LOS ANGELES — The remains of some of America's earliest Chinese settlers, whose graves were discovered five years ago during construction of a light rail line, will soon be reburied in a cemetery that once denied them entry.

CONCEPCION, Chile — Quake-hit Chile will need international loans and three to four years to rebuild after the most powerful earthquake in a century killed hundreds of people and demolished cities and towns, President Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday.

WASHINGTON — A man shot and wounded two security officers at an entrance to the Pentagon near a busy commuter rail station on Thursday before being fatally wounded in a shootout, officials and media reports said.

CONCEPCION, Chile — The national military's humanitarian aid effort has hit the streets, carrying food and water to some areas that had seen little of either since a mammoth earthquake struck five days ago.

DICHATO, Chile — The sun had barely risen over the Chilean fishing town of Dichato on Saturday morning when the three giant waves roared in from the Pacific.