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Maria and John Mishkind video chat with Maria's brother, Army veteran Harry Stapleton, who is a resident at the Orlando VA Community Living Center.

Separated By The Pandemic, Families Struggle To Keep In Touch With Veterans In VA Nursing Homes

Like most long-term care facilities, VA nursing homes haven't allowed in-person visitation since early March.Since the COVID-19 pandemic forced hospitals…

Members of the Georgia National Guard stand in formation as gas is used to dispurse crowds in downtown Atlanta on May 31, 2020.

Some National Guard Members Are Likely To Face Discipline After Refusing To Deploy To Protests

Some members of the National Guard are facing consequences because they refused orders to deploy to major cities during this month's protests.In…

In a training exercise at Joint Base Cape Cod, Army ROTC cadets practice ambushing opposing forces.

ROTC Cadets Are Gradually Resuming Some In-Person Training

Like many college classes, ROTC training is mostly online because of the pandemic. But some cadets have resumed limited in-person training.Cadet Isabella…

President Donald Trump speaks at a 2019 American Veterans Convention in Louisville, Ky. Former Vice President Joe Biden salutes a veteran at a 2019 Iowa town hall event.

Veterans Usually Vote Strongly Republican, But Polls Suggest That May Change This Year

Veterans traditionally are more likely to vote for Republican candidates. But polls suggest their support for President Trump has eroded.In a poll…

Retired Army Colonel Herminio Blas-Irizarry volunteered for a VA COVID-19 vaccine trial. "It's something I want to do for my country," he said.

Veterans Find A New Way To Serve: They're Volunteering for COVID-19 Vaccine Trials

More than 50 Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers are involved in trials to test vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, and the agency is calling…

Rashmi Patel is at the wheel of an electric-powered shuttle, one of the Army's two first autonomous vehicles, at Fort Bragg.

Army Shuttles Driving Themselves At Fort Bragg

Rashmi Patel is at the wheel of an electric-powered shuttle, but not for long. The vehicle is one of two shuttles making history at Fort Bragg as one of...

President Trump passes out pens after signing the Veterans Choice Program Extension and Improvement Act. From right to left: Florida VA Ex. Dir. Glenn Sutphin, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, Chairman U.S. House VA Committee Phil Roe, VA Secretary David Shulkin.

Florida Governor, VA Director Attend White House Bill Signing

The sunshine state was well represented at the White House Wednesday as President Trump signed a bill extending and improving the Veterans Choice Act...

UNC-Chapel Hill professors Mark Robinson and Cori Dauber stand in an empty studio in Swain Hall. They had hoped to use a federal grant to fill the space with students developing multimedia to fight extremist groups.

UNC Won A $900,000 Grant, But The Trump Administration Won't Send The Money

UNC-Chapel Hill is waiting for the federal government to release money awarded by the Obama Administration. Nobody is sure if it will ever come.

Army veteran Hector Barajas stands outside the Deported Veterans House in Tijuana. The House has a database of 350 deported veterans, but Barajas estimates the numbers could be much higher.

Deported Veterans Hope To Return To Nation They Fought For

Hundreds of veterans - who served in the U.S. military as non-citizens - were later deported for committing civilian crimes. Part 2 of a two-part series.…

Jeh Johnson (third from left) - then Secretary of Homeland Security - speaks at the White House Summit to Counter Violent Extremism in 2015.

Trump Administration Removes UNC From Anti-Extremism Program

The Department of Homeland Security will proceed with an Obama Administration grant program to counter violent extremism, but UNC-Chapel Hill is among a…

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