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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.

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Former volleyball coach Matsudaira dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japan men's national volleyball team head coach Yasutaka Matsudaira being tossed into the air by members of his team after winning the gold medal at the Munich Olympics in September 1972. The Japan Volleyball Association said Jan. 5, 2012, that Matsudaira died from a lung condition at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 31, 2011. He was 81.

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Former volleyball coach Matsudaira dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2001 shows former Japan men's national volleyball team head coach Yasutaka Matsudaira. Matsudaira, who steered the country to the gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, died from a lung condition at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 31, 2011, the Japan Volleyball Association said Jan. 5, 2012. He was 81.

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Lawyer Takimoto

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Taro Takimoto answers reporters' questions after meeting Makoto Hirata, a former leading member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, at a police station in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2012. Hirata has been detained at the police station since turning himself in to police late on Dec. 31, 2011, after being on the run for more than 16 years.

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Japan's Ioka defends WBC title

OSAKA, Japan - REMOVING HYPHEN FROM THAI CHALLENGER'S NAME WBC minimumweight champion Kazuto Ioka of Japan celebrates his technical knockout win over Thai challenger Yedgoen Tor Chalermchai in Osaka on Dec. 31, 2011. Ioka defended his title for the second time.

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Japan's Ioka defends WBC title

OSAKA, Japan - REMOVING HYPHEN FROM THAI CHALLENGER'S NAME WBC minimumweight champion Kazuto Ioka of Japan (back) hits Thai challenger Yedgoen Tor Chalermchai in the first round of a bout in Osaka on Dec. 31, 2011. Ioka won by a technical knockout in the first round to defend his title for the second time.

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New Year decoration at makeshift barber shop in Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Tetsuro Abe puts up a New Year decoration around the entrance of his makeshift barber shop in the disaster-hit town of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture on Dec. 31, 2011. The barber shop, which was opened by his father and had been in business for 40 years, was washed away by the March 11 tsunami.

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Samoa shifts to west of dateline

APIA, Samoa - An employee at a post office in Apia, the Samoan capital, on Dec. 28, 2011, shows stamps commemorating the South Pacific island nation's shift from east of the international dateline to west of it on Dec. 31, 2011.

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Weak euro, dollar vs yen

TOKYO, Japan - A display in Tokyo shows the euro trading at 99.97-100.05 yen (2nd column) in the early hours of Dec. 31, 2011. The top column shows the dollar trading at 76.99-77.02 yen.

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Okinawa pref. assembly member Sakima to run for Ginowan mayor

GINOWAN, Japan - Atsushi Sakima, an executive member of the Okinawa prefectural chapter of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the Okinawa prefectural assembly, in Ginowan on Dec. 31, 2011, declares his intention to run in the Ginowan mayoral election slated for February 2012. The city in Okinawa Prefecture currently hosts the Futenma Air Station, a key U.S. Marine Corps base which is planned to be relocated from a densely populated area.

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Miyagi student thanks for "Operation Tomodachi"

PASADENA, United Sates - A high school student from Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, shakes hands with a U.S. Navy vice admiral, who participated in the "Operation Tomodachi" relief effort, in Pasadena, California, on Dec. 31, 2014. The U.S. armed forces conducted the operation following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated Miyagi and other prefectures in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku.

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Miyagi high school students practice for Rose Parade

PASADENA, United States - High school students from Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, practice music on Dec. 31, 2014, before participating in the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, to show their gratitude for the "Operation Tomodachi" relief effort. The U.S. armed forces conducted the operation following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated Miyagi and other prefectures in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku.

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Japanese student thanks for "Operation Tomodachi"

PASADENA, United States - Satsuki Koizumi (R), a high school student from Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, gives thanks to U.S. military members on Dec. 31, 2014, in Pasadena, California, for their participation in the "Operation Tomodachi" relief effort. The U.S. armed forces conducted the operation following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated Miyagi and other prefectures in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku.

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Pair of big "kadomatsu" decorations in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A car passes between a pair of big "kadomatsu" New Year decorations erected on a road near temporary homes for people affected by the March 2011 disaster in Ishinomaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi on Dec. 31, 2014.

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New Year's Eve in disaster area

MINAMISOMA, Japan - A paper lantern in the form of Catbus, a character from the animation film My Neighbor Totoro, is illuminated in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on the New Year's Eve on Dec. 31, 2012. The destination board on the bus reads "Odaka," an area in Minamisoma that was made a no-go zone due to the nuclear accident that followed the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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New Year's Eve in disaster area

KESENNUMA, Japan - Shuko Katayama, chief priest of a Buddhist temple in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, tests a bell on Dec. 31, 2012, prior to striking it 108 times at midnight on New Year's Eve. The temple is still under restoration from damage caused by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Toyota Aqua hybrid compact car

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Aqua hybrid compact car. The automaker said Feb. 1, 2012, the number of orders placed for the Aqua as of Jan. 31, 2012, was about 120,000, greatly exceeding its sales goal of 12,000 units a month. The car was released on Dec. 26, 2011.

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Samoa shifts to west of dateline

APIA, Samoa - Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi speaks in the Samoan capital of Apia on Dec. 29, 2011, before the South Pacific island nation shifted from east to west of the international dateline on Dec. 31 by skipping Dec. 30.

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Samoa shifts to west of dateline

APIA, Samoa - Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2011, shows a signboard in the Samoan capital of Apia showing the South Pacific island nation shifting from east to west of the international dateline on Dec. 31 by skipping Dec. 30.

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Ethiopia's Girma wins Honolulu Marathon

HONOLULU, United States - Ethiopia's Woynishet Girma crosses the finishing line to win the women's title at the Honolulu Marathon in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 11, 2011, with a time of 2:31:41.

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Ban announces intention to seek 2nd term

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon announces his intention to seek a second five-year term during a press conference at U.N. headquarters in New York on June 6, 2011. His current term expires Dec. 31.

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Ozawa indicted over fund misreporting

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2010, expressing his will to appear before a parliamentary ethics panel to explain his alleged involvement in a funds scandal. Ozawa was indicted on Jan. 31, 2011, over accounting irregularities involving his political funds body.

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Chinese pavilion of Shanghai Expo reopens

SHANGHAI, China - People line up on Dec. 1, 2010, to purchase tickets for the Chinese pavilion that featured at the World Expo in Shanghai. The expo ended in October, but the Chinese pavilion, one of the expo's most popular attractions, has reopened through May 31, 2011.

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China pavilion of Shanghai Expo reopens

SHANGHAI, China - People visit the Chinese pavilion that featured at the World Expo in Shanghai on Dec. 1, 2010. The expo ended in October, but the Chinese pavilion, one of the expo's most popular attractions, has reopened through May 31, 2011.

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Ban announces intention to seek 2nd term

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon announces his intention to seek a second five-year term during a press conference at U.N. headquarters in New York on June 6, 2011. His current term expires Dec. 31. (Kyodo)

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Documentary filmmaker Lucy Walker

LOS ANGELES, United States - Lucy Walker, documentary filmmaker, talks about making her Oscar-nominated short film ''The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom'' in an interview with Kyodo News in California on Dec. 31, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Toyota Aqua hybrid compact car

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Aqua hybrid compact car. The automaker said Feb. 1, 2012, the number of orders placed for the Aqua as of Jan. 31, 2012, was about 120,000, greatly exceeding its sales goal of 12,000 units a month. The car was released on Dec. 26, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japanese student thanks for "Operation Tomodachi"

PASADENA, United States - Satsuki Koizumi (R), a high school student from Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, gives thanks to U.S. military members on Dec. 31, 2014, in Pasadena, California, for their participation in the "Operation Tomodachi" relief effort. The U.S. armed forces conducted the operation following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated Miyagi and other prefectures in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku. (Kyodo)

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Pair of big "kadomatsu" decorations in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A car passes between a pair of big "kadomatsu" New Year decorations erected on a road near temporary homes for people affected by the March 2011 disaster in Ishinomaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi on Dec. 31, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Former volleyball coach Matsudaira dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2001 shows former Japan men's national volleyball team head coach Yasutaka Matsudaira. Matsudaira, who steered the country to the gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, died from a lung condition at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 31, 2011, the Japan Volleyball Association said Jan. 5, 2012. He was 81. (Kyodo)

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Former volleyball coach Matsudaira dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japan men's national volleyball team head coach Yasutaka Matsudaira being tossed into the air by members of his team after winning the gold medal at the Munich Olympics in September 1972. The Japan Volleyball Association said Jan. 5, 2012, that Matsudaira died from a lung condition at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 31, 2011. He was 81. (Kyodo)

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Ex-AUM cult member Hirata

TOKYO, Japan - Makoto Hirata, a former leading member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, is escorted by a police officer to the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2012. Hirata turned himself in to police late on Dec. 31, 2011, after being on the run for more than 16 years. (Kyodo)

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Lawyer Takimoto

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Taro Takimoto answers reporters' questions after meeting Makoto Hirata, a former leading member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, at a police station in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2012. Hirata has been detained at the police station since turning himself in to police late on Dec. 31, 2011, after being on the run for more than 16 years. (Kyodo)

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Ozawa indicted over fund misreporting

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2010, expressing his will to appear before a parliamentary ethics panel to explain his alleged involvement in a funds scandal. Ozawa was indicted on Jan. 31, 2011, over accounting irregularities involving his political funds body. (Kyodo)

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Samoa shifts to west of dateline

APIA, Samoa - Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi speaks in the Samoan capital of Apia on Dec. 29, 2011, before the South Pacific island nation shifted from east to west of the international dateline on Dec. 31 by skipping Dec. 30. (Kyodo)

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Samoa shifts to west of dateline

APIA, Samoa - Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2011, shows a signboard in the Samoan capital of Apia showing the South Pacific island nation shifting from east to west of the international dateline on Dec. 31 by skipping Dec. 30. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Ioka defends WBC title

OSAKA, Japan - REMOVING HYPHEN FROM THAI CHALLENGER'S NAME WBC minimumweight champion Kazuto Ioka of Japan (back) hits Thai challenger Yedgoen Tor Chalermchai in the first round of a bout in Osaka on Dec. 31, 2011. Ioka won by a technical knockout in the first round to defend his title for the second time. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Ioka defends WBC title

OSAKA, Japan - WBC minimumweight champion Kazuto Ioka of Japan celebrates his technical knockout win over Thai challenger Yedgoen Tor-Chalermchai in Osaka on Dec. 31, 2011. Ioka defended his title for the second time. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Ioka defends WBC title

OSAKA, Japan - REMOVING HYPHEN FROM THAI CHALLENGER'S NAME WBC minimumweight champion Kazuto Ioka of Japan celebrates his technical knockout win over Thai challenger Yedgoen Tor Chalermchai in Osaka on Dec. 31, 2011. Ioka defended his title for the second time. (Kyodo)

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Bell of reconstruction tolls in disaster-hit Kamaishi

KAMAISHI, Japan - A family tolls the ''Kamaishi Reconstruction Bell'' on Dec. 31, 2011, in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, which was hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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New Year's Eve meal at temporary housing unit

OTSUCHI, Japan - The family of fisherman Takemitsu Takusari (2nd left, front) has a meal at a temporary housing unit for people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on Dec. 31, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Ioka defends WBC title

OSAKA, Japan - WBC minimumweight champion Kazuto Ioka of Japan (back) hits Thai challenger Yedgoen Tor-Chalermchai in the first round of a bout in Osaka on Dec. 31, 2011. Ioka won by a technical knockout in the first round to defend his title. (Kyodo)

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New Year decoration at makeshift barber shop in Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Tetsuro Abe puts up a New Year decoration around the entrance of his makeshift barber shop in the disaster-hit town of Otsuchi in Iwate Prefecture on Dec. 31, 2011. The barber shop, which was opened by his father and had been in business for 40 years, was washed away by the March 11 tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Okinawa pref. assembly member Sakima to run for Ginowan mayor

GINOWAN, Japan - Atsushi Sakima, an executive member of the Okinawa prefectural chapter of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and a member of the Okinawa prefectural assembly, in Ginowan on Dec. 31, 2011, declares his intention to run in the Ginowan mayoral election slated for February 2012. The city in Okinawa Prefecture currently hosts the Futenma Air Station, a key U.S. Marine Corps base which is planned to be relocated from a densely populated area. (Kyodo)

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Weak euro, dollar vs yen

TOKYO, Japan - A display in Tokyo shows the euro trading at 99.97-100.05 yen (2nd column) in the early hours of Dec. 31, 2011. The top column shows the dollar trading at 76.99-77.02 yen. (Kyodo)

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Ex-AUM cult member Hirata arrested

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Makoto Hirata, a former leading member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult. Hirata turned himself in to police in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2011, after being on the run for more than 16 years and was immediately arrested for suspected involvement in a conspiracy with AUM founder Shoko Asahara and other followers to abduct Kiyoshi Kariya, chief clerk at a notary office in Tokyo, in February 1995. (Kyodo)

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Ethiopia's Girma wins Honolulu Marathon

HONOLULU, United States - Ethiopia's Woynishet Girma crosses the finishing line to win the women's title at the Honolulu Marathon in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Dec. 11, 2011, with a time of 2:31:41. (Kyodo)

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China pavilion of Shanghai Expo reopens

SHANGHAI, China - People visit the Chinese pavilion that featured at the World Expo in Shanghai on Dec. 1, 2010. The expo ended in October, but the Chinese pavilion, one of the expo's most popular attractions, has reopened through May 31, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Chinese pavilion of Shanghai Expo reopens

SHANGHAI, China - People line up on Dec. 1, 2010, to purchase tickets for the Chinese pavilion that featured at the World Expo in Shanghai. The expo ended in October, but the Chinese pavilion, one of the expo's most popular attractions, has reopened through May 31, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Samoa shifts to west of dateline

APIA, Samoa - An employee at a post office in Apia, the Samoan capital, on Dec. 28, 2011, shows stamps commemorating the South Pacific island nation's shift from east of the international dateline to west of it on Dec. 31, 2011. (Kyodo)