Airman’s cocaine bust conviction overturned on workout powder appeal
A judge decided government prosecutors did not adequately consider the airman's defense that the flagged substance could've been tainted pre-workout power.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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Here’s how a government shutdown would affect VA services
Veterans' health care and benefits processing won't be affected, but other services would stop during a government shutdown.
By Karen Jowers
As staff vacancies at VA rise, lawmaker wants answers why
The number of open positions within the department rose about 3,000 over the last fiscal year.
Want to own a for-real surplus M17? Now you can
The surplus M17s were used during soldier evaluations in combat and at test ranges in the US.
By Richard Graves
Wife kept husband’s corpse in freezer for 10 years while collecting his VA benefits
A mysterious letter could absolve the wife of any wrongdoing in the case.
By J.D. Simkins
Two separated North Carolina Marines sentenced for distributing opioids that killed Marine corporal
The 20-year-old corporal took oxycodone pills that were laced with fentanyl.
By Philip Athey
Defense bill lets active-duty Marine and Army moms defer deployment for a year after birth
New bill standardizes post-birth deployment policy, but other measures, including a fertility pilot program, were left out of the final version.
By Patricia Kime
Congress to VA: Tell us your plan for adding diseases to Agent Orange presumptives list
The federal funding bill contains a provision that will require VA to respond on whether it plans to add new diseases to the list of conditions linked to herbicide exposure.
By Patricia Kime
Our veterans deserve the well-being that medical cannabis can provide
The brave men and women who have sacrificed their well-being in service to our country deserve access to all treatments that could potentially help them manage the often-severe medical consequences of combat, says the author of this commentary.
By Nick Etten
No more curfew for US troops in South Korea
“After assessing the curfew data and consulting with USFK leaders including component commanders, I decided to end the curfew effective December 17,” Gen. Robert B. Abrams, United States Forces Korea commander."
By Shawn Snow
US says it won’t accept North Korea-set deadline on nuclear talks
A senior U.S. diplomat said Monday that Washington won’t accept a year-end deadline set by North Korea to make concessions in stalled nuclear talks and urged Pyongyang to return to a negotiating table immediately.
Jobs for infantry vets: What you need to know
Jobs for infantry vets are out there — here's some tips on where to look.
By Natalie Gross