National Woman Who Murdered 7 Veterans In VA Hospital Gets Multiple Life Sentences The former nursing assistant pleaded guilty to intentionally using lethal doses of insulin to kill the elderly veterans who ranged in age from 81 to 96. Dave Mistich Scott Neuman
National White House Plan Breaks Taboo: A Focus On Guns And Veteran Suicide The Trump Administration's new suicide prevention strategy mentions the touchy subject of gun-safety. It will aim to fight the stigma around people seeking help during a mental health crisis. Quil Lawrence
National 11 Veterans Die At Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts Amid COVID-19 Outbreak More than 20 coronavirus cases have been confirmed at the facility, and officials are rushing to do more tests, hoping to learn the full extent of the exposure. Bill Chappell
National 47 States Call On Betsy Devos To Forgive Student Loans For Disabled Veterans Attorneys general from 47 states, three U.S. territories and the District of Columbia have asked the Department of Education to make loan discharge for permanently disabled veterans automatic. Cat Schuknecht
National Security Balancing Safety And Privacy When A Veteran Goes Missing Wisconsin created the Green Alert - a statewide call-out when family, friends or caregivers report a troubled veteran is missing. That may save lives, but it exposes a personal crisis to all. Quil Lawrence
Politics Among False Claims, Trump Attacked McCain For Failing Veterans President Trump's attack on the late Senator John McCain included an inaccurate claim about McCain's role in reforming the VA. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) called Trump's remarks 'deplorable.' Quil Lawrence
National VA Struggles To Unlock The Reasons Behind High Suicide Rates Among Older Veterans There's been an alarming rise in the suicide rate among younger veterans. But elderly veterans commit suicide at a rate higher than the non-veteran population. The VA wants to find out how to stop it. Steve Walsh
National Google Talks Up Vets In Super Bowl Ad. Does It Walk The Walk? Google advertised its new job search tool for veterans during the Super Bowl. The goal is to help vets get hired. But how many veterans work at Google? Daniella Cheslow
National After Hearing U.S. Veteran Had No Family, Huge Crowd Attends His Funeral In Texas Scores of people turned up for Joseph Walker's funeral Monday — not because they knew him, but because they knew the Vietnam-era veteran was at risk of being buried without anyone attending. Bill Chappell
National Veterans Claiming Illness From Burn Pits Lose Court Fight Hundreds of veterans sued military contractor KBR Inc., alleging toxic smoke from burn pits at military bases made them ill. A federal appellate court said compensation must come from Congress. Quil Lawrence
