Relatives think wounded Iraq war veteran Eric W. Hall, missing for a week, may be wandering in the woods, suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and under the impression that he is still fighting in Iraq. ...more

February 10, 2008

Merck & Co. will pay $671 million to settle claims it overcharged government health programs for four popular drugs and gave doctors fees and gifts to induce them to prescribe its drugs, U.S. prosecutors and company officials said Thursday. ...more

February 8, 2008

World War I veteran Harry Landis has died in Sun City Center at the age of 108, leaving 107-year-old Frank Buckles of West Virginia as the nation's last known surviving World War I veteran. ...more

February 7, 2008

President Bush, facing his final go-around on spending with a Democratic-run Congress during this presidential election year, on Monday unveiled a $3.1 trillion budget for 2009 that boosts defense spending and pares down Medicare costs while leaving a near-record deficit. ...more

February 5, 2008

Here's a chance for veterans to put a face on the often faceless bureaucracy. ...more

February 1, 2008

Here's a chance for veterans to put a face on the often faceless bureaucracy. ...more

January 31, 2008

Peter Mohan traces the path from the Iraqi battlefield to this lifeless conference room, where he sits in a kilt and a Camp Kill Yourself T-shirt and calmly describes how he became a sad cliche: a homeless veteran. ...more

January 20, 2008

After the Democrats took control of the Congress in 2007, they tried to limit funding on the war in Iraq. Some voters wanted the Democrats to stop the war. When will that happen? Mahoney didn't see it that way: "I don't think that's the right characterization." Instead, he wants President Bush to refocus on the war on terrorism. Mahoney, D-Palm Beach, who was elected to represent Highlands County and the 16th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, spent Friday talking to television stations and newspaper reporters about his first year in Congress. ...more

January 7, 2008

The nation's busiest VA hospital doesn't lack resources or staff. What the James A. Haley VA Medical Center lacks is space, officials say - space for parking, space for more treatment area and space for more beds. ...more

December 5, 2007

The fate of the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery was uncertain this Veterans Day weekend, as the Army has yet to decide whether to replace or repair the 75-year-old monument, which is marred by several large cracks. ...more

November 12, 2007