Louise Schiavone

President Trump on Thanksgiving Day announced the death of U.S.

Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, gunned down in an ambush along with a fellow West Virginia National Guardsman, Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe.

Wolfe remains in critical condition.

And Afghan Asai Lee, who authorities charged had driven a cross-country to Washington, D.C.

for the attack, is now facing first-degree murder charges.

At a memorial service in Webster Springs, West Virginia, Beckstrom's hometown, the National Guard member was remembered with love and great sadness.

State Senator Robbie Morris says it's been a shock.

Sarah Beckstrom was 20 years old.

Investigators are still searching for a motive for the attack.

In the wake of the shooting, the Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people traveling on Afghan passports.

At least 121 people are dead after a massive fire in a public housing complex in Hong Kong.

Reporter Charisse Pham says more arrests have been made in a corruption probe linked to the fire.

Holiday shopping season off to a start with Black Friday, expected to be the busiest day for stores, but lots of people have been browsing from their phones.

Online spending data shows a record amount of purchases Thanksgiving Day.

NPR's Alina Selyuk reports.

An Israeli raid on a village in southern Syria has left at least 13 people dead.

Syria's foreign ministry says women and children are among the dead.

Israel says its troops were rounding up suspects from a militant group when they came under attack and subsequently returned fire.

Americans and other non-European visitors to the Louvre can expect a price hike starting next year as the world's most visited museum seeks to finance a major renovation.

Rebecca Rossman has more.