Dying Navy Sailors Push for Trial on Fukushima Meltdown
Representing hundreds of Navy sailors exposed to radiation in Fukushima, former Sen. John Edwards told a federal judge Thursday about the human toll of delaying trial.
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Retired Army Colonel Charged in Haitian Bribery Scheme
Announcing the arrest of a retired U.S. Army colonel, federal prosecutors say he helped launder bribes for Haitian officials in connection to a post-earthquake project.
Read moreTrump Signs Bill to Cut Timeline for Disability Payment Appeals
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bill into law intended to reduce the amount of time the Department of Veterans Affairs takes to decide veterans’ appeals of their disability payments.
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Minnesota Accuses Lending Firm of Preying on Veterans
Minnesota’s attorney general claims in court that an unlicensed lender targets veterans in financial distress and offers loans that eat into their pension plans for a three to five-year period.
Read moreVeterans Get Expanded College Assistance Under Trump
Military veterans are getting unlimited access to college assistance under legislation President Donald Trump has signed into law.
Read moreWoman, 90, Seeks Benefits She Says She’s Been Owed Since WWII
A 90-year-old Filipino woman filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to wrest away records she needs to secure a military benefit she claims to be owed for bolstering allied efforts in the Pacific during World War II.
Read moreDisgraced Veteran
A decorated Navy flier faces up to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to embezzling $124,000 in charitable contributions as treasurer of the Distinguished Flying Cross Society, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in San Diego said.
Read moreJudge Ends Legal Fight Against Veterans Memorial Cross
Denying a discovery-related motion, a federal judge on Friday put to rest once and for all a decades-long legal battle over the display of a 43-foot-tall Latin cross at the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego.
Read moreJudge Clears Military Contractor in Sprawling Burn-Pits Case
A federal judge in Maryland dismissed a massive collection of cases brought against a government contractor by veterans and their family members who say the military’s use of open burn pits at bases during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan left them with serious illnesses.
Read moreHouse Reaches Deal on Biggest Expansion of GI Bill in Decade
Congressional Republicans and Democrats have reached initial agreement on the biggest expansion of college aid for military veterans in a decade, removing a 15-year time limit to tap into benefits and boosting money for thousands in the National Guard and Reserve.
Read moreSuspect in Deadly Times Square Crash Pleads Not Guilty
A U.S. Navy veteran pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder and attempted murder after he was accused of intentionally mowing down pedestrians on a Times Square sidewalk, killing a woman and injuring 22 other people.
Read moreDisgruntled Veteran Accused of Bombing Recruiting Office
A military veteran accused of detonating a pipe bomb outside a Tulsa-area Air Force recruiting office blames the federal government for his two years of unemployment, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday.
Read moreSan Diego Leaders Lobby to Bring Back Deported Veterans
San Diego leaders joined deported veterans Tuesday to raise awareness of the hundreds of service members who were honorably discharged that have been deported despite being promised citizenship for serving in the U.S. military.
Read moreGorsuch Closes Out for Summer Hiatus With Pair of Dissents
A property-rights dispute denied Monday by the Supreme Court led Justice Neil Gorsuch to note in a brief dissent that the issue is one worth exploring with a stronger case.
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Virginia Man Charged With Espionage for Giving Secrets to China
A 60-year-old Virginia man and Army veteran could face life in prison – or possibly the death penalty – for transmitting top secret documents to an individual posing as a Chinese secret intelligence agent.
Read moreMan Arrested at Trump Hotel Seeking Treatment in Georgia
A guest of the Trump International Hotel who was arrested on weapons charges agreed to seek psychiatric treatment as a term of pretrial release Friday.
Read moreTexas Vet Says She Was Forced Out of National Guard for Being Gay
A gay veteran and civil-service employee claims in court that the Texas National Guard retaliated against her after she came out publicly in an LGBT lifestyle magazine four years ago by denying her a promotion and forcing her to retire.
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Horseman Crosses US to Raise Agent Orange Awareness
The two things Colt Romberger and his father had most in common, the ones that made them best friends as well as father and son, were a deep affection for horses and an equally deep pride in having served their country in times of war.
Read moreTrump Signs Order Creating Accountability Office at VA
President Donald Trump on Thursday created an office at the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve accountability and protect whistleblowers, calling it a “bold step forward.”
Read more‘American Sniper’ Killer Will Get No Rehearing
The ex-Marine convicted of murdering “American Sniper” Chris Kyle and a friend in 2013 lost another legal challenge Thursday when a Texas appeals court rejected his request for a rehearing.
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