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China: Typhoon Bavi Rips Metal Roof Off Residential Building in Shanghai

Typhoon Bavi tore the metal roof off a residential building in Chongming District, Shanghai on July 12, 2026, with footage showing the structure shaking violently before being ripped apart and blown to the ground by powerful gusts.

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A Woman Lives with Pigs She Saved - Illinois

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Tyler Tassone, feeds Ramona, one of his six pig rescues, at his home in Homewood, Illinois, on Friday, February 7, 2025. Tassone helps run Chicagoland Pig Rescue with his wife, April Noga. Photo by Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A Woman Lives with Pigs She Saved - Illinois

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - April Noga and her husband, Tyler Tassone, run Chicagoland Pig Rescue, owning six pig rescues themselves, at their home in Homewood, Illinois, on Friday, February 7, 2025. The pigs stay in the house with the couple, often sleeping in their bed too. The couple used to have furniture throughout this room, but the pigs tore it apart. "They destroyed the last three sets, so when they tore through the last one, we were like, what would you do," Noga said. "Imagine a 3-year-old toddler that has hulk strength," Tassone said. Photo by Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Baseball: Ichiro joins Japan Hall of Fame

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) poses for a photo with Sadaharu Oh, Japanese pro baseball's all-time home run leader and chairman of the SoftBank Hawks, at Japan's Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2025. Suzuki was announced as one of 2025's new inductees earlier in the day. (Pool photo)

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Baseball: Ichiro joins Japan Hall of Fame

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) poses for a photo with Sadaharu Oh, Japanese pro baseball's all-time home run leader and chairman of the SoftBank Hawks, at Japan's Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2025. Suzuki was announced as one of 2025's new inductees earlier in the day. (Pool photo)

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[breaking News]Ohtani's 50th home run ball at U.S. auction

RUNNEMEDE, United States, Oct. 23 Kyodo - Video taken on Oct. 16, 2024, in Runnemede, New Jersey, shows Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run ball of the 2024 season. The ball was sold for $4,392,000 at an online auction, a record for one used in a game, according to the organizer. (Kyodo)

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Ohtani's 50th home run ball at U.S. auction

Photo taken on Oct. 16, 2024, in Runnemede, New Jersey, shows Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run ball of the 2024 season. The ball was sold for $4,392,000 at an online auction, a record for one used in a game, according to the organizer.

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Ohtani's 50th home run ball at U.S. auction

Photo taken on Oct. 16, 2024, in Runnemede, New Jersey, shows Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani's 50th home run ball of the 2024 season. The ball was sold for $4,392,000 at an online auction, a record for one used in a game, according to the organizer.

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92nd Downtown Rodeo Parade held in Houston

STORY: 92nd Downtown Rodeo Parade held in Houston SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 24, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:43 LOCATION: HOUSTON, the United States CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Rodeo Run 2. various of the Downtown Rodeo Parade STORYLINE: The 92nd annual Downtown Rodeo Parade was held in Houston on Saturday, transforming America's fourth-largest city from a bustling metropolis to a down-home celebration of Western heritage. The parade began at 10:00 a.m. local time and lasted about two hours, featuring floats, marching bands, horseback riders and trail ride wagons. The annual Rodeo Run was held one hour before the parade, which marked the beginning of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Houston has been celebrating the launch of rodeo season with the Downtown Rodeo Parade since 1938. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Houston, the United States. (XHTV)

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A Brighter Summer Day

Chen and Dean chilling with their dogs on their day off, Taichung, Taiwan, 2019 ‘Once my parents asked me why I either seldom went home when I was off, or I only took man home. I told them, ‘This is it, he’s my partner. If you accept it, you will have one more son; if you don’t, you will lose two.’ In my opinion, homosexuality is normal, but they were probably worried about how society perceived us, or that it might affect my career. I told them that I was out since junior high school, and I was also out in the military. The officers even asked me to consult other gay people, they thought I knew better than them; they asked me to bridge.’ Chen Chen (left) and Dean met each other on Facebook through friends of friends. They opened a tea shop that they built and run together in Taichung. They also own a mobile phone shop in the same building, and have their bedroom on the top floor. They got married on the 18th May, the day after same sex marriage got legalized in Taiwan. It got a lot of attention from the med

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Baseball: MLB Championship Series

Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies drops to one knee as he launches a solo home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the sixth inning in Game 5 of MLB's National League Championship Series at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on Oct. 21, 2023.

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Baseball: Twins vs. Marlins

Kenta Maeda of the Minnesota Twins reacts after giving up a solo home run from Avisail Garcia of the Miami Marlins in the second inning of a baseball game at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on April 4, 2023. Right-hander Maeda made his first pitching start in one year and eight months after undergoing Tommy John surgery to restore his pitching arm in September 2021.

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Baseball: Twins vs. Marlins

Kenta Maeda of the Minnesota Twins reacts after giving up a solo home run from Avisail Garcia of the Miami Marlins in the second inning of a baseball game at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida, on April 4, 2023. Right-hander Maeda made his first pitching start in one year and eight months after undergoing Tommy John surgery to restore his pitching arm in September 2021.

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Israeli fighter jets strike Gaza military post in response to rocket fire

STORY: Israeli fighter jets strike Gaza military post in response to rocket fire DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:20 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Hamas military site attacked by Israeli warplanes STORYLINE: Israeli fighter jets bombed a military post in the Gaza Strip early on Monday in response to a rocket launch from the Palestinian enclave on Saturday, sources with the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) told Xinhua. Several explosions were heard in separate areas of the coastal enclave, which is home to more than two million Palestinians. Witnesses saw ambulances and civil defense crews moving to the bombing sites. An Israeli army spokesman said in a statement that the underground post produced raw materials for manufacturing missiles and was run by Hamas. "The airstrike deals a serious blow to Hamas' capabilities to fortify and arm itself," the statement said. On Saturday night, the Israeli army said that it had detected and intercepted one rocket laun

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Royals beat Giants in World Series Game 2

KANSAS CITY, United States - The Kansas City Royals' Omar Infante (14) watches the ball after launching a two-run home run off San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Hunter Strickland in the sixth inning of Game 2 of the World Series at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 22, 2014. Royals won 7-2 to even the series at one game apiece.

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Royals beat Giants in World Series Game 2

KANSAS CITY, United States - The Kansas City Royals' Omar Infante (R) hits a two-run home run in the sixth inning of Game 2 of the World Series against the San Francisco Giants at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 22, 2014, with Giants catcher Buster Posey behind the plate. The Royals won 7-2 to even the series at one game each.

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Darvish gets 9th win as Texas snaps 8-game skid

TORONTO, Canada - Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yu Darvish watches a home run hit by Toronto Blue Jays' Colby Rasmus in the seventh inning of their game at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on July 18, 2014. Darvish allowed one run and scattered five hits in 6-2/3 innings to mark his 9th win as the Rangers won 5-1.

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Cuba vs. Taiwan in WBC

TOKYO, Japan - Taiwan pitcher Yang Yao-hsun reacts after Yasmany Tomas of Cuba hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning of a World Baseball Classic second-round game at Tokyo Dome on March 9, 2013. Cuban moved to within one win of its second trip to the WBC final round, with a 14-0 victory.

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Cuba vs. Taiwan in WBC

TOKYO, Japan - Frederich Cepeda of Cuba hits a two-run home run to open the scoring off Taiwan pitcher Lo Ching-lung in the first inning of a World Baseball Classic second-round game at Tokyo Dome on March 9, 2013. The Taiwanese catcher is Kao Chih-kang. Cuban moved to within one win of its second trip to the WBC final round, with a 14-0 victory.

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Cuba vs. Taiwan in WBC

TOKYO, Japan - Yasmany Tomas of Cuba hits a three-run home run in the fourth inning of a World Baseball Classic second-round game against Taiwan at Tokyo Dome on March 9, 2013. Cuban moved to within one win of its second trip to the WBC final round, with a 14-0 victory.

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Cuba vs. Taiwan in WBC

TOKYO, Japan - Frederich Cepeda of Cuba hits a two-run home run to open the scoring in the first inning of a World Baseball Classic second-round game against Taiwan at Tokyo Dome on March 9, 2013. Cuban moved to within one win of its second trip to the WBC final round, with a 14-0 victory.

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Giants win Game 4 of World Series

ARLINGTON, United States - The San Francisco Giants' Buster Posey hits a home run during the eighth inning in Game 4 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas on Oct. 31, 2010. The Giants won 4-0, which left them one victory shy of capturing the World Series title with a 3-1 series lead.

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Giants win Game 4 of World Series

ARLINGTON, United States - The San Francisco Giants' Buster Posey (L) high-fives Cody Ross after blasting a home run during the eighth inning in Game 4 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas on Oct. 31, 2010. The Giants won 4-0, which left them one victory shy of capturing the World Series title with a 3-1 series lead.

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Rangers get even with Yankees

ARLINGTON, United States - The Texas Rangers' David Murphy (L) high-fives a teammate, with manager Ron Washington (R) standing by his side, after crossing the plates in the third inning of Game 2 of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees on Oct. 16, 2010, at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Murphy drove in two runs with a home run and a double as the team beat the Yankees 7-2, leveling the series at one game each.

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Yankees beat Phillies

PHILADELPHIA, United States - The New York Yankees' Nick Swisher slides into home to score a game-tying run colliding with Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz in the fifth inning of a World Series game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Oct. 31, 2009. The Yankees won 8-5 and took a two to one advantage in the series.

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Yankees beat Phillies

PHILADELPHIA, United States - The New York Yankees' Nick Swisher slides into home to score a game-tying run colliding with Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz in the fifth inning of a World Series game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Oct. 31, 2009. The Yankees won 8-5 and took a two to one advantage in the series.

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Red Sox Matsuzaka rolls over Athletics for 1st season win

OAKLAND, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches against the Oakland Athletics at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland on April 1. Matsuzaka allowed two hits and one run in 6-2/3 innings as the Red Sox beat the Athletics 2-1 in Oakland's home opener.

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Red Sox Matsuzaka rolls over Athletics for 1st season win

OAKLAND, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches against the Oakland Athletics at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland on April 1. Matsuzaka allowed two hits and one run in 6-2/3 innings as the Red Sox beat the Athletics 2-1 in Oakland's home opener.

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Red Sox Matsuzaka rolls over Athletics for 1st season win

OAKLAND, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches against the Oakland Athletics at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland on April 1. Matsuzaka allowed two hits and one run in 6-2/3 innings as the Red Sox beat the Athletics 2-1 in Oakland's home opener.

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Matsuzaka logs 1st MLB win in Red Sox 4-1 triumph over Royals

KANSAS CITY, Missouri - Daisuke Matsuzaka being congratulated by his Boston teammates after marking his debut in the major leagues with a win in the Red Sox's 4-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on April 5. The right-hander scattered six hits, including one home run, over seven solid innings, striking out 10 batters with one walk in the American League game at Kauffman Stadium.

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(1)Dragons vs Lions in Japan Series Game One

NAGOYA, Japan - Seibu Lions outfielder Kazuhiro Wada watches the ball after slamming a solo home run off Chunichi Dragons ace hurler Kenshin Kawakami in the top of the fourth inning of Game One of the Japan Series at Nagoya Dome on Oct. 16.

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Takahashi hits two home runs

OSAKA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants outfielder Yoshinobu Takahashi watches the ball after hitting a two-run homer off Fukuoka Daiei Hawks hurler Kazumi Saito in the bottom of the seventh inning of the All-Star Game One at Osaka Dome on July 15. Takahashi hit his game-tying second homer in the bottom of the ninth inning as the game ended in a 4-4 draw.

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Babe Ruth's life-size statue unveiled in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - A life-size bronze statue of the legendary New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth is unveiled Nov. 9 at the former Yagiyama ballpark where he hit his first home run during a Japan tour 68 years ago. Elementary school children unveiled the statue at the Yagiyama animal park in Sendai's Taihaku Ward to celebrate Ruth's memorable homer on Nov. 9, 1934 as a member of the major leaguers' exhibition series team, one year before his retirement.

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Shinjo hits solo homer

PHOENIX, United States - San Francisco Giants outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo hits a solo shot for his third home run in two games in the second inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Bank One Ballpark on July 4. The Giants fell 6-3 to the Diamondbacks. (MLB)

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Yakult sweeps Kintetsu at home to claim Japan Series crown+

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows manager Tsutomu Wakamatsu is being tossed shoulder-high into the air in Tokyo's Jingu Stadium on Oct 25 after the Swallows raced out to a three-run lead in the first inning and held on for a 4-2 victory over the Kintetsu Buffaloes and their fifth Japan Series professional baseball championship crown. The victory gave the Central League champion Swallows their first Japan Series championship since 1997 with a four games to one advantage in the best-of-seven series.

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Rhodes blasts 54th homer

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes slugger Tuffy Rhodes watches the ball after blasting a solo homer off Chiba Lotte Marines starter Atsushi Yoshida with two outs in the bottom of the first inning at Osaka Dome on Sept. 12. It was Rhodes' 54th home run of the season, one shy of Japan pro baseball's annual record of 55 held by Sadaharu Oh, now manager of the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks.

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Ichiro lowers batting average to .348

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki slides into the home plate on a wild pitch by Tampa Bay Devil Rays starter Ryan Rupe (L) with one out in the bottom of the four-run fifth inning at Sefeco Field on Sept. 5. Suzuki went 1-for-4 to lower his batting average to .348 as the Mariners defeated the Devil Rays 12-6. (MLB)

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Takahashi hits 100th career home run

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants right-fielder Yoshinobu Takahashi slams a two-run home run, his 100th career homer, off Chunichi Dragons starter Kenshin Kawakami with one out in the top of the first inning at Tokyo Dome on August 1.

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Tanishige belts three-run homer

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Yokohama Baystars catcher Motonobu Tanishige (R) is greeted by teammates after hitting a three-run home run off Hiroshima Toyo Carp starter Hiroki Kuroda with one out in the top of the second inning at Hiroshima Stadium on August 1.

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PL home run king Nakamura gets 300 million yen

OSAKA, Japan - Infielder Norihiro Nakamura speaks to reporters Dec. 27 after signing a one-year contract carrying a 300 million yen annual salary and a performance-hinged bonus of up to 50 million yen with the Kintetsu Buffaloes, making him the highest-paid player in the Pacific League.

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Japanese 1-hitter sinks MLB in all-star series

NAGOYA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants rookie Hisanori Takahashi answers fans after holding the major leaguers hitless over five innings with only one walk. Nippon Ham Fighters first baseman Michihiro Ogasawara doubled home the only run of the game and four pitchers combined on a one-hitter as the Japanese all-stars edged the North American major leaguers 1-0 for their second win of the eight-game exhibition series at Nagoya Dome on Nov. 9.

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Expat engineer sees China as home, marvels at changes

STORY: Expat engineer sees China as home, marvels at changes DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the oil field 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NICK CREGAN, Engineer of CNOOC Ltd. Shenzhen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): NICK CREGAN, Engineer of CNOOC Ltd. Shenzhen 4. various of street views STORYLINE: More than one hour after the helicopter took off from Shenzhen, Nick Cregan and his colleagues arrived at Liuhua 11, an oil field developed and operated by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Limited Shenzhen, located in the South China Sea. Cregan is currently the only expat engineer on the Liuhua oil field, as a superintendent for the remotely operated vehicle department. He was born in Australia and raised in Germany. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NICK CREGAN, Engineer of CNOOC Ltd. Shenzhen "Every two days we do what we call a gauge run. So we check all the gauges. There are 25 gauges down there, 25 wheels." Cregan says he has gotten use

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(1)Dragons vs Lions in Japan Series Game One

NAGOYA, Japan - Seibu Lions outfielder Kazuhiro Wada watches the ball after slamming a solo home run off Chunichi Dragons ace hurler Kenshin Kawakami in the top of the fourth inning of Game One of the Japan Series at Nagoya Dome on Oct. 16. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Kuroda roughed up by Giants in Hiroshima

Former New York Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda reacts after giving up a two-run home run to Shuichi Murata in the sixth inning of the Hiroshima Carp's 6-0 loss to the Yomiuri Giants at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on July 13, 2016. Kuroda gave up six runs in 6-2/3 innings and remained one win shy of reaching 200 wins in his combined career in the Japanese and major leagues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Darvish exits early with shoulder tightness

Houstron Astros leadoff hitter George Springer scores on his home run off the Texas Rangers' Yu Darvish in the first inning of a game at Globe Life Park in Arlington on June 8, 2016. Darvish was pulled with right shoulder tightness after allowing one run in five innings. The Astros won 3-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Blue Jays cut losses vs. Royals in AL Championship Series

Kansas City Royals pitcher Johnny Cueto looks stunned after giving up a three-run home run to the Toronto Blue Jays' Troy Tulowitzki in the third inning of Game 3 of the American League Championship Series in Toronto on Oct. 19, 2015. The Blue Jays won 11-8 to pull within one game of the Royals in the series. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marlins ace Fernandez extends home winning streak to 15

Jose Fernandez of the Miami Marlins pitches against the Washington Nationals at Marlins Park on July 28, 2015. Fernandez extended his streak of winning at home to 15 decisions since his April 2013 major league debut after allowing one run in six innings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Messenger delivers goods as Tigers see off Swallows

Hanshin Tigers pitcher Randy Messenger (R) and rookie outfielder Taiga Egoshi celebrate their 3-1 win over the Yakult Swallows at Koshien Stadium on April 28, 2015. Messenger allowed just one run in seven innings and Egoshi hit his first career home run with two runners on in the second. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fujikawa gives up 2-run homer in 3rd rehab assignment

Kyuji Fujikawa of the Texas Rangers pitches in a rehab assignment with the club's Triple-A affiliate in Round Rock, United States, on April 20, 2015. He gave up a two-run home run in one inning of work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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BayStars to hit home runs for Myanmar midwives in aid program

DeNA BayStars manager Kiyoshi Nakahata and owner Tomoko Namba announce the baseball club's social contribution program at a press conference in Yokohama on March 20, 2015. The BayStars will donate one rechargeable solar light lantern to midwives in Myanmar who work in areas with no electricity each time they hit a home run in the regular season beginning March 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo