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US: California’s Garnet Fire Burns 57,000 Acres in Sierra Nevada, Forces Evacuations

The Garnet Fire, sparked by lightning on August 24 in the Sierra National Forest near Garnet Dike, central California has burned about 57,000 acres and is 15% contained. Fire activity remains intense, particularly on the northwestern front, where crews are struggling with steep terrain that limits the use of heavy equipment. Mandatory evacuation orders are in place for multiple zones, with warnings in surrounding areas. Road closures affect McKinley Grove Road and sections of Trimmer Springs Road.

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US: Hurricane Erin Brings Storm Surge to North Carolina’s Outer Banks 6

Hurricane Erin is bringing storm surge to North Carolina's Outer Banks while moving through the Atlantic, prompting mandatory evacuations for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.

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US: Large Hail Pelts Kerrville, Texas

Kerrville, Texas experienced large hail on Sunday evening, March 23, as strong storms swept through the city and surrounding areas.

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US: Heavy Snowfall And Icy Conditions Grip New England Amid Widespread Storm

A widespread storm swept across the Northeast, bringing heavy snowfall and icy conditions to parts of New England on Sunday, February 16. This video shows heavy snow falling in Hinesburg, Vermont.

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South Korea: People Protest Outside Parliament, Calling For President Yoon’s Resignation

South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeo declared martial law late on Tuesday, December 3, accusing the opposition of anti-national activities. However, he lifted the order early Wednesday after the National Assembly passed a resolution calling for its removal. After the emergency order was lifted, protesters gathered around the parliament in Yeouido, calling for Yoon's resignation.

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France: Paris Sees First Snowfall Of The Season

Paris saw its first snow of the season on Thursday morning, November 21. Snow also fell much of northern and western France.

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New Zealand: Vegetation Fire Erupts In Port Hills In Christchurch, Evacuation Underway 5

A huge vegetation fire erupted in Christchurch's Port Hills Wednesday afternoon, February 14, prompting evacuations of nearby residents. About 55,000 homes are experiencing a power outage due to the fire, reports say.

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S. Korea's private delegation meets Kim Yong Nam

PYONGYANG, North Korea - (From L) Lee Hee Ho (L), the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, North Korea's Kim Yong Nam, president of Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, and Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong Un pose for photos in Pyongyang on Dec. 27, 2011. An unofficial condolence delegation from South Korea, including Lee and Hyun, paid respects to the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Widow of Kim Dae Jung in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Lee Hee Ho (L), the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, and Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's parliament, shake hands in Pyongyang on Dec. 27, 2011. Lee arrived in the country the previous day, accompanied by a 17-member entourage, to mourn the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Widow of Kim Dae Jung in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Lee Hee Ho (R), the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, and Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's parliament, meet in Pyongyang on Dec. 27, 2011. Lee arrived in the country the previous day, accompanied by a 17-member entourage, to mourn the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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S. Korea's private condolence delegation returns from N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Lee Hee Ho (C), the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, and other members of an unofficial South Korean condolence delegation arrive in Paju, South Korea, on Dec. 27, 2011. They paid tribute to the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang.

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Late S. Korean President Kim's widow on his death anniversary

SEOUL, South Korea - Lee Hee Ho (L), the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, offers incense during a ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of Kim's death at the national cemetery in Seoul on Aug. 18, 2010.

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Memorial ceremony for late S. Korean President Kim

SEOUL, South Korea - People gather for a ceremony held on the eve of the first anniversary of the death of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung in Seoul on Aug. 17, 2010. Some 3,000 people took part in the memorial event.

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Kim Dae Jung's widow at memorial ceremony

SEOUL, South Korea - Lee Hee Ho, widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, attends a ceremony held on the eve of the first anniversary of Kim's death in Seoul on Aug. 17, 2010. Some 3,000 people took part in the memorial event.

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2 Koreas to hold 2nd summit Aug. 28-30 in Pyongyang

SEOUL, South Korea - Chief presidential National Security Adviser Baek Jong Cheon announces in Seoul on Aug. 8 that North and South Korea have agreed to hold their second summit Aug. 28-30 in Pyongyang. The scheduled summit between S. Korean President Roh Moo Hyun and N. Korean leader Kim Jong Il will be the second one following the previous one held between then S. Korean President Kim Dae Jung and N. Korean leader Kim in June 2000 in Pyongyang.

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Ex-Japan PM Murayama, widow of Kim Dae Jung

SEOUL, South Korea - Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama (L) meets with Lee Hee Ho (R), the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, in Seoul on Feb. 13, 2014.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Saori Kimura (L) plays the ball during the second set of the women's volleyball bronze medal match against South Korea at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan beat South Korea 25-22, 26-24, 25-21, and claimed their first medal in the sport since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. At front left is South Korea's Kim Yeon Koung and at front right is Jung Dae Young.

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Widow of Kim Dae Jung heads for N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken in Paju, South Korea, on Dec. 26, 2011, shows a motorcade carrying Lee Hee Ho, the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, and other people who are heading for North Korea to mourn the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Widow of Kim Dae Jung heads for N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Lee Hee Ho (L), the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, and Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong Eun (R) are seen in Paju, South Korea, on Dec. 26, 2011, as they head for North Korea to express condolences over the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Widow of Kim Dae Jung heads for N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Lee Hee Ho (L front), the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, and Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong Eun (R front) are seen in Paju, South Korea, on Dec. 26, 2011, as they head for North Korea to express condolences over the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Widow of Kim Dae Jung heads for N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Lee Hee Ho (L front), the widow of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, and Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jeong Eun (R front) are seen in Paju, South Korea, on Dec. 26, 2011, as they head for North Korea to express condolences over the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Inter-Korean summit in 2000

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2000 shows South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il holding hands ahead of the signing of a joint declaration at their summit in Pyongyang.

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S. Korea bids farewell to ex-Pres. Kim Dae Jung at state funeral

SEOUL, South Korea - Lee Hee Ho (L), widow of the late former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (C) and his wife Kim Yoon Ok pay tribute during a state funeral for Kim in front of the National Assembly in Seoul on Aug. 23.

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S. Korea bids farewell to ex-Pres. Kim Dae Jung at state funeral

SEOUL, South Korea - Some 24,000 people, including South Korean government leaders and foreign envoys, attend a state funeral for former President Kim Dae Jung in front of the National Assembly building in Seoul on Aug. 23. Kim died on Aug. 18 at age 85.

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S. Korea bids farewell to ex-Pres. Kim Dae Jung at state funeral

SEOUL, South Korea - A hearse carrying the body of the late former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung leaves the National Assembly square in Seoul on Aug. 23 after the end of a state funeral for Kim.

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N. Korean delegation pays respects to late Pres. Kim Dae Jung

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ki Nam (L), a secretary of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, and other members of the North Korean delegation visit parliament square in Seoul on Aug. 21 to pay respects to the late former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung. The wreath (R) has a sash with the name of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. (Pool photo by South Korean media)

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N. Korean delegation pays respects to late Pres. Kim Dae Jung

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ki Nam (front), a secretary of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, offers incense in front of a picture of the late former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung in Seoul on Aug. 21. (Pool photo by South Korean media)

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N. Korean delegation pays respects to late Pres. Kim Dae Jung

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Ki Nam (3rd from L), a secretary of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, and other members of the North Korean delegation pay their respects to the late former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung at parliament square in Seoul on Aug. 21. (Pool photo by South Korean media)

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S. Koreans demonstrate against N. Korean delegation's visit

SEOUL, South Korea - A group of people protest near Gimpo airport in Seoul over the visit to South Korea by a six-member group of North Korean special envoys to pay respects to the late former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung in Seoul.

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N. Korean delegation pays respects to late Pres. Kim Dae Jung

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Ki Nam (L), a secretary of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, and Kim Yang Gon (R), head of the party's unification front department, pose for photos at Pyongyang international airport on Aug. 21 before leaving for Seoul to pay respects to the late former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung. Kim Ki Nam heads a six-member group of North Korean special envoys for the Seoul trip.

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Hyundai group chairwoman offers condolences over late Kim

SEOUL, South Korea - Hyundai Group Chairwoman Hyun Jung Eun visits the parliament square in Seoul on Aug. 21 to offer condolences for the late former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung. (Pool photo by South Korean media)

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Late former S. Korean president's body arrives at parliament

SEOUL, South Korea - The casket containing the body of the late former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung arrives at the parliament in Seoul on Aug. 20. A state funeral will be held for the late president at parliament square on Aug. 23. (Pool photo by South Korean media)

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Mass held for late former S. Korean president

SEOUL, South Korea - Relatives surround the casket containing the body of the late former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung as they take part in a mass at a hospital in Seoul on Aug. 20. (Pool photo by South Korean media)

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Late former S. Korean president's body arrives at parliament

SEOUL, South Korea - The casket containing the body of the late former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung arrives at parliament in Seoul on Aug. 20. A state funeral will be held at parliament square on Aug. 23. (Pool photo by South Korean media)

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Late former S. Korean president's body arrives at parliament

SEOUL, South Korea - The casket containing the body of the late former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung arrives at parliament in Seoul on Aug. 20. A state funeral will be held at parliament square on Aug. 23. (Pool photo by South Korean media)

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S. Koreans express condolences over death of Kim Dae Jung

SEOUL, South Korea - A woman puts an offering on an altar to express condolences for the late former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung in front of the Seoul city hall Aug. 19.

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S. Koreans express condolences over death of Kim Dae Jung

SEOUL, South Korea - A picture of former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, who died Aug. 18, is displayed in front of the Seoul city hall Aug. 19.

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S. Koreans express condolences over death of Kim Dae Jung

SEOUL, South Korea - A citizen prays for the late former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung at an altar set up in front of the Seoul city hall Aug. 19.

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Former S. Korean President Kim Dae Jung dies at 85

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in October 1998 shows Kim Dae Jung (L), then South Korean president, raising a glass with Japanese Emperor Akihito during a dinner banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Kim died Aug. 18 at age 85.

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Kim Dae Jung prays for deceased Roh Moo Hyun in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (front) criticizes the administration of President Lee Myung Bak at a square in front of Seoul station on May 28 after praying for the deceased former S. Korean President Roh Moo Hyun.

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Kim Dae Jung prays for deceased Roh Moo Hyun in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (front) offers incense to the deceased former S. Korean President Roh Moo Hyun at a square in front of Seoul station on May 28.

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Ex-S. Korean President Roh dead, left suicide note

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows Roh Moo Hyun (R) taking an oath at his inaugural ceremony in Seoul in February 2003 to succeed Kim Dae Jung as South Korea's president. Roh's wife stands in center and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at left. Former President Roh died May 23 after falling from a mountain near his residence in southeastern S. Korea amid a probe into a bribery scandal.

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Kim Dae Jung dissatisfied with S. Korean report on abduction

KYOTO, Japan - Former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung speaks at a news conference in Kyoto on Oct. 30. Kim said he is dissatisfied with the South Korean government's report on his abduction from a Tokyo hotel in 1973. Kim, then in self-imposed exile in Japan, was abducted from the Hotel Grand Palace in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 1973, taken to Seoul by boat and released in the streets of the South Korean capital five days later.

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South Korea apologizes over Kim Dae Jung abduction in 1973

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (R) meets with South Korean Ambassador to Japan Yu Myung Hwan at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 30. Yu expressed ''regret'' over the South Korean government's involvement in the abduction of then opposition leader Kim Dae Jung from a Tokyo hotel in 1973. ''We take the South Korean government's expression of regret over its violation of Japanese sovereignty as an apology,'' Komura told reporters afterwards.

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Former S. Korean Pres. Kim visits Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (R) and his wife offer flowers at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, where the names of the people who died in the 1945 Battle of Okinawa and others killed on Japan's southwestern islands are inscribed on monuments. The couple are visiting Japan privately.

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Former S. Korean Pres. Kim's trip to N. Korea delayed

SEOUL, South Korea - Former South Korean Unification Minister Jeong Se Hyun said in Seoul on June 21 that former President Kim Dae Jung's planned trip to North Korea for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has been delayed.

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U.S. envoy warns N. Korea not to launch missile

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Alexander Vershbow speaks with reporters following his meeting with former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung on June 20. Vershbow warned North Korea not to test-launch a long-range missile, saying to do so would be ''a serious matter.''

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N. Korean delegation chief visits S. Korea's ex-president Kim

SEOUL, South Korea - North Korean delegation chief Kim Ki Nam (L) visits former South Korea President Kim Dae Jung at a Seoul hospital on Aug. 16. The North Korean group is in Seoul to attend joint celebrations of the 60th anniversary of the Korean Peninsula's liberation from 36 years of Japanese colonial rule in 1945.

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S. Korea's intelligence agency admits to wiretapping

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's National Intelligence Service chief Kim Seung Kyu speaks to reporters about illegal wiretapping under the administration of former President Kim Dae Jung at the headquarters of the agency in Seoul on Aug. 5.

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Former President Kim attends int'l symposium

SEOUL, South Korea - Former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (L) and President Roh Moo Hyun pose for photos at an international symposium held in Seoul on June 13 to mark the 5th anniversary of the Joint Declaration he issued in Pyongyang with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.