US: Conner Fire Prompts Evacuations, Power Outages in Nevada

The Conner Fire, a wildfire burning near Pine View Estates in Douglas County, Nevada, grew to 2,000 acres, forcing evacuations and cutting power to dozens of customers along Pinenut Road.

US: Derecho Pummels Kansas With Damaging Winds And Hail 3

Powerful storms blasted Kansas on Sunday, May 19, bringing damaging winds, large hail, and possible tornadoes. A derecho produced the storms that prompted tornado, severe thunderstorm, and flash flood warnings and left a trail of damage such as downed trees, blocked roads and widespread power outages in parts of the state. This video shows a huge shelf cloud approaching Dickinson County.

US: Derecho Pummels Kansas With Damaging Winds And Hail 4

Powerful storms blasted Kansas on Sunday, May 19, bringing damaging winds, large hail, and possible tornadoes. A derecho produced the storms that prompted tornado, severe thunderstorm, and flash flood warnings and left a trail of damage such as downed trees, blocked roads and widespread power outages in parts of the state. This dashcam video shows a huge shelf cloud approaching Dickinson County.

GE, Hitachi vow long-term support

GE, Hitachi vow long-term support

TOKYO, Japan - Jeffrey Immelt (R), chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric Co., and Hiroaki Nakanishi, president of Hitachi Ltd., hold a press conference after talks with Japanese industry minister Banri Kaieda at the industry ministry in Tokyo on April 4, 2011. The chiefs of the U.S. and Japanese firms, which supplied reactors at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, vowed to offer long-term assistance to help bring the emergency under control and later clean up the radiation-contaminated site.

GE Chairman Immelt makes speech at Tokyo hotel

GE Chairman Immelt makes speech at Tokyo hotel

TOKYO, Japan - Jeffrey R. Immelt, chairman of General Electric Co., makes a speech at a hotel in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Oct. 4.

Koizumi welcomes more foreign investment in Japan

Koizumi welcomes more foreign investment in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Jeffrey Immelt (L), chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of General Electric Co. (GE) of the United States, pose for a photograph at the premier(s office on Oct. 3. Koizumi told Immelt that he welcomes more foreign investment in Japan.

Koizumi welcomes more foreign investment in Japan

Koizumi welcomes more foreign investment in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Jeffrey Immelt (L), chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of General Electric Co. (GE) of the United States, pose for a photograph at the premier(s office on Oct. 3. Koizumi told Immelt that he welcomes more foreign investment in Japan. (Kyodo)

(CORRECTED)GE Chairman Immelt makes speech at Tokyo hotel

(CORRECTED)GE Chairman Immelt makes speech at Tokyo hotel

TOKYO, Japan - Jeffrey R. Immelt, chairman of General Electric Co., makes a speech at a hotel in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Oct. 4. (Kyodo)

GE, Hitachi vow long-term support

GE, Hitachi vow long-term support

TOKYO, Japan - Jeffrey Immelt (R), chairman and chief executive officer of General Electric Co., and Hiroaki Nakanishi, president of Hitachi Ltd., hold a press conference after talks with Japanese industry minister Banri Kaieda at the industry ministry in Tokyo on April 4, 2011. The chiefs of the U.S. and Japanese firms, which supplied reactors at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, vowed to offer long-term assistance to help bring the emergency under control and later clean up the radiation-contaminated site. (Kyodo)