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2/17/2010 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The first woman to serve as major general in the Air Force, and the Department of Defense, passed away Feb. 15. Retired Maj. Gen. Jeanne M. Holm is credited as the single driving force in achieving parity for military women and making them a viable part of the mainstream military. The Portland, Ore., native attained the rank of two-star general in 1973 after a career that began 31 years earlier in 1942 when she enlisted in the Army. General Holm entered Women's Army Air Corps in January 1943 where she received a commission as third...

"We'll get you," Diena Thompson said today on "Good Morning America." "And, hopefully, justice will be served."

The state medical examiner has confirmed the remains found on an Albemarle County Farm Tuesday are those of Morgan Harrington. Virginia State Police say the confirmation was made using dental records provided by the family and say the investigation continues into the time and cause of death.... Lt. Joe Rader, the lead investigator in Harrington's disappearance, said the area where the remains were discovered had not been searched previously. He added that the missing person case was now most likely a homicide. He said investigators were combing the area carefully, saying it was "imperative to maintain the sanctity of the...

The parents of Morgan D. Harrington, a 20-year-old Virginia Tech student missing since October, have been called to a farm off U.S. 29 south of Charlottesville, where police are investigating the discovery of skeletal remains.

Skeletal remains were found this morning in Albemarle County and police investigators are on the scene. Officials have not yet released details. But authorities and volunteers conducted multiple searches in the area after the Oct. 17 disappearance of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington. Harrington, 20, went missing outside a Metallica Concert at the University of Virginia's John Paul Jones Arena in nearby Charlottesville. We will update as we learn more. Here is the statement from Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller: "Virginia State Police and Albemarle County Police are currently on the scene of the discovery of skeletal remains in...

Carol Orrell has been waiting 42 years for answers about the disappearance of her husband, Navy Seaman Gilbert J. Graham, who served in the Vietnam War. On September 28, 1967, Graham, 21, was on river patrol when enemy forces launched a B-40 rocket into his boat, only 8 feet from him. After the third rocket, the boat exploded into flaming scraps of metal. The boat ride was supposed to be his last assignment before being discharged the next morning, Orrell said. She had received a letter days earlier from her husband, who couldn't wait to return home to start a...

The parents of Britney Gengel, the college student from Rutland still missing after the Jan. 12 eathquake in Haiti, returned home yesterday from a nine-day vigil at her Florida campus after hearing from the US State Department that the mission has shifted from rescue to recovery, leaving slim chances of finding any survivors. “They will start pulling the building apart layer by layer,’’ Leonard Gengel read from a statement yesterday at Logan International Airport, referring to the hotel where his 20-year-old daughter had been staying when the 7.0 earthquake hit. His voice breaking, he said, “We are asking our government...

BEIJING – A Chinese human rights lawyer missing for almost a year has been judged by legal authorities and "is where he should be," a Foreign Ministry official said in China's first public comment on the case. Gao Zhisheng, one of China's most daring lawyers, has drawn international attention for the unusual length of his disappearance and for his earlier reports of the torture he said he faced from security forces. In a memoir, he described severe beatings, electric shocks to his genitals and cigarettes held to his eyes. His brother said earlier this month that the Beijing police officer...

The parents of four students still missing in Haiti more than a week after the earthquake are urging the U.S. government to intervene. ................................................. 'The United States of America needs to get to the Hotel Montana and get our children - now!’ John Gianacaci, of New Jersey, whose daughter, Christine, is one of the missing students, said: 'This is the United States of America. They perform miracles all across the world ... Where's our miracle?' Seven search and rescue teams, including emergency workers from Miami-Dade county, have been desperately combing through the rubble since last Wednesday. Forrest Masters, who is...

CNN) -- The father of missing child Haleigh Cummings and his ex-wife have been arrested on drug-trafficking charges in Florida, authorities said. Ronald Cummings, 26, faces three counts of trafficking prescription medication -- including Oxycodone and Hydrocodone. He is being held in jail on $500,000 bond, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said. Misty Croslin, 18, faces six counts of trafficking prescription medication and is jailed on $950,000 bond. The former couple was arrested Wednesday along with three others after allegedly selling about $3,900 worth of drugs to undercover officers, sheriff's officials said. Cummings, Croslin and the others made brief court...

It has been almost three years since Bradley Olsen disappeared. And despite the length of time, his family does not give up hope. Project Jason's Angel Awareness Network has placed electronic posters along America's internet highway, as the anniversary of Mr. Olsens's disappearance comes closer.

Breaking News Alert: At least 5,500 Americans are missing and unaccounted for in Haiti, the U.S. State Department tells NBC News...

The mysterious disappearance of a beloved goat at a popular farm and children's petting zoo in the Berkeley hills is worrying naturalists who suspect a prankster but fear something more fiendish. The 16-year-old goat, affectionately named Honey, vanished overnight on Jan. 7 from the Tilden Little Farm on the north end of Tilden Park and no trace of her has been found since. The friendly, engaging goat, known among breeders as an Oberhasli or "Swiss Alpine," could not have jumped over the 5-foot-high fence herself, so she must have been carried out, said David Zuckerman, the supervising naturalist for Tilden...

Johnstown, PA (GlossyNews) – Local and state police scoured the hills outside rural Johnstown, Pennsylvania, after reports of three animal rights activists going missing after attempting to protest the wearing of leather at a large motorcycle gang rally this weekend. Two others, previously reported missing, were discovered by fast food workers “duct taped inside several fast food restaurant dumpsters,”

Hailie Sanders, the missing teen from Ashtabula, Ohio,missing since January 5, 2010 has been found safe.

Haiti Earthquake: Missing Lynn University Student and Two Professors [Pics in URL] Florida College Hired Private Search Team to Find Its Missing Students By EMILY FRIEDMAN Jan. 14, 2010 One student and two professors from a Florida university mission group are missing in the chaos and rubble of Haiti's earthquake, despite the efforts of a private search team hired by the school to find its missing staff and students. L-R: Christine Gianacaci, Richard Bruno, Patrick Hartwick (trentonian.com/Lynn University) The private contractor was commissioned by Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. So far, the contractor has located 11 members of the...

The Trinity United Methodist Church in Hackettstown, NJ is praying for 15 missing members who are in Haiti. The missionaries went to Haiti to deliver medical supplies to Grace’s Children Hospital in Port-au-Prince.

Name: Hailie Sanders Date of Birth: 07/07/1992 Date Missing: 01/05/2010

As family and friends of missing West Valley City mother Susan Powell marked a somber milestone Wednesday, her husband, Joshua Powell, returned to Utah for the first time in weeks. Joshua Powell since Christmas has been in his hometown of Puyallup, Wash., where his and Susan Powell's families live. He was expected to arrive in Utah on Wednesday to pack his belongings for a return to Washington, friends and a spokeswoman for Susan Powell's parents said. Friends previously told The Tribune that Powell was fired from his job and has no income in the state. A spokeswoman for Chuck and...

LAKELAND, Fla. — In 2006, Abraham Shakespeare — a truck driver's assistant who lived with his mother — won $30 million in the Florida lottery. His good fortune may have cost him his life. Shakespeare vanished months ago. His mother hopes he is somewhere in the Caribbean, lying on a beach and enjoying the good life away from all the hangers-on who were constantly hitting him up for money.