Pat Summitt Has Early Onset Dementia (VIDEO)

Knoxville, Tenn. – Pat Summitt plans to coach the Tennessee women’s basketball team “as long as the good Lord is willing,” despite recently being diagnosed with early-onset dementia.

“There’s not going to be any pity party and I’ll make sure of that,” she told the Knoxville News Sentinel Monday evening. The News Sentinel and Washington Post first reported Summitt’s condition.

“I plan to continue to be your coach,” Summitt said. “Obviously, I realize I may have some limitations with this condition since there will be some good days and some bad days.”

The 59-year-old Summitt told the newspaper she had been feeling erratic earlier this year, and plans to rely on medication and mental exercises to manage the progressive condition that could lead to Alzheimer’s, which her grandmother had.

Earthquake closes, damages Washington landmarks Video

After a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the Washington area, residents and structures were shaken. The quake, at one point upgraded to a magnitude of 5.9, even caused damage to the Washington National Cathedral, sending one of its spires tumbling. (Edited by Jason Aldag/The Washington Post)

Park Police Survey Minor Damage To Washington Monument (VIDEO)

The U.S. Park Police used a helicopter to take close-up photos of minor damage that the Washington Monument sustained during Tuesday's earthquake.

A helicopter circled the landmark several times Tuesday afternoon several hours after the 5.8 magnitude quake struck in Virginia.

Rumors circulated on Twitter (and even on Fox News) that the monument was leaning, but a spokesman told TPM that the landmark only sustained very minor damage. He said that tourists in the structure at the time of the quake were safely evacuated when it ended.

[Late update: the National Park Service has announced that the Monument will be closed indefinitely because they found cracks towards the top of the structure.]

Video and photos of the helicopter circling the monument are below.

Earth Quake Videos from Earthquakes Today

As many living on the east coast of the United States already know, there was a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that shook several areas today. On the bright side, "the Dow has recovered from its post-quake dip, and the New York Stock Exchanged never stopped trading." Videos after the break.

6.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Japan's Northeast Coast

A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale has struck off Japan's northeastern coast, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported Friday.

The agency added that a 50 cm tsunami advisory has been issued for the coast of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, the two regions devastated by a massive quake and tsunami in March.

According to the agency, the quake struck at a depth of about 20 kilometers, with its epicenter located slightly south to that of the 9.0 magnitude temblor that struck the region on March 11.

Friday's quake rocked the Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures and the tremor was felt in Capital Tokyo also. Local reports indicated that buildings in Tokyo swayed mildly in the quake.

Earthquakes frequently rock Japan as it sits on top of four tectonic plates. The latest quake comes when Japan is struggling to come to grips with the March 11 catastrophe that killed more than 15,000 people and caused wide-spread devastation.

The March quake and accompanying tsunami had knocked out the cooling systems at the the Fukushima Daiichi civilian nuclear plant, leading to meltdowns and radiation leaks that are yet to be plugged.