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Atomic bomb, Medicare, Harding dies. The News Journal pages of history, week of July 31.
Death of President Harding in 1923, First atom bob dropped on Japan in 1945, Medicare approved in 1965, solar flare shock wave to hit Earth in 1972
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Navy lieutenant sentenced in Japan causes outcry among family, US lawmakers
A U.S. Navy lieutenant and Mormon missionary living in Japan has been sentenced to what his family calls a “shocking” three years in prison after at least two people were killed in a traffic accident doctors said may have been caused by a medical episode.
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Navy lieutenant sentenced in Japan causes outcry among family, U.S. lawmakers
The family of U.S. Navy Lieutenant Ridge Alkonis, now imprisoned in Japan following a fatal car crash, is calling for his release, with the aid of bipartisan lawmakers in the U.S.
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U.S. Navy officer facing 3 years in jail for deadly car crash in Japan
Lt. Ridge Alkonis' wife is "really angry" about the sentence that will separate her children from their father.
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Navy officer will serve three-year prison sentence for fatal crash in Japan
A Japanese appellate court ruled that a U.S. naval officer will have to serve the prison sentence handed down to him for a fatal crash.
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Navy officer will serve jail term after fatal crash conviction in Japan
A Navy officer must serve a three-year prison sentence after a Japanese court convicted him of negligent driving that led to the death of two people.
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Alzheimer’s patient who says he can’t remember killing his granddaughter sentenced to prison in Japan
An Alzheimer’s patient in Japan who says he cannot remember killing his granddaughter nearly two years ago has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. Susumu Tomizawa, 88, got into an argument with his 16-year-old granddaughter,
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US and Japanese sailors strengthen ties during second annual Fleet Week Japan
Sailors from the US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force teamed up for a week of contests and activities at naval bases around Japan.
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USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Japan for port call ahead of presidential visit
The Lincoln, on patrol since leaving San Diego on Jan. 3, is making a port call for ship-board maintenance and to provide the crew some downtime.
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A mountain climber from Japan is presumed dead after falling into a crevasse at Alaska's Denali National Park
A Japanese mountain climber is presumed dead after falling into a crevasse in Alaska's Denali National Park, officials said.
