On July 30, 1945, Japanese torpedoes sank the USS Indianapolis, and 880 lives were tragically lost. In this 1991 story, Across Indiana producer Titus Rush interviewed two Hoosiers who were there.

Johnny Gruelle, creator of Raggedy Ann and Andy, grew up in Indianapolis. The influential artists he grew up around ...

The Navy now is in possession of the final Freedom-class littoral combat ship after a milestone moment this week for a troubled collection of vessels once valued for their promise as stealthy ...

Detroit — Jeff Ortiz was going through an uncle’s belongings in 2009 when he learned Bobby Ortiz's name was on a plaque honoring the sailors who died when the USS Indianapolis was attacked during ...

Five people are safe after the Coast Guard rescued them from a sinking sailboat hundreds of miles off the North Carolina coast Thursday. According to the Coast Guard, watchstanders at Sector North ...

The sinking of the USS Indianapolis is the worst sea disaster in US Naval History. She was hit by two torpedoes from a Japanese submarine after completing a top-secret mission to deliver the atomic ...

Nearly 61 years after surviving a living nightmare, it's still not easy for Adolfo Celaya to talk about what he endured that night in 1945. Celaya, who grew up in Barrio Viejo, was an 18-year-old ...

The United States continues to refine its capabilities to counter China's growing naval threat, as newly released footage shows it recently conducted a ship-sinking exercise. Newsweek has contacted ...

When shark attacks appear in the news, they typically involve a single victim, maybe a swimmer or surfer who’s been bitten, or in rare worst-case scenarios, killed. These incidents, while frightening, ...

For our weekend trip to Indianapolis, my mom and I checked into the Bottleworks Hotel, a former Coca-Cola bottling plant that’s been transformed into an art deco boutique hotel. We marveled at the ...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — The last surviving Marine who was aboard the USS Indianapolis, the U.S. Navy ship that was sunk in World War II, has died at the age of 96. Edgar Alvin Harrell of Tennessee died ...