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A key service helping convicted US veterans recover remains dysfunctional for everyone else, but there's a fix
Proper funding and community interaction are key to the success of drug treatment courts, which fac…
Ella Sherman
PM Sheikh Hasina resigns and leaves Bangladesh, possibly for Tripura: Reports
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday resigned and left the country, several news repor…
PTI
Millions of veterans are about to get expanded healthcare access
Millions more veterans exposed to toxins during service will qualify for VA healthcare on March 5.
Allie Kelly
China's true military spending in 2022 was likely worth $711 billion, or 'nearly equal' to the US military budget that year: US think tank
That's compared to a US military budget of around $742 billion that year, which was spread out acro…
Matthew Loh
4 cops were caught on video laughing after a disabled veteran urinated on himself after being denied restroom access
Dynell Lane, a veteran who was wounded while deployed for the US Army, was refused access to a rest…
Alia Shoaib
Repeat Covid infections put people at organ failure, death risk: Study
A team of US researchers has revealed that repeated Covid infections contribute significant additio…
An Army veteran lied about being paralyzed to get over $1 million in disability benefits and used some of the money to buy a BMW, feds say
According to court documents, investigators saw the Army veteran walk up and down stairs, lift and …
Kelly McLaughlin
A disabled veteran facing $7,000-per-week medical costs wrote a letter begging the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy judge not to allow a settlement
People trying to settle claims against Purdue Pharma have written emotional letters to the bankrupt…
Kenneth Niemeyer
Department for Veterans Affairs 'accidentally' changes its motto to the gender-neutral alternative
The Department for Veterans Affairs will continue to uphold the motto handed down by Abraham Lincol…
Bethany Dawson
Rhode Island woman wore a uniform with a Purple Heart and sought help as a veteran with cancer. She'd never served in the military.
Sarah Jane Cavanaugh of Rhode Island was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for falsifying doc…
Aaron McDade
US Department of Veterans Affairs becomes the first federal agency to require healthcare workers get vaccinated
About 115,000 of the US Department of Veterans Affairs' healthcare workers will be required to get …
Kelly McLaughlin
Homelessness among American veterans increased this year by its largest margin since the US started tracking
On a single day in January this year, over 650,000 people were homeless, according to a newly relea…
Katie Balevic
Men taller than 5'9" have higher risks of blood clots, nerve pain, and skin infections, study finds
A study of 280,000 US veterans — mostly white men — linked genetic height to increased or lower ris…
Andrea Michelson
Former VA health care worker sentenced to life in prison for murdering 7 veterans
"You are the monster that no one sees coming," federal Judge Thomas Kleeh told Reta Mays during her…
Erin Snodgrass
Identity verification service ID.me has a lucrative contract with the VA. Veterans and their families say it’s locked them out of disability payments and emergency assistance.
These issues disproportionately affected older veterans and veterans abroad, and added technical hu…
Caroline Haskins
With crises brewing around the world, the US's diplomatic 'special agents' are sharpening old skills and learning some new ones
US diplomats and the special agents assigned to protect them are confronting new challenges as geop…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
A 99-year-old World War II veteran shares his tips for longevity
Richard Miralles, a 99-year-old World War II veteran, discusses his experiences and the secrets to …
Jane Ridley
Ukraine has taken 17,000 Russians off the battlefield without firing a shot, US Army special-ops general says
"That's 17,000 soldiers you didn't have to blow up on the battlefield or destroy," the head of US A…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
US military atomic cleanup crews were sent out in the wake of American nuclear testing, and many paid a heavy price, veterans say
One veteran told Insider that exposure to radioactive material could come from anywhere, like eatin…
Jake Epstein
Biden just reduced 'financial distress' for veterans by allowing most of their medical debt to go unreported to credit bureaus
Any debt, whether it be medical or student debt, can harm credit scores. The VA is ensuring veteran…