Chavez's return spurs doubts, new speculation
President Hugo Chavez's continued silence in the week since his return to Venezuela has only deepened the mystery about his health. While tweets and ...
First lady presses governors on veterans' jobs
First lady Michelle Obama on Monday challenged governors to make it easier for military personnel to transfer their skills to civilian jobs as they ...
Gov't downsizes amid GOP demands for more cuts
Republicans and other fiscal conservatives keep insisting on more federal austerity and a smaller government. Without much fanfare or acknowledgement, ...
'I'm a monster': Veterans 'alone' in their guilt
A veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, former Marine Capt. Timothy Kudo thinks of himself as a killer — and he carries the guilt every day.
All eyes on Venezuelan hospital, no sign of Chavez
At Caracas' military hospital, the only outward signs that President Hugo Chavez is a patient inside are the motorcades that come and go and the ...
Domenici acknowledges having son outside marriage
For nearly 40 years, Sen. Pete Domenici's reputation was that of a well-respected — some might say staid — conservative Republican and honorable ...
Chavez back in Venezuela, stirs succession talk
Hugo Chavez's sudden return to Venezuela after more than two months of cancer treatments in Cuba has fanned speculation that the president could be ...
Ailing Chavez returns to Venezuela from Cuba
President Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela on Monday after more than two months of treatment in Cuba following cancer surgery, his government said, ...
Israel treats wounded Syrians along frontier
Israeli soldiers provided medical treatment to wounded Syrians who approached the countries' border and then transported them to a hospital in Israel ...
Budget cut warnings may prove harsher than reality
Get ready for two weeks of intensifying warnings about how crucial, popular government services are about to wither — including many threats that ...
VA decision on burial rights departs from past
The government has cleared the first burial of a same-sex spouse of a veteran in a national cemetery, but it's far from certain how easy it will be ...
VA grants burial rights for same-sex Ore. couple
The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to allow the same-sex spouse of a member of the military to be buried in a U.S. national cemetery.
Afghan army trains women for special forces
The Afghan army is training female special forces to take part in night raids against insurgents, breaking new ground in an ultraconservative society ...
NH lesbian mom who sought military benefits dies
Charlie Morgan, a chief warrant officer in the New Hampshire Army National Guard who fought to repeal the federal law barring her wife from receiving ...
Ex-Navy SEAL remembered as servant to others
As military service members carried the flag-draped coffin out of Cowboys Stadium, the sounds of bagpipes echoed and people saluted Chris Kyle, an ...
Military benefits extended to same-sex partners
The Defense Department is not extending some housing benefits to same-sex partners of service members even though it legally could because the complex ...
Army vet receiving Medal of Honor for Afghan fight
A veteran who helped "defend the indefensible" at a vulnerable Army outpost in Afghanistan received the nation's highest award for military valor ...
VA adds 1,000 mental health professionals to staff
The Veterans Affairs Department said Monday it has added more than 1,000 mental health professionals and 200 support staff over the past eight months ...
Canada ahead of US in allowing women in combat
On May 17, 2006, in a firefight with Afghan Taliban insurgents, Canadian forces lost an artillery officer hit by shrapnel from a rocket-propelled ...
Budget cut woes leave military, families uncertain
With family members waving from a pier, sailors aboard a Navy destroyer left for an overseas mission with more uncertainty than ever about their ...
Military tactics, arms, helped rescue Ala. hostage
Within hours after an armed, angry man shot a school bus driver and kidnapped a 5-year-old boy, workers feverishly unloaded boxes packed with ...
Lawmakers fault plan for veterans' health records
Congressional leaders overseeing veterans' issues criticized on Wednesday a decision by the Obama administration to move away from building a new ...
Lawyer to seek psych exam for vet in SEAL's death
An attorney for the Iraq War veteran accused of killing a former Navy SEAL sniper and his friend at a Texas shooting range said Wednesday that he will ...
Vets groups' praise for Hagel adds pressure on GOP
Countering the Republican-led opposition to President Barack Obama's nominee for defense secretary is a less flashy but powerful constituency: ...
AP sources: Pentagon extending benefits for gays
The military is poised to extend some benefits to the same-sex partners of service members, U.S. officials said Tuesday, about 16 months after the ...
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