Veteran trucker Bob Bramwell recalls his initial thoughts after being trained through a program provided by his company to spot the warning signs of human trafficking while on the road. "When I was receiving the training for the first time, being a…
Apr 27 23April 27, 2023
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MONROEVILLE, Pa. – A recently retired Norfolk Southern engineer, who worked the very same rail route where the horrific derailment unfolded last month in East Palestine, Ohio, says it could have been prevented had the industry not seen a reduction in…
Mar 20 23March 20, 2023
Marine Peter Romano of Sayreville, New Jersey, recalls his time stationed at Camp Lejeune – particularly the amount of water he ingested daily. "When you're done with the run, you're not lining up at the vending machine to buy the bottled water…
Mar 03 23March 03, 2023
HOUSTON – The end to the fentanyl crisis may be in sight, thanks to a team of researchers in Texas who claim they have successfully developed a vaccine that could be a "game changer" in addiction treatment. A team led by the University of Houston has…
Feb 02 23February 02, 2023
Luka "Bunny" Hein was in her early teens when confusion about her true gender developed. Doctors provided what seemed like a solution. "It was presented both to me and my parents as, ‘This is your option to fix things or not. There's not really any…
Dec 19 22December 19, 2022
Ten years later, BJ Dowlen still recalls the night the surge from Superstorm Sandy breached the brackish Barnegat Bay and flooded her neighborhood. "When Mantoloking Bridge breached, we received a one-minute warning," Dowlen recalled during a recent…
Oct 28 22October 28, 2022
Vending machines that distribute lifesaving shots of Narcan represent the latest effort to combat the wave of opioid overdose deaths plaguing the country. Across the U.S., cities including San Diego, Las Vegas and New York are installing vending…
Aug 26 22August 26, 2022
Despite a historic Senate vote in June for approval of a new bill that would provide millions of veterans treatment for illnesses associated with their exposure to burn pits, one senator is holding up the final signing into law by President Biden —…
Jul 20 22July 20, 2022
A former Texas state trooper and veteran will be able to continue with his wrongful termination case after the Supreme Court ruled in his favor on Wednesday over claims he was forced out of his job when he returned from Army service in Iraq. The…
Jun 29 22June 29, 2022
For the millions of veterans sickened from their exposure to burn pits, their time for relief has finally come with the approval of a new bill to provide much-needed treatment. The Senate voted 84-14 on Thursday in favor of the Sergeant First Class…
Jun 16 22June 16, 2022
As the economy tightens and inflation persists, many corporations turn to "shrinkflation" to push profits higher without shocking consumers with higher prices.
Jun 14 22June 14, 2022
Officials say upwards of $100 billion was stolen in fraud schemes via pandemic relief packages, pushing the government to make major changes to security of the PPP loan program.
May 09 22May 09, 2022
The Supreme Court is set to hear the case of Torres, an Army reservist, who claims he was forced to resign from his post as a state trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Mar 29 22March 29, 2022
Sgt. First Class Heath Robinson succumbed to a rare and deadly cancer after his exposure to burn pits. His widow, Danielle Robinson, reacts after the White House invited her as a guest to President Biden's State of the Union address.
Mar 02 22March 02, 2022
President Biden signed two bills into law Monday that could help tens of thousands of veterans who claim they became ill from exposure to burn pits.
Dec 30 21December 30, 2021
Army Veteran Chris Videau remembers the first time he saw the smoldering burn pits at Camp Speicher while serving as a black hawk helicopter pilot in Iraq. "It was on the other end of our airfield, but it was burning 24-7. And as far as I can recall, every base that we flew to had a burn pit in some capacity that was getting rid of the trash."
Dec 20 21December 20, 2021
Veterans who claim they were made sick from the toxic smoke emanating from burn pits on their military bases during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan won a small victory after the Department of Veterans Affairs announced it they will begin taking claims on presumptive conditions due to their service.
Aug 03 21August 03, 2021
Jon Stewart is back in Washington in a continued effort to help the 3 million-plus veterans believed to have been made sick from their exposure to burn pits.
Apr 13 21April 13, 2021
With counting of absentee ballots underway in Georgia for two special U.S. Senate runoff elections, Republicans in Fulton County scored a small victory when a Superior Court judge ruled that vote tallying be done in full view of observers.
Jan 06 21January 06, 2021
Service members in the U.S. military will get a rude awakening in the new year when they see their taxes increase over four months to pay back a deferment given to them back in September.
Dec 18 20December 18, 2020
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