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'He's home': Missing 73 years, Medal of Honor recipient's remains return to Georgia

An American soldier awarded the Medal of Honor after he went missing in battle during the Korean War is being buried on Memorial Day near his hometown in Georgia SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Soldiers of the 9th Infantry Regiment made a desperate retreat as North Korean troops closed in around them. A wounded, 18-year-old Army Pfc. Luther Herschel Story feared his injuries would slow down his company, so he stayed behind to cover their withdrawal. Story’s actions in the Korean War on Sept. 1, 1950, would ensure he was remembered. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military honor, which is now displayed alongside his portrait at the National Infantry Museum, an hour’s drive from his hometown of Americus, Georgia. But Story was never seen alive again, and his resting place long remained a mystery. “In my family, we always believed that he would never be found,” said Judy Wade, Story’s niece and closest surviving relative. That changed in April when the U.S. Military revealed...

Questions that remain unanswered in the Idaho killings after suspect charged

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What was the motive, and other questions that remain unanswered after four University of Idaho students were found stabbed to death in an off-campus house in November. As more details emerge in the fatal stabbings of four University of Idaho students, questions remain about the Mysterious slayings. More than six weeks after the four students were found dead in an off-campus house in Moscow, a suspect was arrested and charged with their murders. Unsealed court documents shed more light on the investigation and what detectives learned in the weeks and hours leading up to the crime. Here are a few key questions as the case continues. What's the motive? A photo posted by Kaylee Goncalves a few days before their deaths shows University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves. Kaylee Goncalves/Instagram The four students -- Ethan Chapin, 20; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21 -- were found dead at the girls' o...

Newport News school shooting: How a 6-year-old got a gun and other questions that remain

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Many questions remain after a 6-year-old student allegedly shot and injured a teacher during an altercation at a Newport News, Virginia, elementary school. Many questions remain unanswered after a 6-year- old student allegedly shot and injured a teacher at a Newport News, Virginia, elementary school . Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones said in a statement this weekend that police were "working diligently to get an answer to the question we are all asking -- how did this happen?" Police tape hangs from a sign post outside Richneck Elementary School, January 7, 2023, in Newport News, Virginia. Jay Paul/Getty Images MORE: Teacher injured in shooting at Virginia elementary school, 6-year-old suspect in custody: Police What we know A Richneck Elementary School teacher, described as a woman in her 30s, was shot with a handgun on Friday in a first-grade classroom, police said. She was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The mayor told CNN on Sunday that she was in stable co...