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A snowplow clears a path beside cars stranded Friday on the snow-covered Kan-etsu Expressway in the city of Minamiuonuma in Japan's Niigata prefecture.

Massive Snowstorm Hits Japan, Trapping More Than 1,000 Cars On A Highway

"As time went by, the cars got buried," said a driver. "I was really scared." Japan's Self-Defense Forces distributed food, blankets and fuel to the stranded and worked with shovels to free vehicles.

(Left) Hudson Yang in ABC's <em>Fresh Off the Boat</em>. (Center) Critic Jeff Yang. (Right) Margaret Cho in ABC's <em>All American Girl</em>.

On The Podcast: Rep Sweats, Or, 'I Don't Know If I Like This, But I Need It To Win'

Kat and Gene hash out something they've been mulling over for a while: that feeling of obligation that you have to root for something, because it's theoretically for you.

U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo fails to stop a shot during a penalty shootout in the quarterfinal match with Sweden. The Swedes won the the shootout, knocking the Americans out of the tournament. Afterward, Solo called the Swedes "cowards."

After U.S. Defeat, Goalie Hope Solo Calls The Swedes 'Cowards'

Solo earned the wrath of Brazilians before she arrived for the Olympics. She didn't help her cause by calling Sweden's team "cowards" after they knocked the Americans out of the tournament.

When it comes to job applications, not all names are treated equally.

Asian Last Names Lead To Fewer Job Interviews, Still

For many Asian-Americans, this kind of discrimination means that the pressure to change their names and shed the perpetual foreigner stereotype is strong.

Writing About The Midwestern Muslim Experience

Ayad Akhtar's debut novel, American Dervish, tells the story of a Pakistani-American boy in Milwaukee coming to terms with his religion and identity. Akhtar drew on his own experiences exploring the Muslim faith as a teenager growing up in Wisconsin.

U.S. Service Member Killed As ISIS Attacks Iraqi Kurdish Forces

An American service member was killed on Tuesday after an ISIS attack broke through Iraqi Kurdish defensive lines north of the city of Mosul. Kurdish Peshmerga troops also were killed and wounded. The U.S. responded with air support to beat back the attack, but fighting continued in an offensive the U.S. says was an attempt by ISIS to "show its teeth."

One man's outsized role in shaping the Supreme Court

The U.S. awaits a consequential Supreme Court decision that could overturn federal abortion rights, and one man has had a outsized influence on the conservative makeup of that court: Leonard Leo.

"I had to throw myself into the fire," Hayley Williams says of making <em>Petals for Armor</em>, "before I understood the truth."

Hayley Williams Dives Into The Wreck

Through 16 turbulent and celebrated years leading the pop-punk band Paramore, Williams insisted she'd never make a solo album. Then life showed her that she was a different person than she'd known.

Same-sex marriage advocates protest outside the county clerk's office in San Francisco on Feb. 14.

Shift In Gay Marriage Support Mirrors A Changing America

The latest polls indicate 58 percent of Americans support same-sex marriage. In 1977, that number was 13 percent. One researcher says that jump in support isn't the result of a generational gap — it's that many who once opposed gay marriage have changed their minds or softened their opposition.

Bloody Month in Iraq, Despite U.S. Troop 'Surge'

At least 122 Americans were killed in Iraq in May, the third-highest monthly toll since the U.S.-led invasion. An rise in forces was aimed at giving the Iraqi government a chance to end internal conflicts. Is it working?

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