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Police fatally shoot gunman at VA hospital in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A man armed with a shotgun was killed by police as he tried to enter a Milwaukee veterans hospital, according to Department of Veterans Affairs officials. The man was stopped by VA police outside an entrance to the Milwaukee VA Medical Center about 8:40 p.m. Monday. Police ordered him to...
Suit over sex abuse at Kansas VA hospital goes to trial
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A lawsuit against a Veterans Affairs hospital in Kansas where a former physician assistant molested countless patients involves “the largest sexual abuse scandal in the history of the VA," a lawyer for one of the victims told a federal judge Tuesday. “Countless...
Disabled veteran committed for shooting 2 in Florida ER
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A disabled Army veteran convicted of shooting and wounding two people inside a Florida veterans clinic has been committed to a mental health care facility for 25 years. A federal judge in West Palm Beach ordered Larry Ray Bon's commitment on Monday, according to court records....
Bill would help wounded veterans and their caregivers
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A bill co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire would strengthen the Department of Veterans Affairs' caregiver program. The VA provides stipends and support to caregivers for wounded veterans. To be eligible, veterans must have sustained or aggravated a serious injury...
Veterans Affairs says agency is changing troubled culture
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs is making significant progress in its efforts to change a culture that has been beset by complaints from veterans and low employee morale, the leader of the agency said Thursday. Robert Wilkie, secretary of Veterans Affairs, made his comments after...
Pandemic forces some patients to phone in doctor visits
Video telemedicine took off earlier this year as the coronavirus paused in-person doctor visits. Earl Egner missed that trend. The 84-year-old diabetic and cancer survivor has no computer or cellphone. Instead, he relies on a form of communication older than himself — the telephone — to talk to...
New Mexico cases near 11,000 as vets call for posts to open
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The statewide total of COVID-19 infections in New Mexico neared 11,000 on Wednesday as health officials reported an additional 156 positive tests and four more deaths. The latest cases come as the state eases restrictions on some segments of the economy, including allowing breweries,...
Man gets probation after admitting to $2.5m in kickbacks
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Florida man who admitted taking more than $2.5 million in kickbacks and bribes for construction projects on federal buildings, including the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in White River Junction, has been sentenced to three years probation. Bhaskar Patel, 69, was sentenced Friday...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump blames protesters for low rally turnout
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump falsely said at his rally Saturday night that Democratic rival Joe Biden apologized for opposing his restrictions on travel from China early in the coronavirus pandemic. Scrambling to explain an unusually thin rally crowd, his campaign wrongly pinned blame on...
Virginia county transfers vacant land to disabled veteran
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Stafford County officials gave 8,000 square feet of vacant land to a disabled Stafford veteran so he can build an accessible bathroom and shower onto his home. “You don’t know how happy I am,” said George Woodall, 74. “I feel like it’s been a...
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