Man Searching for Wwii Dead in Japan Finds Remains of Hundreds of People

Man searching for WWII dead in Japan finds hundreds of human remains

The remains of some 1,400 people sit in storage for possible identification with DNA testing. So far just six have been identified and returned to their families.

CBS News - 2h

Officers conducting a welfare check find 5 people dead in Indiana home

Police conducting a welfare check have discovered five people dead inside a home in northwest Indiana

ABC News - Feb. 22

Japan's emperor marks 65th birthday with a call to keep telling the tragedy of WWII

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, marking his 65th birthday, stressed the importance to keep telling the tragedy of the World War II to younger generations, pledging to contribute to the effort to promote ...

ABC News - Feb. 22

Body found in search for missing man

The 26-year-old had not been seen since leaving a nightclub in the early hours of Friday morning.

BBC News - 2d

Possible remains found in search for serial killer's victims

Police and the medical examiner are now investigating and seeking to identify the remains as those of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran.

CBS News - Feb. 27

Study finds hundreds of contaminants in U.S. drinking water

A new report from the nonprofit Environmental Working Group shows millions of Americans are drinking water tainted with unsafe levels of chemicals, metals and radioactive substances. Sydney Evans, ...

CBS News - Feb. 26

Japan fights forest fire that's damaged dozens of homes, caused hundreds to evacuate

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city

ABC News - 2d

Remains found in search for woman murdered by husband 12 years ago

Police "strongly believe" they have found the body of Rania Alayed from Manchester buried by a road.

BBC News - Feb. 26

IOC finds Olympic sponsor in China through 2032 to replace Panasonic of Japan

The International Olympic Committee has found a sponsor in China to replace long-term commercial partner Panasonic from Japan

ABC News - Feb. 20

Hundreds protest Iowa bill ending civil rights protections for transgender people

Protesters filled the Iowa state capitol as House lawmakers began fast-tracking a bill that would remove civil rights protections for transgender people from the Iowa Civil Rights Act.

NBC News - Feb. 24

Police searching for missing 23-year-old runner find body in forest

A body has been found following a five-day search for Jenny Hall in Hamsterley Forest, County Durham.

BBC News - Feb. 23

Trump, Musk suggest dead people are on federal payroll

President Trump and Elon Musk made comments about their initiative to understand if any people on the federal payroll should not be included. The comments came after Mr. Trump's first Cabinet ...

CBS News - Feb. 26

Japan fights forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and caused hundreds to evacuate

Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city.

NBC News - 2d

Most banned books feature people of color and LGBTQ+ people, report finds

Study counteracts claims by conservative lawmakers that books being removed from classrooms are sexually explicit. The majority of banned books in US public schools last year dealt with people of ...

The Guardian - Feb. 27

Cause of death remains mystery after Gene Hackman, wife found dead

Authorities in New Mexico are expected to provide an update on the investigation into the death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa.

CBS News - 5d

5 people found dead in home in Lake Station, Indiana

It was unclear if the victims were all members of the same family, how the victims died, or if any children were involved.

CBS News - Feb. 21

Finding a plane used to "disappear" people during Argentina's dictatorship

A plane used to hurl people to their deaths during Argentina's military dictatorship was found in Florida decades later.

CBS News - 3d

‘I think we brought the wrong one home’: one mother’s search to find her lost son

Joan always suspected she had been handed someone else’s baby by the hospital when she gave birth more than 70 years ago. Then an Ancestry DNA test seemed to prove her right. Now in her 90s, she is ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

Man in custody after woman found dead on Wales to Ireland ferry

Irish police continue to question the man who was arrested when the Fishguard to Rosslare sailing docked.

BBC News - Feb. 26

Search underway at national park for man last seen nearly 2 weeks ago

The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado is one of the last known locations where 31-year-old Jordan Marsters was seen, the National Park Service said.

CBS News - Feb. 25

Musk makes baseless claim about large number of dead people on federal payroll

Elon Musk's speculation about dead or fictitious employees comes after numerous federal workers were told to ignore an email asking them to justify their jobs. Previous government reviews found no ...

CBS News - 6d

Remains of U.K. man missing for more than 2 years found in Georgia woods, FBI says

The remains of a United Kingdom man missing for nearly two-and-a-half years have been found in a privately owned wooded area near Kingsland, Georgia, the FBI said.

NBC News - Feb. 25

Extreme Heat May Cause Older People to Age Faster, New Study Finds

A first-of-its-kind analysis found that people living in hotter areas experienced more molecular changes than those in cooler places.

The New York Times - Feb. 26

More than half of books banned last year featured LGBTQ characters or people of color, report finds

More than half of books banned during the last school year featured or were about people of color or members of the LGBTQ community, according to a report released Thursday.

NBC News - Feb. 27

Looted Leather and WWII Tires: How Doc Martens Came to Be

A German doctor’s need for better boots sparked innovation and a fashion phenomenon.

Inc. - Feb. 21

U.S. pilot of crashed WWII bomber "Heaven Can Wait" is accounted for

Airmen from other warplanes in the formation reported seeing "Heaven Can Wait" pitching up violently before banking left and plummeting into the ocean.

CBS News - Feb. 25

NOAA begins firing hundreds of staffers

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) began the process of firing hundreds of probationary workers Thursday, the latest mass job cuts within federal agencies, multiple sources ...

The Hill - 6d

Hundreds of NOAA employees laid off

Some 880 employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were laid off on Thursday, a congressional source told CBS News.

CBS News - 6d

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment

Former prime minister and ex-Tesla board member plan to approach Elon Musk to support struggling carmaker

Financial Times - Feb. 21

Japan battles largest wildfire in decades

More than a thousand people have been evacuated near forest of Ofunato in northern region of Iwate. More than a thousand people have been evacuated as Japan battles its largest wildfire in more ...

The Guardian - 5d

Fighting for Justice for Japan’s ‘Comfort Women’

Mina Watanabe has made it her life’s work to tell the stories of the women who were sexually enslaved by the Japanese military before and during World War II.

The New York Times - 5h