Rescue teams searched through matchstick rubble Saturday for thousands of people missing in flooded areas of northeastern Japan, beginning one of the most complex relief efforts in history.
Japanese authorities said Sunday that efforts to restart the cooling system at one of the reactors damaged by Friday's earthquake had failed, a major setback in the struggle to contain what has become the most serious nuclear power crisis in a quarter century.
"The King's Speech," a stirring British costume drama about King George VI's struggle with a speech impediment and the challenges of leadership at the dawn of mass media, won Best Picture and three other prizes Sunday night at the Academy Awards.
Mayor Vincent C. Gray warned District residents to brace for "some very painful choices in the weeks and months ahead" during a 10-minute speech after he was sworn in Sunday before 3,500 people at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
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A "person of interest" in killings in Michigan and attacks in Virginia and Ohio was attempting to flee to Tel Aviv, police say. He is identified by sources as Elias Abuelazam, 33.
A federal judge blocked key provisions of Arizona's controversial immigration law from taking effect as scheduled Thursday, granting in part an injunction requested by the Obama administration.
Utility crews worked through the night and into Monday morning to restore widespread power outages after one of the most violent and destructive thunderstorms in years ripped across the region.