By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Let me start with a quote from my mentor, the late Arthur A. Fletcher: “If your life becomes so...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (New York Times) — President Obama on Tuesday promised several thousand military veterans that he would fulfill his “sacred trust” to those returning...
MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press FORT BELVOIR, Va. (AP) — Tens of thousands of military veterans who have been enduring long waits for...
MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans are expected to have an easier time getting government-paid health care from local doctors under a bill that...
Matthew Daly, ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than six weeks of sometimes testy talks, House and Senate negotiators have agreed on a compromise...
The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Childhood traumas are more common among military members and veterans than among civilians, according to a new study. Researchers say...
MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs has lost the trust of veterans and the American people as a result of...
MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top official at the Veterans Affairs Department says he is sorry that VA employees have suffered retaliation after...
(Politico) – Only 20 percent of today’s lawmakers have served in the military, the lowest rate since World War II and a dramatic fall from over...
RUSSELL CONTRERAS, Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A veteran who collapsed in an Albuquerque Veteran Affairs hospital cafeteria — 500 yards from the emergency room...
MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — About 10 percent of veterans seeking medical care at VA hospitals and clinics have to wait at least 30...