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US: Large Fire Erupts in Chicago’s Albany Park Neighborhood

Chicago firefighters rushed to a large blaze in a three-story residential building on the 5000 block of Troy Street, near North Park University in the city’s Albany Park neighborhood, shutting down several surrounding streets on Tuesday afternoon, November 4. No injuries were reported.

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US: Inn Fire Prompts Evacuations in Mono County, California

The Inn Fire that broke out in Mono County, east-central California, on Thursday, May 22, forced mandatory evacuations. The blaze had burned more than 700 acres as of Saturday, shutting down Highway 395 ahead of Memorial Day weekend.

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US: Wildfire Rages in New Jersey, Major Highways Closed, Thousands Evacuate 2

A massive wildfire broke out in Ocean County, New Jersey on Tuesday, April 22, shutting down major highways including Garden State Parkway, Route 9, and Route 532 and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents.

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US: Garden State Parkway Closed, Thousands Evacuate as Wildfire Rages in NJ

A massive wildfire raged in Ocean County, New Jersey, shutting down the Garden State Parkway and forcing thousands of residents to evacuate on Tuesday, April 22.

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US: Brush Fire Rages in South Miami-Dade, Shutting Down Roads to Florida Keys 3

A brush fire in South Miami-Dade, which broke out on Tuesday afternoon, March 18, continued to burn on Thursday, March 20. The fire has now burned through 24,000 acres, with 30% of the fire contained. The 18-Mile Stretch of US Highway 1 was closed again on Thursday morning for the third day in a row. It was later reopened in the afternoon. This video shows a firefighting helicopter flying near Homestead-Miami Speedway on Wednesday, March 19.

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US: Brush Fire Rages in South Miami-Dade, Shutting Down Roads to Florida Keys 2

A brush fire has burned thousands of acres of land in South Miami-Dade, leading to the closure of the roads connecting the Florida Keys and the mainland. The fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon on the mainland side of Card Sound Road, which remained closed on Wednesday. U.S. 1 was also closed temporarily on Tuesday due to the smoky conditions but reopened later that night.

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US: Brush Fire Rages in South Miami-Dade, Shutting Down Roads to Florida Keys

A brush fire has burned thousands of acres of land in South Miami-Dade, leading to the closure of the roads connecting the Florida Keys and the mainland. The fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon on the mainland side of Card Sound Road, which remained closed on Wednesday. U.S. 1 was also closed temporarily on Tuesday due to the smoky conditions but reopened later that night.

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Snow at the White House - DC

The White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Snow is piling up in Washington, shutting down federal offices and schools, as a winter storm that has snarled air and road traffic and knocked out power in six states makes its way east. Photo by Ting Shen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snow at the White House - DC

The White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Snow is piling up in Washington, shutting down federal offices and schools, as a winter storm that has snarled air and road traffic and knocked out power in six states makes its way east. Photo by Ting Shen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Snow at the White House - DC

The White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Snow is piling up in Washington, shutting down federal offices and schools, as a winter storm that has snarled air and road traffic and knocked out power in six states makes its way east. Photo by Ting Shen/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Ubisoft Closes XDefiant Servers and Studios

Illustration of the UBISOFT logo at the Paris Games Week, France's biggest video game trade show, on November 1, 2023. Barely six months after the launch of its XDefiant video game, the French giant has announced that it will be shutting down the online game's servers in June. “This decision also entails the closure of our San Francisco and Osaka production studios and the gradual reduction of our Sydney production site, with the departure of 143 people in San Francisco and 134 people in Osaka and Sydney,” Ubisoft detailed in a message sent to AFP on December 4, 2024. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Ubisoft Closes XDefiant Servers and Studios

Illustration of the UBISOFT logo at the Paris Games Week, France's biggest video game trade show, on November 1, 2023. Barely six months after the launch of its XDefiant video game, the French giant has announced that it will be shutting down the online game's servers in June. “This decision also entails the closure of our San Francisco and Osaka production studios and the gradual reduction of our Sydney production site, with the departure of 143 people in San Francisco and 134 people in Osaka and Sydney,” Ubisoft detailed in a message sent to AFP on December 4, 2024. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Ubisoft Closes XDefiant Servers and Studios

Inauguration of the new Ubisoft creation studio in Bordeaux in the presence of the first Deputy Mayor of Bordeaux, Virginie Calmels in Bordeaux, France on October 19, 2017. Barely six months after the launch of its XDefiant video game, the French giant has announced that it will be shutting down the online game's servers in June. “This decision also entails the closure of our San Francisco and Osaka production studios and the gradual reduction of our Sydney production site, with the departure of 143 people in San Francisco and 134 people in Osaka and Sydney,” Ubisoft detailed in a message sent to AFP on December 4, 2024. Photo by Thibaud Moritz/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Ubisoft Closes XDefiant Servers and Studios

Villeurbanne (69).Ubisoft Ivory Tower” video game development studio. Creators of the arcade racing game “The Crew 2” to be released on June 29, 2018 - Barely six months after the launch of its XDefiant video game, the French giant has announced that it will be shutting down the online game's servers in June. “This decision also entails the closure of our San Francisco and Osaka production studios and the gradual reduction of our Sydney production site, with the departure of 143 people in San Francisco and 134 people in Osaka and Sydney,” Ubisoft detailed in a message sent to AFP on December 4, 2024. Photo by Soudan/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Brazil: Powerful Storm Hits Sao Paulo, Leaving 7 Dead, 1.4 Million Homes Without Power 4

A powerful storm with wind gusts of more than 100 kph (62 mph) swept through Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday, October 11, leaving at least seven people dead. The storm knocked down power lines, leaving about 1.4 million homes without power, shutting down several airports, and interrupting water service in several areas.

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Malaysia: Flash Floods Hit Kuala Lumpur, Stranding Vehicles And Shutting Down Highways 2

Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in parts of Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, October 15. Vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and several highways and the SMART Tunnel were closed.

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Malaysia: Flash Floods Hit Kuala Lumpur, Stranding Vehicles And Shutting Down Highways

Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding in parts of Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday, October 15. Vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and several highways and the SMART tunnels were closed.

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Brazil: Powerful Storm Hits Sao Paulo, Leaving 7 Dead, 1.4 Million Homes Without Power 3

A powerful storm with wind gusts of more than 100 kph (62 mph) swept through Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday, October 11, leaving at least seven people dead. The storm knocked down power lines, leaving about 1.4 million homes without power, shutting down several airports, and interrupting water service in several areas.

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Brazil: Powerful Storm Hits Sao Paulo, Leaving 7 Dead, 1.4 Million Homes Without Power 2

A powerful storm with wind gusts of more than 100 kph (62 mph) swept through Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday, October 11, leaving at least seven people dead. The storm knocked down power lines, leaving about 1.4 million homes without power, shutting down several airports, and interrupting water service in several areas.

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Brazil: Powerful Storm Hits Sao Paulo, Leaving 7 Dead, 1.4 Million Homes Without Power

A powerful storm with wind gusts of more than 100 kph (62 mph) swept through Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday, October 11, leaving at least seven people dead. The storm knocked down power lines, leaving about 1.4 million homes without power, shutting down several airports, and interrupting water service in several areas.

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Japan: Cars Drive Through Smoke-Filled Tunnel After Fire On Expressway

A car fire erupted inside a tunnel on Sanyo Expressway in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan on Saturday, August 10 filing the tunnel with smoke and shutting down the highway for both directions for hours. There was heavy traffic on the highway at the the time as it was the first day of Bon holidays. No injuries were reported.

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US: Powerful Thunderstorm Hits Omaha Area, Damaging Trees And Homes

A powerful thunderstorm hit the Omaha area on Tuesday, June 25, wreaking havoc. The storm brought strong winds and hail, knocking down trees, damaging homes, and shutting down Eppley Airfield. This video shows a collapsed home due to the storm in Council Bluffs, IA.

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US: Powerful Thunderstorm Hits Omaha Area, Damaging Trees And Homes 2

A powerful thunderstorm hit the Omaha area on Tuesday, June 25, wreaking havoc. The storm brought strong winds and hail, knocking down trees, damaging homes, and shutting down Eppley Airfield. This video shows a tree uprooted by the storm in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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France: Violent Storm Causes Major Flooding And Mudslides In Parts Of Haute-Savoie 2

A violent thunderstorm hit Collonges-sous-Salève and surrounding areas in Haute-Savoie, located on the Swiss border, on Sunday, June 9, causing major flooding and mudslides and shutting down parts of the A40 motorway.

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France: Violent Storm Causes Major Flooding And Mudslides In Parts Of Haute-Savoie

A violent thunderstorm hit Collonges-sous-Salève and surrounding areas in Haute-Savoie, located on the Swiss border, on Sunday, June 9, causing major flooding and mudslides and shutting down parts of the A40 motorway.

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New Zealand: Large Vegetation Fire In Porirua Shuts Parts Of Belmont Regional Park

A large vegetation fire broke out in Cannons Creek, Porirua on Monday, February 12. The fire burnt seven hectares, shutting down parts of Belmont Regional Park and forcing the evacuation of two neighboring schools.

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US: Multi-Day Winter Storm Brings Heavy Snow To Arizona, Shutting Down Interstates

A multi-day winter storm dumped heavy snow on central and northern Arizona, with up to 2 feet of snow falling in the mountain area on Thursday, February 8. Interstates 40 and 17 in and around Flagstaff were closed due to the snow.

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US: Multi-Day Winter Storm Brings Heavy Snow To Arizona, Shutting Down Interstates 2

A multi-day winter storm dumped heavy snow on central and northern Arizona, with up to 2 feet of snow falling in the mountain area on Thursday, February 8. Interstates 40 and 17 in and around Flagstaff were closed due to the snow.

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US: Heavy Snowfall Causes Whiteout Conditions In Arizona 2

A multi-day winter storm dumped heavy snow on Arizona, causing whiteout conditions in some places and shutting down Interstates 40 and 17 in and around Flagstaff on Thursday, February 8.

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US: Heavy Snowfall Causes Whiteout Conditions In Arizona

A multi-day winter storm dumped heavy snow on central and northern Arizona, causing whiteout conditions in some places and shutting down Interstates 40 and 17 in and around Flagstaff on Thursday, February 8.

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Hospitals in Gaza face dire shortage amid Palestinian-Israeli conflict

STORY: Hospitals in Gaza face dire shortage amid Palestinian-Israeli conflict DATELINE: Oct. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of hospitals in Gaza 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED AL-HAMS, Director of Abu Yousuf al-Najjar Hospital 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SAMIR AL-JAAB, Staff member of Abu Yousuf al-Najjar Hospital STORYLINE: The situation in hospitals in Gaza remains dire amid the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Some hospitals are shutting down as they lack fuel, water, medical supplies and personnel. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED AL-HAMS, Director of Abu Yousuf al-Najjar Hospital "We have a severe fuel shortage. After a day or two, the hospital will stop providing its services and may close its doors except in emergency cases that require human effort. We hope that you will convey to the whole world that we are in dire need of everything related to human life. Water is not available in the hospital and there is no electricity, and we need

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Illustration: Sea

SUQIAN, CHINA - JUNE 2, 2023 - Illustration: Sea, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, June 2, 2023. Southeast Asian e-commerce and gaming giant Sea is shutting down its investment arm as the global investment climate cools as macroeconomic and market uncertainties weigh on valuations.

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Illustration: Sea

SUQIAN, CHINA - JUNE 2, 2023 - Illustration: Sea, Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China, June 2, 2023. Southeast Asian e-commerce and gaming giant Sea is shutting down its investment arm as the global investment climate cools as macroeconomic and market uncertainties weigh on valuations.

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Iwate Prefectural Baseball Stadium

Photo taken on March 23, 2023, shows Iwate Prefectural Baseball Stadium in the northeastern Japan city of Morioka. The ballpark, which has existed since 1970, is shutting down at the end of the month due to deterioration.

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Iwate Prefectural Baseball Stadium

Photo taken on March 23, 2023, shows Iwate Prefectural Baseball Stadium in the northeastern Japan city of Morioka. The ballpark, which has existed since 1970, is shutting down at the end of the month due to deterioration.

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N. Korea talks end with 'basis' for 2nd denuclearization phase

SHENYANG, China - North Korean nuclear envoy Ri Gun (L) and chief U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill look relaxed during their visit to the Imperial Palace Museum in Shenyang after two-day talks aimed at shutting down North Korea's nuclear program on Aug. 17. Hill said later that the nuclear envoys from six countries laid a ''basis for achieving a consensus'' on North Korea's tasks in the second stage of its denuclearization.

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N. Korea talks end with 'basis' for 2nd denuclearization phase

SHENYANG, China - (From L to R) Russia's Grigory Berdennikov, North Korea's Ri Gun, the United States' Christopher Hill, China's Wu Dawei, South Korea's Chun Yung Woo and Japan's Akio Suda pose for a photo during their visit to the Imperial Palace Museum in Shenyang after two-day talks aimed at shutting down North Korea's nuclear program on Aug. 17. Hill said later the nuclear envoys laid a ''basis for achieving a consensus'' on North Korea's tasks in the second stage of its denuclearization.

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Antinuclear protest in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - A woman holds a placard calling for the shutting down of Indian Point nuclear power plant at a rally against nuclear power in New York on March 11, 2012, the first anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan that triggered the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Court rejects demand for immediate opening of Isahaya Bay dike gates

NAGASAKI, Japan - Hidenori Matsunaga, who led a group of 41 fishermen in Nagasaki and Saga prefectures in a lawsuit filed against the central government, is pictured during their gathering in Nagasaki on June 27, 2011, after the Nagasaki District Court rejected their demand for an immediate opening of two floodgates at the Isahaya Bay dike in the Ariake Sea. The fishermen claimed the shutting of the floodgates affected tidal currents and led to reduced fish catches.

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Antinuclear power rally in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - People march through the streets of Fukushima on June 19, 2011, calling for shutting down all nuclear power plants in Japan in the wake of the ongoing accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant following the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Antinuclear power rally in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - People march through the streets of Fukushima on June 19, 2011, calling for shutting down all nuclear power plants in Japan in the wake of the ongoing accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant following the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Hamaoka plant shutdown

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Photo shows the No. 4 reactor (C back) at the Hamaoka nuclear power station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, on May 13, 2011. Chubu Electric Power Co. began shutting down the No. 4 reactor that day, complying with a request by the central government to suspend all the reactors at the plant. On the left is the No. 5 rector and on the right is the No. 3 reactor.

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Hamaoka plant shutdown

NAGOYA, Japan - A display (top) in the head office of Chubu Electric Power Co. in Nagoya shows the output has become zero at the No. 4 reactor of the Hamaoka nuclear power station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, after 10 a.m. on May 13, 2011. The utility began shutting down the No. 4 reactor that day, complying with a request by the central government to suspend all the reactors at the plant.

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Court dismisses demand for shutting nuclear reactors in Shimane

MATSUE, Japan - A supporter for some 140 plaintiffs demanding that Chugoku Electric Power Co. shut down reactors at its nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, over the risk of accidents posed by major quakes, holds up a banner showing a decision by the Matsue District Court to reject the demand in front of the court in Matsue on May 31, 2010.

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Thai antigov't protesters move to pressure election commission

BANGKOK, Thailand - Several thousands of antigovernment protesters continue to occupy the shopping streets in the heart of Bangkok on April 5, 2010, shutting the posh malls in the area for a third straight day.

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Shin-Etsu Expressway blocked by soil from collapsed roadside wall

TOKYO, Japan - Soil from a collapsed roadside wall covers a 10-meter section of the Shin-Etsu Expressway in Komoro, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 19, shutting down the expressway between the Komoro and Saku interchanges for four hours. The landslide, which occurred at around 6:15 a.m., did not hit any vehicles, officials said.

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IAEA team arrives in N. Korea to verify nuke reactor shutdown

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Adel Tolba, head of a 10-member inspection team from the International Atomic Energy Agency sent to verify the shutting down and sealing of North Korea's key nuclear facilities at Yongbyon, speaks to reporters after arriving at Pyongyang's airport on July 14.

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IAEA team arrives in N. Korea to verify nuke reactor shutdown

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Adel Tolba, head of a 10-member inspection team from the International Atomic Energy Agency sent to verify the shutting down and sealing of North Korea's key nuclear facilities at Yongbyon, arrives at Pyongyang's airport on July 14.

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IAEA delegation arrives in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Olli Heinonen (C), deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, arrives at Pyongyang airport June 26 to discuss with North Korea the shutting down, sealing and monitoring of its Yongbyon nuclear facility.

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IAEA delegation arrives in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Olli Heinonen (L), deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, fields questions from reporters on arrival at Pyongyang airport June 26 to discuss with North Korea the shutting down, sealing and monitoring of its Yongbyon nuclear facility.