The Kaiten torpedo was a formidable naval weapon during World War II, but it wasn't very reliable. Ultimately, it only sank ...

Japanese scientists using an improved method of analysis recently identified a third set of remains as likely those of an ...

Eighty years after World War II, some of Japan's last survivors are still pushing for an apology and recognition. But time is ...

Al Seidman's centenarian celebration will be Aug. 16 on the USS Constellation in Baltimore Harbor, near the Coast Guard ...

Rhode Island native John DeLeo served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and is one of the last living witnesses to the ...

On Aug. 6, 1945, Hiroshima became the first city in history to be attacked with an atomic bomb. Eighty years have passed since this incident and the formal end of World War II in Japan. Hiroshima is ...

The need to survive made hibakusha reluctant to speak. Taeko Kiriya, an associate professor of peace studies at Tama ...

As an actor in Hollywood, Paul Newman supported nuclear disarmament. As a sailor in World War II, he believed the atomic bomb ...

On August 9, 1945, clouds over Kokura forced a US bomber to switch to Nagasaki, where a sudden break in the sky led to a ...

Groups urge nuclear disarmament, historical reflection as country prepares to mark 80 years since atomic bombings ...

Bradbury was a radio operator and worked with the Navajo Code Talkers. He was in Okinawa, Japan when the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.

Part 2 of a three-part series on Painesville native, World War II hero and boxer Danny Nardico. In Part 1, Nardico embarks on a two-season run as a Harvey football standout at guard, earning Lake ...