US: Brush Fire Erupts In Del Mar Heights, San Diego 3

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.

Cherry blossoms at quake-hit town train station

Cherry blossoms at quake-hit town train station

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom on April 11, 2024, at a Noto Railway station in Anamizu, an Ishikawa Prefecture town hit hard by the Jan. 1 earthquake in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

Cherry blossoms at quake-hit town train station

Cherry blossoms at quake-hit town train station

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom on April 11, 2024, at a Noto Railway station in Anamizu, an Ishikawa Prefecture town hit hard by the Jan. 1 earthquake in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

Cherry blossoms at quake-hit town train station

Cherry blossoms at quake-hit town train station

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom on April 11, 2024, at a Noto Railway station in Anamizu, an Ishikawa Prefecture town hit hard by the Jan. 1 earthquake in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area.

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

A detour for quake-damaged Route 249 in Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, is jammed with vehicles on Jan. 11, 2024, some transporting relief supplies for people affected by a powerful earthquake in the region on Jan. 1.

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

A detour for quake-damaged Route 249 in Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, is jammed with vehicles on Jan. 11, 2024, some transporting relief supplies for people affected by a powerful earthquake in the region on Jan. 1.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024, shows a Starlink free Wi-Fi spot at a school used as an evacuation center in Suzu in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1 that cut off internet access in the region. ==Kyodo

Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024, shows a Starlink satellite antenna set up on the top of a school used as an evacuation center in Suzu in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1 that cut off internet access in the region.

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken in Anamizu in Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 11, 2024, shows a winery that was severely affected by an earthquake on New Year's Day in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area after 10,000 liters of wine leaked out at the location following the magnitude 7.6 quake.

U.S. presidential election season to kicks off in Iowa

U.S. presidential election season to kicks off in Iowa

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis makes a speech in Ames, Iowa, on Jan. 11, 2024, before the nomination process for the presidential election in November formally begins on Jan. 15, with Republicans expressing their preferences at precinct meetings in Des Moines in the Midwest rural state.

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

A man checks power generators at an evacuation center in Suzu in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 11, 2024, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

CES tech show

CES tech show

Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024, shows an electric bike integrating ChatGPT that was revealed at the CES tech show in Las Vegas.

CES tech show

CES tech show

Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024, shows an electric bike integrating ChatGPT that was revealed at the CES tech show in Las Vegas.

Football: Asian Cup

Football: Asian Cup

Vietnam head coach Philippe Troussier (C) gives instructions to his players as the team trains in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on Jan. 11, 2024, ahead of their group stage match against Japan at the Asian Cup football tournament. Troussier led Japan at the 2002 World Cup, co-hosted by Japan and South Korea.

Football: Asian Cup

Football: Asian Cup

Vietnam head coach Philippe Troussier (far L) gives instructions to his players as the team trains in Al Rayyan, Qatar, on Jan. 11, 2024, ahead of their group stage match against Japan at the Asian Cup football tournament. Troussier led Japan at the 2002 World Cup, co-hosted by Japan and South Korea.

Lotte Holdings President Tamatsuka

Lotte Holdings President Tamatsuka

Lotte Holdings Co. President Genichi Tamatsuka gives an interview in Las Vegas on Jan. 11, 2024.

Rally ahead of Taiwan's presidential election

Rally ahead of Taiwan's presidential election

People attend a large Democratic Progressive Party rally in Taipei on Jan. 11, 2024, ahead of Taiwan's presidential and parliamentary elections on Jan. 13.

Rally ahead of Taiwan's presidential election

Rally ahead of Taiwan's presidential election

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen (R) seeks support for Vice President Lai Ching-te (L) who is running in Taiwan's upcoming presidential election, during a rally in Taipei on Jan. 11, 2024.

Rally ahead of Taiwan's presidential election

Rally ahead of Taiwan's presidential election

Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te, running in the upcoming Taiwan presidential election, seeks support during a rally in Taipei on Jan. 11, 2024.

Rally ahead of Taiwan's presidential election

Rally ahead of Taiwan's presidential election

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen attends a rally in Taipei on Jan. 11, 2024, for Vice President Lai Ching-te who is running in Taiwan's upcoming presidential election.

Debris of N. Korean KN-23 missile in Ukraine

Debris of N. Korean KN-23 missile in Ukraine

Photo taken in Kyiv on Jan. 11, 2024, shows debris from a missile used in a Jan. 2 strike on the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv amid the war with Russia. Ukrainian authorities say they have identified the debris as part of a North Korean KN-23 short-range ballistic missile.

Debris of N. Korean KN-23 missile in Ukraine

Debris of N. Korean KN-23 missile in Ukraine

Photo taken in Kyiv on Jan. 11, 2024, shows debris from a missile used in a Jan. 2 strike on the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv amid the war with Russia. Ukrainian authorities say they have identified the debris as part of a North Korean KN-23 short-range ballistic missile.

Debris of N. Korean KN-23 missile in Ukraine

Debris of N. Korean KN-23 missile in Ukraine

Photo taken in Kyiv on Jan. 11, 2024, shows debris from a missile used in a Jan. 2 strike on the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv amid the war with Russia. Ukrainian authorities say they have identified the debris as part of a North Korean KN-23 short-range ballistic missile.

Debris of N. Korean KN-23 missile in Ukraine

Debris of N. Korean KN-23 missile in Ukraine

Photo taken in Kyiv on Jan. 11, 2024, shows debris from a missile used in a Jan. 2 strike on the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv amid the war with Russia. Ukrainian authorities say they have identified the debris as part of a North Korean KN-23 short-range ballistic missile.

Debris of N. Korean KN-23 missile in Ukraine

Debris of N. Korean KN-23 missile in Ukraine

Photo taken in Kyiv on Jan. 11, 2024, shows debris from a missile used in a Jan. 2 strike on the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv amid the war with Russia. Ukrainian authorities say they have identified the debris as part of a North Korean KN-23 short-range ballistic missile.

Debris of N. Korean KN-23 missile in Ukraine

Debris of N. Korean KN-23 missile in Ukraine

Photo taken in Kyiv on Jan. 11, 2024, shows debris from a missile used in a Jan. 2 strike on the eastern Ukraine city of Kharkiv amid the war with Russia. Ukrainian authorities say they have identified the debris as part of a North Korean KN-23 short-range ballistic missile.

Japan foreign minister in Hague

Japan foreign minister in Hague

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (L) shakes hands with her Dutch counterpart Hanke Bruins Slot in the Hague in the Netherlands on Jan. 11, 2024.

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Firefighters load an elderly home resident into an ambulance at an airport in Toyoyama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 11, 2024, after the person was airlifted using a Self-Defense Forces helicopter from Suzu in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

A woman climbs up a grassy slope to return to an evacuation center in Wajima in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 11, 2024, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

Ex-Cambodian PM Hun Sen in Tokyo

Ex-Cambodian PM Hun Sen in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) shakes hands with former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2024.

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024, shows a tsunami-ravaged area in Suzu in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

Abductee's mother

Abductee's mother

Sakie Yokota (2nd from L), whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea at age 13 in 1977, holds talks with Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (R) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2024.

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Elderly people wrap themselves up in blankets at a nursery home in Nanao in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 11, 2024, after the heating system stopped working following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024, shows electric poles leaning over on a street in Wajima in central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1.

Japan foreign minister in Hague

Japan foreign minister in Hague

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (L) and Joan Donoghue, president of The International Court of Justice, are pictured during a meeting at the court in The Hague in the Netherlands, on Jan. 11, 2024.

Japan foreign minister in Hague

Japan foreign minister in Hague

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (R) holds talks with Joan Donoghue, president of the International Court of Justice, at the court in The Hague in the Netherlands, on Jan. 11, 2024.

Gov't appeal of court ruling on illegal investigation case

Gov't appeal of court ruling on illegal investigation case

Masaaki Okawara (2nd from L), president of machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2024, after the Japanese government and the Tokyo metropolitan government appealed a court ruling in December that ordered them to compensate the president and two others for an unlawful investigation into the alleged illegal export of items seen as capable of being used in the production of biological weapons.

Gov't appeal of court ruling on illegal investigation case

Gov't appeal of court ruling on illegal investigation case

Masaaki Okawara (2nd from L), president of machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2024, after the Japanese government and the Tokyo metropolitan government appealed a court ruling in December that ordered them to compensate the president and two others for an unlawful investigation into the alleged illegal export of items seen as capable of being used in the production of biological weapons.

Gov't appeal of court ruling on illegal investigation case

Gov't appeal of court ruling on illegal investigation case

Masaaki Okawara, president of machinery maker Ohkawara Kakohki Co., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2024, after the Japanese government and the Tokyo metropolitan government appealed a court ruling in December that ordered them to compensate the president and two others for an unlawful investigation into the alleged illegal export of items seen as capable of being used in the production of biological weapons.

Meeting of Japan, S. Korea business leaders

Meeting of Japan, S. Korea business leaders

Masakazu Tokura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, addresses a meeting of business leaders from Japan and South Korea in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2024.

Meeting of Japan, S. Korea business leaders

Meeting of Japan, S. Korea business leaders

Business leaders from Japan and South Korea hold a meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2024.

OECD chief in Tokyo

OECD chief in Tokyo

Mathias Cormann, secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2024.

New Year lectures for imperial family

New Year lectures for imperial family

Princess Aiko (L, front), the only child of Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, listens to a scholar's New Year lecture at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

New Year lectures for imperial family

New Year lectures for imperial family

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and other imperial family members listen to a scholar's New Year lecture at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

New Year lectures for imperial family

New Year lectures for imperial family

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and other imperial family members listen to a scholar's New Year lecture at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

New Year lectures for imperial family

New Year lectures for imperial family

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and other imperial family members enter the Matsu-no-Ma stateroom at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for the Imperial New Year's Lectures by scholars on Jan. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

New Year lectures for imperial family

New Year lectures for imperial family

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (far L), Empress Masako and other imperial family members are pictured at the end of New Year lectures by scholars at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2024. (Pool photo)

Ruling party slush fund scandal

Ruling party slush fund scandal

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) attends the first meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's "political reform" panel in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2024, with former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. The panel will discuss reviewing rules for making the handling of political funds by its factions more transparent amid a secret slush money scandal shaking the LDP.

Ruling party slush fund scandal

Ruling party slush fund scandal

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida makes a speech during the first meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's "political reform" panel in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2024. The panel will discuss reviewing rules for making the handling of political funds by its factions more transparent amid a secret slush money scandal shaking the LDP.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024, shows collapsed houses in Anamizu in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa, following a deadly earthquake on Jan. 1.