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A survey among state health departments finds that most American states are ill-prepared to cope with a nuclear radiation emergency should it arise.

The government of Japan, already battling against the deadly ravages of Friday’s earthquake-tsunami, has warned that the troubled No. 2 reactor at the badly-damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was still unstable, almost nearly five hours after workers poured seawater into it to try to cool down the fuel rods

U.S. stocks ended lower on Monday, as investors were worried about the impact of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan on the global economy.

Observers across the cyberworld have noticed something quite fascinating about the unfolding horror in Japan in the wake of the deadly earthquake and tsunami – a lack of looting by Japanese people, who, rather than take advantage of a crisis for personal gain, appear to be unified and behaving lawfully.

The singer posted on Twitter that through the sale of bracelets her fans helped her raise a quarter of a million dollars.

Sprint announced its Kyocera Echo phone will officially launch on April 17.

Blink 182 singer Mark Hoppus has pulled some very personal items from his closet to auction off for charity on eBay.

As previously warned, Japan’s dominant utility company Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has begun reducing electricity to some areas of the country, creating rolling blackouts in many regions, in an unprecedented measure to conserve power following the severe damage incurred by two key nuclear power plans in Japan’s northeast.

Days after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami shook Japan and caused more than 3,000 people to lose their lives, Gottfried is using the social media site Twitter to crack jokes about the devastating catastrophe.

The death toll accruing from Friday’s massive earthquake in the region around Sendai – the epicenter of the disaster – has now surged over 5,000, with the discovery of 2,000 bodies along the coast of the Miyagi Prefecture.

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano's Statement on Nuclear Safety in Earthquake-stricken Japan

In the wake of the nuclear crisis in Japan, the German government has decided to suspend for three months a proposal to extend the lives of its aging nuclear power stations.

U.S. stocks declined on Monday, as investors were worried about the impact of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan on the global economy.

The huge bustling metropolis of Tokyo, 150 miles south of the epicenter of Japan’s earthquake-tsunami disaster, has seen life come to a virtual halt in the face of unprecedented fears arising from the damaged nuclear power plants in Sendai.

Japan's Meteorological Agency on Sunday raised the earthquake's magnitude to 9.0 on Richter scale, one notch above the US Geological Survey's reading at 8.9. It was one of the biggest ever recorded in the world.

A division of Warner Bros. announced that it plans to pull the movie Hereafter from theaters in Japan.

Some facts about US nuclear industry in the wake of a second explosion at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

Researchers have developed a new tool called fossil seismograph that helps better predicting of future earthquakes by studying the earthquakes of the ancient past.

Japanese engineers are racing against the clock to stabilize a reactor at a quake-damaged nuclear plant in the northeast which has been shaken by a second explosion in the past three days.

Lady Gaga took an extra step to raise awareness and funds for the relief efforts The pop star designed a Japanese Tsunami Relief Wristband for charity.

U.S. stocks declined in early trade on Monday, as investors were worried about the impact of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan on the global economy.