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Ivey dismisses head of Department of Veterans Affairs after agency board refuses

Oct. 22, 2024 19:50 PM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Gov. Kay Ivey said Tuesday that she was using the “supreme executive power of this state” to fire the head of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs after the agency board rejected her request to do so. Ivey sent a letter to Alabama Department of...

Jon Stewart presses for a breakthrough to get the first 9/11 troops full care

Sep. 10, 2024 15:27 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first U.S. troops to deploy after the Sept. 11 attacks are suffering from radiation exposure that the government has yet to officially recognize 23 years later. They are a final group of 9/11 service members that comedian Jon Stewart, a champion for first responders, can't...