US: Heavy Rain Triggers Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri 3

Flash flood warnings were issued for a widespread area in southern Missouri on Friday, April 4, as heavy rains hit the region.

US: Heavy Rain Triggers Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri 4

Flash flood warnings were issued for a widespread area in southern Missouri on Friday, April 4, as heavy rains hit the region.

US: Brush Fire Erupts In Del Mar Heights, San Diego 5

A brush fire erupted in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood in San Diego on Tuesday morning, June 25. The fire near Mira Montana Drive off Del Mar Heights Road prompted the mandatory evacuation of 2,500 residents from the area. The fire's forward progress was stopped by about 5:30 p.m. and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted by 7:20 p.m.

Hawaiian musician in Japan to promote 'Ehime Maru' song

Hawaiian musician in Japan to promote 'Ehime Maru' song

SENDAI, Japan - Jake Shimabukuro, 24, a ukulele player from Honolulu, talks to reporters on arrival at Sendai airport on March 22 to promote a song he has dedicated to victims of last month's sinking of the Japanese fisheries training ship Ehime Maru by a U.S. submarine off Hawaii.

Honolulu ukulele player to release Ehime Maru song

Honolulu ukulele player to release Ehime Maru song

HONOLULU, United States - Jake Shimabukuro strums a ukulele on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. He has written a song titled ''Ehimemaru,'' dedicated to the victims of the sinking of the Japanese training ship Ehime Maru near Hawaii last month, and plans to release it. Sales from the song are to be donated to a fund recently set up by Hawaii-based groups. Shimabukuro, a fourth-generation Japanese-American, said he wanted to do something to help relatives of the nine people missing, presumed dead, in the Feb. 9 collision.

Ukulele master dedicated to narrowing Japan-U.S. culture gap

Ukulele master dedicated to narrowing Japan-U.S. culture gap

Jake Shimabukuro poses with his ukulele before a live performance in Tokyo on June 25, 2016. Born and raised in Hawaii, Shimabukuro is a fifth-generation Japanese-American. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hawaiian musician in Japan to promote 'Ehime Maru' song

Hawaiian musician in Japan to promote 'Ehime Maru' song

SENDAI, Japan - Jake Shimabukuro, 24, a ukulele player from Honolulu, talks to reporters on arrival at Sendai airport on March 22 to promote a song he has dedicated to victims of last month's sinking of the Japanese fisheries training ship Ehime Maru by a U.S. submarine off Hawaii.

Honolulu ukulele player to release Ehime Maru song

Honolulu ukulele player to release Ehime Maru song

HONOLULU, United States - Jake Shimabukuro strums a ukulele on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. He has written a song titled ''Ehimemaru,'' dedicated to the victims of the sinking of the Japanese training ship Ehime Maru near Hawaii last month, and plans to release it. Sales from the song are to be donated to a fund recently set up by Hawaii-based groups. Shimabukuro, a fourth-generation Japanese-American, said he wanted to do something to help relatives of the nine people missing, presumed dead, in the Feb. 9 collision.