US: Semi-Truck and Passenger Vehicle Collide in North Las Vegas

A semi-truck and passenger vehicle collided Thursday afternoon, April 8, near W. Carey Avenue and Simmons Street in North Las Vegas. Emergency crews responded to the scene as police and fire crews investigated the crash. Simmons Street was temporarily closed in both directions between Carey and Evans avenues.

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sailors pose for a group photo on the cross-river vehicle ferry linking Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 28, 2023. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Aug. 28, 2023 shows a ferry as well as the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge in Xuzhou District of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 1, 2023 shows vehicles and passengers going ashore the Nixi south ferry in Xuzhou District of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 1, 2023 shows Zhong Helin, a sailor of the cross-river vehicle ferry linking Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin in southwest China's Sichuan Province, directing vehicles on the deck. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 1, 2023 shows Wang Junbing, captain of the cross-river vehicle ferry linking Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin in southwest China's Sichuan Province, sailing on the river. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles go ashore the Nixi north ferry in Xuzhou District of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 28, 2023. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles and passengers take the cross-river vehicle ferry linking Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 28, 2023. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 1, 2023 shows the cross-river vehicle ferry linking Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin, sailing on the Minjiang River in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

CHINA-SICHUAN-MINJIANG RIVER-VEHICLE FERRY-END (CN)

(230828) -- YIBIN, Aug. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers board the cross-river vehicle ferry linking Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 28, 2023. The cross-river vehicle ferry service that links Nixi Town and Juexi Town in Xuzhou District of Yibin started in May of 1992. This ferry service has been one of the most important transportation methods for local people living nearby on both sides of Minjiang River. As the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge opened to traffic here on Monday, the 31-year-old ferry service also ended the same day. The opening of the Nixi Minjiang grand bridge has broken through the transportation bottleneck for over 450,000 people living nearby. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)

Kakuei Tanaka

Kakuei Tanaka

Born on May 4, 1918 in Niigata Prefecture and died on Dec. 16, 1993. Tanaka became Japan's 40th prime minister in July 1972 at 54, the youngest prime minister since the end of World War II. Tanaka established diplomatic relations with China in September of that year. In December 1974, Tanaka was forced to resign due to his involvement in money scandals. In July 1976, he was arrested on suspicion of accepting 500 million yen in bribes from Lockheed Corp. of the U.S. for his help in selling TriStar aircraft to Japan. In October 1983, he was sentenced to four years in prison by the Tokyo District Court. Tanaka's political influence declined after he suffered a stroke in February 1985 which left him partially paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. Photo was taken on Aug. 31, 1992.