US: Heavy Rain in Newark Valley, NY Leads to Flash Flooding

Heavy rains and flooding threatened Tioga and Broome counties in New York, with warnings issued for Sunday evening, July 13. This heavy rain caused significant damage and temporarily shut down Route 38 in Newark Valley for several hours. A state of emergency has been declared in Newark Valley.

Yearender: Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022

Yearender: Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022

(221230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo unveiled on May 12, 2022 shows the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The image was produced by a global research team called the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), using observations from a worldwide network of radio telescopes. Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022 Highlights abound in humankind's space exploration The year of 2022 marks continuous progress in humankind's exploration of the vast universe. On May 12, astronomers around the world, including China, unveiled the first-ever image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. On July 11, the United States released the first full-color image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. On Sept. 26, NASA conducted its first planetary defense test mission, with a spacecraft intentionally slammed into an asteroid in a test to protect Earth in case of an asteroid impact threat. China has also made continuo

Ruling on mandatory indictment case

Ruling on mandatory indictment case

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken March 14, 2012, shows a courtroom of the Naha District Court in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, where a 60-year-old president of an investment company was acquitted of fraud charges by the court, in the first ever ruling on a case of mandatory indictment by court-appointed lawyers. (Pool photo)

Vet checks cow farms

Vet checks cow farms

OSAKA, Japan - A veterinarian checks cows at a farm in Sakai, Osaka on Sept. 11, one day after after Japan reported its first-ever case of suspected mad cow disease in a dairy cow in Chiba, east of Tokyo.

Ruling on mandatory indictment case

Ruling on mandatory indictment case

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken March 14, 2012, shows a courtroom of the Naha District Court in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, where a 60-year-old president of an investment company was acquitted of fraud charges by the court, in the first ever ruling on a case of mandatory indictment by court-appointed lawyers. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

Vet checks cow farms

Vet checks cow farms

OSAKA, Japan - A veterinarian checks cows at a farm in Sakai, Osaka on Sept. 11, one day after after Japan reported its first-ever case of suspected mad cow disease in a dairy cow in Chiba, east of Tokyo.