To several Northeast Pennsylvania prisoners of war held captive in its holds, the steamship Shin’yō Maru was a hell ship. It and other vessels earned that nickname and reputation during World War II, when Imperial Japan used captured ships as floating prisons
Aleia Hobbs set a U.S. record with a run of 6.94 seconds in the women 60 meters on Saturday at the USA Track amp; Field Indoor Championships in Albuquerque, N.M.