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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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Iraqi youth starts carpentry business through self-study

STORY: Iraqi youth starts carpentry business through self-study DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shamal Ahmed Muhammad 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAMAL AHMED MUHAMMAD, Iraqi carpenter 3. various of carpentry workshop 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHAMAL AHMED MUHAMMAD, Iraqi carpenter STORYLINE: An Iraqi young man has opened his own carpentry workshop after learning the craft through the Internet. Shamal Ahmed Muhammad is a university graduate from Erbil. He spends about 8 hours a day practicing carpentry, relying on it to provide daily sustenance for him and his family. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHAMAL AHMED MUHAMMAD, Iraqi carpenter "I started this project in 2014. The reason that I started this project is my passion for woodworking. I wanted to do something that I love and that I have passion for. So I started making projects for myself, for friends and for family. In time, more people got to know me and they asked for small projects. An

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Sharp posts 1st profit in 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months to Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Sharp reported a group net profit of 17.72 billion yen for the period, a turnaround from a year-earlier loss of 424.35 billion yen and its first black ink in three years.

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Sharp posts 1st profit in 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months to Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Sharp reported a group net profit of 17.72 billion yen for the period, a turnaround from a year-earlier loss of 424.35 billion yen and its first black ink in three years.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai (R), managing director of Panasonic Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai, managing director of Panasonic Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai, managing director of Panasonic Corp., releases the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai, managing director of Panasonic Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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New Year's Eve in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Citizens of Pyongyang bow in front of bronze statues of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung (L) and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in the capital late at night on Dec. 31, 2014.

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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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Uchiyama retains WBA title for 9th time

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takashi Uchiyama, nicknamed "KO Dynamite," successfully defended his WBA super featherweight title for the ninth time on Dec. 31, 2014, as challenger Israel Perez of Argentina failed to answer the bell for the 10th round at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.

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Uchiyama stops Perez in WBA super featherweight bout

TOKYO, Japan - Undefeated Takashi Uchiyama (R) of Japan connects with a sizzling right to the face of challenger Israel Perez of Argentina in the eighth round at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 31, 2014. Uchiyama defended his WBA super featherweight title with a technical knockout.

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China removes ex-president's top aide from senior post

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Ling Jihua, a Chinese politician. Ling, one-time top aide to former Chinese President Hu Jintao, who has been placed under investigation for unspecified disciplinary violations, has been sacked as head of the United Front Work Department, a senior Communist Party post, state-run media said Dec. 31, 2014.

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AirAsia jetliner crash

SURABAYA, Indonesia - The kin of a passenger on board a Singapore-bound AirAsia jetliner that crashed into the Java Sea after departing from Surabaya, Indonesia, cry at the airport in Surabaya on Dec. 31, 2014. The jetliner crashed Dec. 28 with 162 passengers and crew aboard.

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"Namahage" end-of-year rituals in Akita

AKITA, Japan - Men disguised as "Namahage" by wearing a demon-like mask and a costume made of straw, talk to a little boy in his house in Oga, Akita Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Dec. 31, 2014. Namahage, considered a divine messenger bringing blessings to people, visit houses in the area every New Year's Eve, yelling and telling children they have to behave themselves in a tradition designated as one of Japan's important intangible folklore cultural assets.

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"Namahage" end-of-year rituals in Akita

AKITA, Japan - A man disguised as "Namahage" by wearing a demon-like mask and a costume made of straw, talks to a little boy in his house in Oga, Akita Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Dec. 31, 2014. Namahage, considered a divine messenger bringing blessings to people, visit houses in the area every New Year's Eve, yelling and telling children they have to behave themselves in a tradition designated as one of Japan's important intangible folklore cultural assets.

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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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Fans bid farewell to movie theater in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Fans throng the Shinjuku Milano-za movie theater in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Dec. 31, 2014, the last day of its operation, to see the American film "E.T.," chosen for the last screening. The movie theater, one of the largest in Japan with 1,064 seats, opened in December 1956.

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AirAsia jetliner crash

SURABAYA, Indonesia - The kin of a passenger on board a Singapore-bound AirAsia jetliner that crashed into the Java Sea after departing from Surabaya, Indonesia, head for a waiting room for the families of the passengers at the airport in Surabaya on Dec. 31, 2014. The jetliner crashed Dec. 28 with 162 passengers and crew aboard.

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Fans bid farewell to movie theater in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Fans await the screening of the American film "E.T." at the Shinjuku Milano-za movie theater in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Dec. 31, 2014, the last day of its operation. The movie theater, one of the largest in Japan with 1,064 seats, opened in December 1956.

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Fans bid farewell to movie theater in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Shinjuku Milano-za movie theater in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Dec. 31, 2014, the last day of its operation. The movie theater, one of the largest in Japan with 1,064 seats, opened in December 1956.

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Toyota to boost output of new pleasure boat

NAGOYA, Japan - The Ponam-31, a new pleasure boat produced by Toyota Motor Corp., is on display in front of Nagoya Station in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 22, 2014. The biggest Japanese automaker, which released the luxury boat in October, has already decided on a 1.5-fold increase in its production from 15 units a year to meet strong demand.

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Japan keep coach Aguirre for Asian Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromi Hara (L), general secretary of the Japan Football Association, and JFA President Kuniya Daini attend a JAF executive meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014. The JFA decided that national team coach Javier Aguirre would remain in charge for the Jan. 9-31 Asian Cup despite his alleged involvement in a match-fixing scandal in Spain.

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Japan keep coach Aguirre for Asian Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromi Hara, general secretary of the Japan Football Association, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014. Hara said the JFA decided that national team coach Javier Aguirre would remain in charge for the Jan. 9 to 31 Asian Cup despite his alleged involvement in a match-fixing scandal in Spain.

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Bloodstained shirt of attacked Nagasaki mayor shown

NAGASAKI, Japan - A bloodstained shirt worn in 1990 by then Nagasaki Mayor Hitoshi Motoshima during a shooting attack is shown to the press in the southwestern Japan city's municipal office on Dec. 17, 2014, ahead of an exhibit of items related to him set for Jan. 15-19, 2015. Motoshima, who died at 92 on Oct. 31, 2014, was shot by a rightist in January 1990 for his statements about the emperor's responsibility for World War II.

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Otani signs 100-mil.-yen contract with Fighters

SAPPORO, Japan - Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters poses in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 5, 2014, after signing for an annual salary of 100 million yen with the Japanese professional baseball club. Otani recorded a team-leading 11 wins as a pitcher while also recording a batting average of .274, 10 home runs, and 31 RBIs as a designated hitter.

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Coal on fire on 'Stove train'

AOMORI, Japan - A conductor on the "stove train" puts coal in a stove in Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost prefecture on Honshu, on Dec. 1, 2014. The Tsugaru Railway Co.'s popular train operates from Dec. 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015.

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'Stove train' starts running in Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - Tsugaru Railway Co.'s "stove train," equipped with coal stoves, stops at a station in Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost prefecture on the Honshu main island, on Dec. 1, 2014. The popular train operates from Dec. 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015.

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Triple world boxing title matches slated for Dec. 31

TOKYO, Japan - WBA super flyweight champion Kohei Kono, WBA super featherweight champ Takashi Uchiyama and ninth-ranked WBA light flyweight Ryoichi Taguchi (from L) pose for photos in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2014, prior to their world title matches on Dec. 31.

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Suntory Holdings sees record net profit

OSAKA, Japan - Nobutada Saji, president of Suntory Holdings Ltd., holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 17, 2014, to release the company's earnings results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2013. The company said its group net profit in 2013 rose 5.3-fold from 2012 to a record 195.57 billion yen due to the sale of shares in Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. through the subsidiary's initial public offering.

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Suntory Holdings sees record net profit

OSAKA, Japan - Nobutada Saji, president of Suntory Holdings Ltd., holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 17, 2014, to release the company's earnings results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2013. The company said its group net profit in 2013 rose 5.3-fold from 2012 to a record 195.57 billion yen due to the sale of shares in Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. through the subsidiary's initial public offering.

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Canon group net profit up 2.6%

TOKYO, Japan - Toshizo Tanaka, executive vice president of Canon Inc., releases the company's earnings results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2014. The maker of printers, photocopiers and cameras said its group net profit for the just-ended business year rose 2.6 percent from the previous year to 230.48 billion yen.

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A month before Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - A police officer stands guard during an event in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 31, 2013. The Winter Olympic Games will be held in the Black Sea resort from Feb. 7 to 23, 2014.

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A month before Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Photo shows police officers at Sochi station in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 31, 2013. The Winter Olympic Games will be held in the Black Sea resort from Feb. 7 to 23, 2014.

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8 millionth visitor to Taiwan for 2013

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Japan's Aya Omote (R), who was Taiwan窶冱 8 millionth visitor for 2013, attends a welcoming ceremony in Taipei on Jan. 2, 2014, with Taiwan's Premier Jiang Yi-huah. The newlywed from Niigata Prefecture arrived with her husband on Dec. 31 to spend their honeymoon and the New Year in Taiwan.

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Lunar probe competition extended to end of 2017

A moon rover developed by the Japanese team Hakuto is shown in this file photo taken in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, in December 2014. The U.S.-based XPRIZE Foundation announced on May 22, 2015, a one-year extension of its lunar probe competition until Dec. 31, 2017. (Kyodo) ==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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China removes ex-president's top aide from senior post

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Ling Jihua, a Chinese politician. Ling, one-time top aide to former Chinese President Hu Jintao, who has been placed under investigation for unspecified disciplinary violations, has been sacked as head of the United Front Work Department, a senior Communist Party post, state-run media said Dec. 31, 2014. (Kyodo)

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"Namahage" end-of-year rituals in Akita

AKITA, Japan - A man disguised as "Namahage" by wearing a demon-like mask and a costume made of straw, talks to a little boy in his house in Oga, Akita Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Dec. 31, 2014. Namahage, considered a divine messenger bringing blessings to people, visit houses in the area every New Year's Eve, yelling and telling children they have to behave themselves in a tradition designated as one of Japan's important intangible folklore cultural assets. (Kyodo)

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Fans bid farewell to movie theater in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Shinjuku Milano-za movie theater in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Dec. 31, 2014, the last day of its operation. The movie theater, one of the largest in Japan with 1,064 seats, opened in December 1956. (Kyodo)

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Uchiyama retains WBA title for 9th time

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takashi Uchiyama, nicknamed "KO Dynamite," successfully defended his WBA super featherweight title for the ninth time on Dec. 31, 2014, as challenger Israel Perez of Argentina failed to answer the bell for the 10th round at Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo. (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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AirAsia jetliner crash

SURABAYA, Indonesia - The kin of a passenger on board a Singapore-bound AirAsia jetliner that crashed into the Java Sea after departing from Surabaya, Indonesia, head for a waiting room for the families of the passengers at the airport in Surabaya on Dec. 31, 2014. The jetliner crashed Dec. 28 with 162 passengers and crew aboard. (Kyodo)

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Toyota to boost output of new pleasure boat

NAGOYA, Japan - The Ponam-31, a new pleasure boat produced by Toyota Motor Corp., is on display in front of Nagoya Station in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 22, 2014. The biggest Japanese automaker, which released the luxury boat in October, has already decided on a 1.5-fold increase in its production from 15 units a year to meet strong demand. (Kyodo)

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Japan keep coach Aguirre for Asian Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromi Hara (L), general secretary of the Japan Football Association, and JFA President Kuniya Daini attend a JAF executive meeting in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014. The JFA decided that national team coach Javier Aguirre would remain in charge for the Jan. 9-31 Asian Cup despite his alleged involvement in a match-fixing scandal in Spain. (Kyodo)

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Bloodstained shirt of attacked Nagasaki mayor shown

NAGASAKI, Japan - A bloodstained shirt worn in 1990 by then Nagasaki Mayor Hitoshi Motoshima during a shooting attack is shown to the press in the southwestern Japan city's municipal office on Dec. 17, 2014, ahead of an exhibit of items related to him set for Jan. 15-19, 2015. Motoshima, who died at 92 on Oct. 31, 2014, was shot by a rightist in January 1990 for his statements about the emperor's responsibility for World War II. (Kyodo)

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Otani signs 100-mil.-yen contract with Fighters

SAPPORO, Japan - Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters poses in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 5, 2014, after signing for an annual salary of 100 million yen with the Japanese professional baseball club. Otani recorded a team-leading 11 wins as a pitcher while also recording a batting average of .274, 10 home runs, and 31 RBIs as a designated hitter. (Kyodo)

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Coal on fire on 'Stove train'

AOMORI, Japan - A conductor on the "stove train" puts coal in a stove in Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost prefecture on Honshu, on Dec. 1, 2014. The Tsugaru Railway Co.'s popular train operates from Dec. 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015. (Kyodo)