Top VA health official resigns but was it really 'under fire'?
The top official for Veterans health care services resigned Friday, in what is being called the result of the growing scandal over alleged delays in care and falsifying of records at veteran's...
View ArticleEast Haven Memorial Day Parade to Honor Town, Nation's Veterans
Patch East Haven, CT -- This year, the town will honor William Heaney: an East Haven resident and a recipient of the Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Parachute Wings, The Vietnam Cross of...
View ArticleFormer first-round NFL draft pick Jamaal Anderson among notable names on New...
A mix of veterans and rookies were on hand as tryout players Reported by nola.com 3 hours ago.
View ArticleNew Orleans Saints linebacker Ronald Powell looks to absorb knowledge from...
Saints fifth-round pick linebacker Ronald Powell says it's his job to earn the respect from his new teammates Reported by nola.com 3 hours ago.
View ArticlePrince Harry to visit scene of the Battle of Monte Cassino on 70th anniversary
Prince Harry and other British veterans will gather at the Benedictine monastery on top of Monte Cassino, which was pulverised by bombing during the Second World War Reported by Telegraph.co.uk 2 hours...
View ArticleVeterans Advocate On How VA Should Respond To Scandal
Guest Host Tess Vigeland speaks with Tom Tarantino, chief policy officer with the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, about how the scandals plaguing VA hospitals have affected veterans' trust in...
View ArticleVeterans at Pennsville Memorial Day Parade say holiday's meaning fading away
Veterans at the annual Pennsville Memorial Day parade said they fear the true purpose of Memorial Day has become lost. Reported by NJ.com 46 minutes ago.
View ArticleObama 'madder than hell' over VA allegations, aide says
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House chief of staff says President Barack Obama is "madder than hell" about reports of treatment delays at veterans' hospitals Reported by CapitalBay 6 hours ago.
View ArticleVeterans advocate says it's time for 'swift accountability' in VA scandal
The deputy director of the VFW Nation Veterans Service said Sunday there needs to be “swift accountability” regarding reports of treatment delays at veterans’ hospitals across the country.“The families...
View ArticleJohn Kerry Speaking At Yale's Commencement
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to be the featured speaker at Yale University's 313th commencement. Kerry is a 1966 graduate of Yale. He will deliver the Class Day...
View ArticleMSU mulls $60M project for pair of dormitories
The College Board Thursday approved plans for MSU to hire the McCarty Company Design Group to design two 356-bed dormitories, plus a 10,000-square-foot facility for the Sonny Montgomery Center for...
View ArticleRep. Kinzinger: 'Time for Shinseki to Resign'
Congressman and Military Veteran Rep. Adam Kinzinger says on Meet the Press that Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki should resign following the scandal with veterans' health care. Reported by...
View ArticlePresident Obama 'madder than hell' over VA allegations, aide says
VA has paid out $36.4m to settle claims of 'delay in treatment' it was reported on Sunday, as investigation into scandal widens President Barack Obama is "madder than hell" about the scandal enveloping...
View ArticlePrince Harry dazzles in Italian sunshine as he pays tribute to Polish...
The prince laid a wreath and stood shoulder to shoulder with the former troops of Polish II Corps, who 70 years ago today finally took the ruined Benedictine monastery near Rome - a symbol of Nazi...
View ArticleObama 'Madder Than Hell' Over Veterans Affairs Allegations, Denis McDonough Says
WASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said President Barack Obama is "madder than hell" about possible deadly healthcare delays at the Department of Veterans Affairs...
View ArticleTop aide says Obama 'madder than hell' about veterans allegations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said President Barack Obama is "madder than hell" about possible deadly healthcare delays at the Department of Veterans Affairs and is...
View ArticleWife of female soldier killed in Afghanistan to receive death benefits
The gay widow of a soldier killed in Afghanistan has received word from the Department of Veterans Affairs that she will receive the same full benefits that heterosexual widows and widowers receive....
View ArticleAffordable housing for veterans on June ballot
Proposition 41 on the June 3 ballot would shift bond money from mortgages for veterans homes to affordable rentals for veterans. Reported by SignonSanDiego 5 hours ago.
View ArticleSurvivors, Families Outraged Over 9/11 Museum Gift Shop
Watch VideoThe 9/11 Memorial Museum is set to open this week. It sits on ground zero and promises to present "intimate stories of loss, compassion, reckoning, and recovery." But some people are angry...
View ArticleFrance breaks promise to fly American WWII vets over for D-Day anniversary
Seven decades after Allied troops stormed Normandy’s beaches and saved France from the Nazis, the surrender-happy nation is turning its back on hundreds of US veterans who want to return next month to...
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