Tropical Depression 05W continues crawling west, well southwest of Kadena Air Base. Joint Typhoon Warning Center forecast track continues to keep Okinawa well out of harm’s way.

Mindfulness uses breathing, movement, listening, visual or other exercises to help people focus on the present moment and surroundings.  

Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow removed the group from its list of outlawed organizations.

The U.S. move affects high-demand munitions that are difficult or impossible to replace, including Patriot missiles, the AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missile and shorter-range Stinger missiles. 

The Fukasawa Tiny Museum, west of Yokota Air Base, preserves the gnome-like carved puppets used on the television show “The Tale of Purinpurin.” The museum has about 100 puppets from the show, which aired from 1979 to 1982.

Palace Black Hoof Mushroom Samgyetang, specializes in a variation of ginseng chicken soup, which is quite popular this time of year.

The House passed President Donald Trump’s signature domestic policy bill, extending tax cuts, cutting spending on social safety net programs and giving the Pentagon $150 billion on top of its annual budget.

A piece of alligator hide found in Mississippi may be from an alligator that attacked a soldier during the Civil War.

A wildfire in a wilderness area of central California exploded in size as dry, hot weather Thursday raised the fire risk for large portions of the state ahead of the July Fourth holiday.

A Navy reservist this week pleaded guilty to bribing a Naval Air Station Jacksonville official to provide fraudulent military identification cards to two ineligible individuals with links to China.