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A French village honors a U.S. soldier killed in WWII
Gerri Eisenhauer's father, Private William Walters, died in World War II just a few months before she was born – killed in action in France, according to a brief telegram. Eisenhauer believed she ...Top stories - CBS News - November 10 -
Teen U.S. soldier accounted for decades after being killed in WWII
U.S. Army Pvt. Jeremiah P. Maroney was killed amid fierce fighting with German forces.Top stories - CBS News - October 25 -
Teen U.S. soldier accounted for decades after being killed in WWII
U.S. Army Pvt. Jeremiah P. Mahoney was killed amid fierce fighting with German forces.World - CBS News - October 25 -
Translators association honors English-language editions of Italian prose and French poetry
The English-language translators of an Italian collection of short stories and a French book of poetry have won awards from the American Literary Translators AssociationEntertainment - ABC News - October 28 -
Biden lays wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to honor Veterans Day
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were at Arlington National Cemetery Monday to participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in observance of Veterans ...Top stories - CBS News - November 11 -
Archaeologists find ancient treasures near grave of WWII soldier
Archaeologists thought they had found one grave, but excavation efforts turned up a treasure trove of ancient tools and coins.Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
‘No Use for Hatred’: A Village Seeks to Move On From a U.S. Massacre
The hamlet of My Lai is infamous for American war crimes, but now it holds lessons in resilience and how to let go of anger.Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
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Israeli Attack Killed 3 More of Its Soldiers in the South, Lebanon Says
Israel’s military said it was looking into whether its forces had “accidentally harmed” Lebanese soldiers while conducting raids in southern Lebanon against Hezbollah.World - The New York Times - October 24 -
5 Israeli Soldiers Are Killed Amid Hezbollah Clashes in Lebanon
As clashes with Hezbollah militants intensified, Israel’s public broadcaster reported that the soldiers had been killed when a rocket struck a building they were in.World - The New York Times - October 25 -
3 Indian soldiers and 2 civilians are killed in an alleged rebel ambush in Kashmir
Authorities say three Indian soldiers and their two civilian porters have been killed in a rebel ambush in Indian-controlled KashmirWorld - ABC News - October 25 -
Israeli strikes on Iran kill four soldiers, Iran says
The IDF says it struck military sites in "precise and targeted" strikes early on Saturday.Top stories - BBC News - October 26 -
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Attack on a Chad military base kills 40 soldiers, presidency says
Chad’s presidency says unidentified assailants have killed at least 40 soldiers during an overnight attack on a military base in the country’s westWorld - ABC News - October 28 -
3 Pakistani soldiers and 8 militants killed during a raid on insurgents' hideout
Pakistani authorities say three soldiers and eight militants were killed after security forces backed by military helicopters raided a hideout in a former stronghold of insurgents in a restive ...World - ABC News - October 30 -
Russia jails its own soldiers for killing entire family in Ukraine
The sentence, handed down by a Russian court, is a rare example of the country holding its troops to account for war crimes.Top stories - BBC News - November 8 -
Russia Sentences 2 Soldiers Over Killing of Ukrainian Family
The case, in which two soldiers murdered nine members of a family after breaking into their home, was a rare prosecution over crimes against civilians in Ukraine.World - The New York Times - November 9 -
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Brazilian Police Arrest Soldiers in Alleged Plot to Kill President Lula
Members of an elite army unit planned to kill Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022 as part of an effort to keep Jair Bolsonaro in power after he lost the presidential election.World - The New York Times - Yesterday -
U.S. destroyer sunk during WWII found at bottom of ocean
The USS Edsall, a 314-foot destroyer sunk by Japanese forces in 1942, was known as "the dancing mouse" for its ability to evade attacks.Top stories - CBS News - November 12 -
Remains of U.S. WWII airman identified after dying as prisoner of war
U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi, 23, died in a prisoner of war camp in the Philippines during World War II.Top stories - CBS News - November 13 -
U.S. Navy apologizes 142 years after shelling and burning an Alaska Native village to oblivion
Shells fell on the Alaska Native village as winter approached, and then sailors landed and burned what was left of homes, food caches and canoes.Top stories - NBC News - October 28 -
U.S. Says It Killed Islamic State Militants in Syria
Airstrikes on Monday targeted people who the military said were senior leaders of the group, which has sharply stepped up its attacks in Iraq and Syria.World - The New York Times - October 30 -
U.S. sanctions members of cartel linked to killings of Americans
The sanctions come two years after a judge ordered La Linea to pay $4.6 billion to the families of nine Americans killed in a 2019 ambush in Mexico.Top stories - CBS News - October 31 -
Iran Told U.S. It Wouldn't Try to Kill Trump
The written communication last month came after the Biden administration warned Tehran against attempts on Trump’s life.World - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago -
Iran Told U.S. That It’s Not Trying to Kill Trump
The Biden administration had warned that the United States would consider any Iranian attempt on Mr. Trump’s life to be “an act of war,” officials said.World - The New York Times - 6 days ago -
U.S. Opens Investigation Into Killing of Sonya Massey
The Justice Department notified Sangamon County, Ill., that it had opened a civil rights investigation after reports about the shooting raised “serious concerns.”Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
Mexican soldiers kill 19 drug cartel suspects and suffer no casualties in Sinaloa state
Mexican army troops have killed 19 suspected drug cartel gunmen in a shootout but suffered no casualties themselvesWorld - ABC News - October 23 -
Middle East crisis live: Israeli airstrike reported in south Beirut; Gaza is ‘dying’, aid group chief tells Paris conference
Lebanese state media report an Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs; Doctors of the World official laments lack of action for people in Gaza. Warning sirens have again sounded in northern ...World - The Guardian - October 24 -
Iran’s response to Israeli attack awaited as Tehran says it is ‘entitled’ to defend itself – live
Iranian army tells local media four soldiers killed ‘countering projectiles’ in Israel’s overnight attack. We’ve launched video footage of the blasts and light flashes in Tehran early today and ...World - The Guardian - October 26 -
Soldier with Yemen's exiled government opens fire, killing 2 Saudi troops and wounding another
A soldier for Yemen’s exiled government has opened fire on Saudi troops as they exercised in eastern Yemen, killing two of them and wounding another in a rare insider attack during the kingdom’s ...World - ABC News - November 10 -
Soldier with Yemen’s exiled government opens fire, killing 2 Saudi troops and wounding another
A soldier for Yemen’s exiled government opened fire on Saudi troops as they exercised in eastern Yemen, killing two of them and wounding another in a rare insider attack during the kingdom’s nearly ...Top stories - NBC News - November 10