that he will become the company's chief executive officer in June. (Kyodo)

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New Sony execs vow to restore company's status

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and group Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer (L) speaks at a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on June 23, with President Ryoji Chubachi looking on. (Kyodo)

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Sony chief reports progress on restructuring program

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer (R) speaks at a news conference at Sony's head office in Tokyo on June 26 about the company's business reform efforts, with President Ryoji Chubachi listening to him. (Kyodo)

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Sony plans to launch OLED TV sales in U.S. next year: Stringer

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp.'s Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 11. He said the company plans to launch sales of a television employing organic light-emitting diode technology next year in the United States, the second market for the company's ultra thin TV after Japan. (Kyodo)

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Sony to incur largest-ever loss for FY 08, step up cost cuts

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer reacts during a news conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 22. Sony expects to incur its largest-ever loss for the year to March, hit by the yen's sharp appreciation and slumping sales of its electronics products, and that it will step up cost-cutting efforts to deal with the global economic downturn. (Kyodo)

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Sony to incur largest-ever loss for FY 08, step up cost cuts

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer (L) and President Ryoji Chubachi (R) meet the press at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 22. Sony said it expects to incur its largest-ever loss for the year to March, hit by the yen's sharp appreciation and slumping sales of its electronics products, and that it will step up cost-cutting efforts to deal with the global economic downturn. (Kyodo)

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Sony President Chubachi to step down in April

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman Howard Stringer speaks at a press conference at Sony's headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 27. The company announced that President Ryoji Chubachi (L) will step down from his post in April while Stringer will double as both president and chairman, to speed up restructuring to cope with dwindling demand for TV and other products amid the global economic crisis. (Kyodo)

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Sony President Chubachi to step down in April

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman Howard Stringer (R) speaks at a press conference at Sony's headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 27. The company announced that President Ryoji Chubachi (L) will step down from his post in April while Stringer will double as both president and chairman, to speed up restructuring to cope with dwindling demand for TV and other products amid the global economic crisis. (Kyodo)

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Sony eyes leading the way out of recession with new team

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chief Executive and Chairman Howard Stringer speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on March 4. Stringer said he hopes Sony will be the first to emerge from the bruising recession with a new management team more capable of adapting to a fast-changing digital world. (Kyodo)

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Sony to slash 6,000 jobs overseas, 4,000 in Japan by March 2008

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and group Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer (L) and President Ryoji Chubachi hold up the company's new Walkman digital music devices during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 22. They announced a sweeping management shakeup, including cutting 10,000 jobs worldwide. (Kyodo)

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Sony unveils digital music player capable of displaying lyrics

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Howard Stringer shows off in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2009, one of 12 new models of the company's Walkman portable digital music player capable of displaying the lyrics of songs downloaded from online music libraries. He said at a news conference that the new Walkman players will help the company beat rivals in Sony's ''home ground'' of Japan and pave the way for Sony to secure a greater share of the global market, currently dominated by iPod music players produced by Apple Inc. of the United States. (Kyodo)

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Sony Chairman Stringer

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Sony Corp. Chairman and President Howard Stringer. Stringer apologized to shareholders and customers on June 28, 2011, over a massive data leak involving about 100 million accounts, mainly of its PlayStation gaming systems. (Kyodo)

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Sony shareholders' meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. shareholders enter a building for a meeting in Tokyo on June 28, 2011. During the meeting, Sony Chairman and President Howard Stringer apologized for a massive data leak involving about 100 million accounts mainly of its PlayStation gaming systems. (Kyodo)

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Sony's Stringer vows to regain confidence

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows Sony Corp. Chairman and President Howard Stringer. Stringer vowed on May 17, 2011, to win back user trust in the company after a recent data breach involving its PlayStation gaming systems. (Kyodo)

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Sony chairman in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chairman and President Howard Stringer speaks during an interview in Tokyo on March 10, 2011. Stringer said Executive Vice President Kazuo Hirai is a leading candidate for next president of the company. (Kyodo)

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Sony to replace president

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Howard Stringer (R) and Executive Deputy President Kazuo Hirai shake hands after a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2012. Hirai will replace Stringer in April. (Kyodo)