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Today’s Big Story

U.S. war hero’s remains return home after 73 years

The remains of a Medal of Honor recipient killed during the Korean War were transferred home to Georgia on Memorial Day, 73 years after his death.

Backstory: Soldiers of the 9th Infantry Regiment made a frantic retreat as North Korean troops closed in on their location. 18-year-old Luther Herschel Story feared that his injury would slow his company down, so he bunkered down and covered his team’s back while they withdrew. Story was never seen alive again but fired off every weapon available to stop advancing troops according to his Medal of Honor award citation.

About a month after Story went missing, a soldier’s remains were found in the area and transferred to Hawaii where he was buried with other unknown service members at the National Memorial of the Pacific.

Fastforward: In 2021, the remains were exhumed as part of a broader military effort to identify several hundred Americans from the Korean War. Story’s family had submitted their DNA in 2017 and scientists successfully matched the samples to bones of the soldier. Story’s niece and closest living relative, Judy Wade, said on Monday “I don’t have to worry about him anymore, I’m just glad he’s home.”

Big picture: According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency more than 81,500 soldiers remain missing from WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and the Gulf Wars/other conflicts.

Little Stories

Business & Economy

*European stock markets were mixed Monday after Biden announced a tentative deal to raise the U.S. debt limit.

*Airlines are cracking down on “skiplagging” a practice which involves booking a flight with the intention of utilizing the layover stop as the final destination. The cheat code is saving customers hundreds of dollars or more.

World

*Asiana Airlines will stop selling seats near emergency exits on Airbus 321’s after a recent incident in which a man opened a jetliner door during a flight.

*Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signed one of the world's strictest anti-LGBT laws over the weekend that prescribes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality,” which is defined as cases of sexual relations involving those infected with HIV, minors, or other vulnerable people.

US News, Politics, & Government

*An apartment building that collapsed in Iowa on Sunday night has been marked for demolition on Tuesday. No deaths have been reported but emergency response teams rescued eight people from the rubble.

*A series of shootings killed at least 16 people and left dozens more injured across the country during Memorial Day Weekend.

Sports & Entertainment

*The Miami heat crushed the Boston Celtics 103-84 to advance to the NBA finals where they will face the Denver Nuggets.

*The Little Mermaid brought in an estimated $163.8 million at the global box office over the weekend amidst review-bombing from fans upset about the casting choices.

Science, Health, & Tech

*UMass Amherst scientists have discovered a way to pull electricity out of humidity in the air.

*A experimental cancer treatment developed in Israel has a 90% success rate at bringing patients with multiple myeloma into remission.

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