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Family of Wisconsin veteran settles wrongful death lawsuit
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The federal government has agreed to pay $1 million to the children of an Army veteran who froze to death after he was discharged from a Veterans Affairs hospital in Wisconsin. The family of Vance Perry filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the...
Montana Veterans Affairs to open $12M primary care clinic
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana VA Health Care System has announced plans to open a $12 million primary care clinic at a medical center in Helena where veterans will remain in a single appointment room and each provider will come to them in a “one stop shop” approach. ...
VA Secretary McDonough tours Montana with Sen. Tester
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Veteran Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough heard frustrations over high turnover rates among health care providers at the agency as he began a three-day tour of Montana on Monday — his first official trip since being confirmed in February. The...
Sense of hope accompanies Passover, Easter in New England
BOSTON (AP) — The Easter and Passover holidays were accompanied Sunday by more relaxed restrictions on houses of worship and gatherings in New England, along with worries about the spread of COVID-19. Many houses of worship required congregants to RSVP for a limited...
At Don CeSar on St. Pete Beach, the 1920s meet 2020s
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The landmark Don CeSar Hotel has added a two-story pool bar and rooftop lookout to its sprawling beachfront property, completing a three-year renovation project aimed at connecting the Roaring ’20s to the 2020s. At the Beacon Pool Bar and Lookout, visitors can...
Reversing Trump, Pentagon releases new transgender policies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Wednesday swept away Trump-era policies that largely banned transgender people from serving in the military, issuing new rules that offer them wider access to medical care and assistance with gender transition. The new department...
Massachusetts veterans' home superintendent finalists named
HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) — The next leader of the Massachusetts veterans care facility at which nearly 80 residents died after contracting the coronavirus will be selected from among two finalists. Rick Holloway, administrator for the Idaho State Veterans Home in Boise,...
North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission leader stepping down
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The head of North Dakota's Indian Affairs Commission is stepping down, Gov. Doug Burgum announced Monday. Scott Davis has been executive director of the commission since 2009, when he was appointed by then-Gov. John Hoeven. Davis plans to join...
Groups ask Baker to delay next phase of reopening
A look at pandemic-related news around New England on Saturday: ___ MASSACHUSETTS Twenty-nine organizations are asking Gov. Charlie Baker to delay the reopening steps taking effect Monday, by at least at month. ...
VA Manchester to hold listening session for veterans
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The VA Manchester Healthcare System will be holding a virtual listening session to hear from veterans on how to increase services for them. The Tuesday session from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. is one of 50 public sessions across the country from March...
