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US: Brush Fire Breaks Out in Maili, Prompting Evacuation

A brush fire broke out on Sunday, July 6, near 87-253 Paakea Road in Maili. It burnt 95 acres and prompted an evacuation, which was lifted later. 2 homes were damaged by the flame with no injuries reported.

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US: Sirens Blare in Downtown Minneapolis as Tornado-Threatening Storm Moves Through

A tornado-producing storm swept through parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin on Thursday, May 15. Tornado sirens went off in areas around downtown Minneapolis as the storm moved through.

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Russian space capsule

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Personnel on Nov. 22, 2011, retrieve a Russian space capsule which safely carried three astronauts -- Satoshi Furukawa of Japan, American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- home from the International Space Station on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, the same day.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C) is carried from the reentry capsule of a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 8:55 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, after the spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- returned to Earth. The spacecraft landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C) is seen smiling at 8:56 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, while being carried from a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. The spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Ground support vehicles stand by at 6:40 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, for a Soyuz spacecraft to land, which was carrying three astronauts -- American Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov of Russia and Japan's Satoshi Furukawa. The spacecraft landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (R) is carried by compatriot astronaut Soichi Noguchi (L) and others from a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 8:55 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, with the reentry capsule of the spacecraft shown in the background. The spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C) is carried from a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 9 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, to receive medical checkups. The spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - A ground support vehicle stands by at 6:40 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, for a Soyuz spacecraft to land, which was carrying three astronauts -- American Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov of Russia and Japan's Satoshi Furukawa. The spacecraft landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken June 6, 2011, shows Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three astronauts -- American Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov of Russia and Furukawa -- returned to Earth on Nov. 22, 2011, landing on a plain in Kazakhstan after the three completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Russian space capsule

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Personnel on Nov. 22, 2011, retrieve a Russian space capsule which safely carried three astronauts -- Satoshi Furukawa of Japan, American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- home from the International Space Station on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, the same day. (Kyodo)

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (R) is carried by compatriot astronaut Soichi Noguchi (L) and others from a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 8:55 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, with the reentry capsule of the spacecraft shown in the background. The spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C) is seen smiling at 8:56 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, while being carried from a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. The spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C) is carried from a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 9 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, to receive medical checkups. The spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C) is carried from the reentry capsule of a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 8:55 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, after the spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- returned to Earth. The spacecraft landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Ground support vehicles stand by at 6:40 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, for a Soyuz spacecraft to land, which was carrying three astronauts -- American Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov of Russia and Japan's Satoshi Furukawa. The spacecraft landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - A ground support vehicle stands by at 6:40 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, for a Soyuz spacecraft to land, which was carrying three astronauts -- American Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov of Russia and Japan's Satoshi Furukawa. The spacecraft landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. (Kyodo)

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Astronauts return to Earth

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken June 6, 2011, shows Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three astronauts -- American Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov of Russia and Furukawa -- returned to Earth on Nov. 22, 2011, landing on a plain in Kazakhstan after the three completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station. (Kyodo)