Veterans

The federal lawsuit seeks upgraded discharges for more than 30,000 former service members.

About a quarter million troops and veterans have signed on as plaintiffs in litigation claiming the "Combat Arms" earplugs - manufactured by a 3M subsidiary - damaged their hearing.

101-year-old Joe Cooper was a crew member of the USS Ommaney Bay, which was attacked by a Japanese suicide pilot in World War II.

The law passed last year makes millions of veterans eligible for new benefits, including post 9/11 vets who were exposed to burn pits.

People exposed to tainted water on the North Carolina Marine base from 1953 to 1987 can sue the government, but judges are hoping to keep the litigation from dragging on for years.

The project is using artificial intelligence to analyze data from smartphones, laptops, and other devices of people who take their own lives.

Research into psychedelic drugs was halted in the 1960s amid concern about recreational use. Now, the VA is among dozens of medical providers resuming that work.

While still a small percentage of the total veteran population, the number of veterans committing extremist violence has risen sharply, according to a Congressional report.

Lawyers who filed the suit say agency records show the VA is more likely to pay claims from white veterans than from Black veterans.

States are mailing absentee ballots sooner and - in a few places - letting troops cast ballots online. Still, voter turnout among military personnel lags the general population.