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Three months have passed since the deadliest tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011. It was announced as the strongest ever in recorded history of geological disasters. Check out photos of Japan’s amazing recovery that took place after the catastrophic event.

NASA space shuttle Atlantis is getting ready for its targeted July 8 launch to the International Space Station, which will close 30 years of the space shuttle program. The shuttle is expected to launch on July 8 at 11:26 am EDT.

There have been numerous speculations and allegations regarding the reality of North Korean regime through multiple reports, especially defector’s testimonies, but none have been fully verified. However, a leaked official police manual published by the North Korean government officially confirms actual inside stories of the reclusive nation.

For its opening Father's Day weekend Green Lantern debuted at #1 and grossed an estimated $52.7 million, which was lower than the opening weekends of the two previous superhero films of 2011, Thor ($65.7 million) and X-Men: First Class ($55.1 million).

The Vancouver Riots in 2011 shocked the city’s residents, Canada, and the world. One of the iconic (or infamous) images of the riot was that of Nathan Kotylak attempting to light a police car on fire.

MTV reality star Amber Portwood has reportedly told Gary Shirley, her on again, off again boyfriend and father of her two-year old child, that the experience of attempted suicide has been “euphoric” and “wonderful.

One-fourth (24%) of students drank soda, down from 29% in 2009, according to a recently released report from Center for Disease Control (CDC).

It's Father's Day and the choices for Ecards are numerous. Options vary widely, however the following list includes a bit of the major categories, including earnest cards, lighthearted ones and even a parody.

Ecard websites are ready to deliver free and paid-for Father's Day messages. Selections range from earnest to lighthearted.

Juneteenth, or June 19 in lay terms, sees celebrations in the form of community events, gatherings and festivities to mark the commemoration of the end of slavery on June 19, 1865 in Texas. It is a sort of an alternative Independence Day as 39 states now formally observe Juneteenth as the end of slavery in America.

Legendary saxophonist Clarence Clemons, better known to admirers and friends as the ‘Big Man’, died of complications from a stroke he suffered last week. He was 69.

A famous forensic expert testified, Saturday, in Casey Anthony's trial that a duct tape, which was found on and near Caylee's skull, was not put on her nose and mouth before the corpse decomposed.

On Saturday, a convicted murderer provides the new information which could clear Amanda Knox, who was convicted 26 years in prison for killing her British roommate in Perugia, Italy.

Oxfam, a UK based international aid group, released its interesting findings from a new global food survey, which pointed that globally there are two major reasons why people change their diets: rising price of food or health reasons. In addition, the public opinion poll report highlighted world's top 10 favorite foods.

Tom Cruise tweeted a barechested photo of himself to promote his upcoming movie Rock of Ages.

Dr. Werner Spitz testified on Saturday duct tape found on or near Caylee Anthony's skull was not placed on her face before her body began to decompose.

Saturday morning, hundreds gathered at Saint Sebastian's Roman Catholic Church in Queens to honor three firefighters who were killed in what is known as the Father's Day Fire.

The Boston Bruins Parade was a sunny, joyous, but peaceful occasion for delighted Bostonian during the day on Saturday.

Look no further than our own Bay Area fire station to find the world's oldest and longest burning light bulb. The 60 watt bulb has been recorded into the Guinness World Records by staying lit for 110 years. It still remains burning within the fire station's room. Since its installation in 1901, the light bulb dubbed The Centennial Bulb has been operating day and night running on 4 watts at the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department Station number 6 in Livermore, California.

Silicon Valley opened more tech job positions in May, which helped lower the unemployment rate in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara metro area from 9.9 percent to 9.7 percent, the California Employment Development Department (EDD) reported Friday.

Mario Alessi, an Italian bricklayer in prison for murdering a child, testified Saturday that Rudy Hermann Guede, an Ivorian convicted of the murder of British student Meredith Kerchner, said American student Amanda Knox did not participate in the murder of her roommate.

A London-based fire chief, Steve Smith, who led the rescue team in the repercussion of the IRA bombings and the 7/7 London attacks, has been awarded the Queen’s Fire Service Medal

A man who died last year of lung disease while inhaling toxic debris when the World Trade Center collapsed has been added to the list of victims killed in the Sept. 11 attacks, the New York City Chief Medical Examiner's office said on Friday.

Three weeks into the Casey Anthony trial, some mysteries appear tougher to unlock than ever before. Who killed toddler Caylee Anthony will be resolved at the trial, but not apparently who fathered her.

A six-foot long Burmese python was found at a Cincinnati fast-food restaurant when a garbage truck driver emptied a trash bin.

Based on the data from its Spacecraft MESSENGER, NASA scientists have made some surprising discoveries about the planet Mercury. The spacecraft, first ever to orbit Mercury, is providing scientists important clues to the origin of the planet and its geological history to better understand its dynamic interior and exterior processes.

In a rare show of hope and commitment, an Oregon man who dropped out of college just a few days away from graduation in 1932 has finally earned his degree after reaching the age of 99.

Casey Anthony trial dragged on to day 21 with the defense taking a odor detected in Casey's car was not necessarily from decomposition of Caylee's body even as the lawyers for both sides turned nasty, Friday, and tempers flared, prompting the judge to issue them a stern warning.

On Friday, United Airlines experienced a major computer systems outage which caused tens of thousands of passengers to be stranded with flights delayed or cancelled, including at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).