May 3, 2016 Congress approves bill allowing all veterans to obtain VA-issued ID cards A bill allowing all veterans to receive official identification cards through the Department of Veterans Affairs is on its way to President Barack Obama's desk.
May 3, 2016 Veterans fight to keep Civil War-era hospital open in South Dakota's picturesque Black Hills Veterans in South Dakota are vehemently pushing back against a plan from federal officials to close a historic hospital campus in a remote corner of the Black Hills and relocate its services to a bigger city.
May 3, 2016 2 Democratic senators block vote on Veterans Affairs health post, citing Agent Orange dispute Two Democratic senators are blocking a final vote on President Barack Obama's nominee for Veterans Affairs' top health post over a dispute involving benefits for Air Force reservists who were possibly exposed to Agent Orange.
May 3, 2016 Veterans Affairs Dept temporarily suspends 2 in Philly after audit finds improper behavior Two senior officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs have been suspended after an audit found they charged subordinates money to attend a work-related party that featured psychic readings.
May 3, 2016 Audit finds 2 VA officials acted improperly after employees paid money to attend work party A government audit says two Veterans Affairs officials in Philadelphia acted improperly when subordinates were charged money to attend a work-related party.
May 3, 2016 Social media helps family return dog tags found in trash to veteran's relatives Basil Robinson's relatives have his military dog tags back after a family found them in a dumpster while searching for scrap metal.
May 3, 2016 Actress' Nashville farm a place of healing for wounded warriors At first glance, Jennifer O'Neill's bucolic Nashville farm looks like any other -- horses grazing in their pastures, alongside ponies and donkeys, and stacks of hay sitting outside wooded barns on 10 acres of green.
May 3, 2016 VA nearly out of cash for half-finished Denver hospital, facing $1 billion in cost overruns A budget-busting veterans hospital in Denver is mired in an embarrassing scandal as the VA struggles to persuade skeptical lawmakers to keep the money flowing.
May 3, 2016 Elite fighter pilots earn Congressional Gold Medal; American Fighter Aces honored at Capitol Air Force Lt. Gen. Charles "Chick" Cleveland flew 145 combat missions in Korea and Vietnam, shooting down at least five planes during a career in which he logged more than 4,500 flying hours.
May 3, 2016 Boehner says Veterans Affairs Dept. has made little progress a year after wait-time scandal House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) says the Department of Veterans Affairs is no better off a year after former VA Secretary Eric Shinseki (shin-SEHK'-ee) resigned.
