After years of refusing to act, the U.S. military has decided to disinter the possible grave of Pvt. Arthur “Bud” Kelder, a POW from World War II who is buried anonymously in an American war cemetery in the Philippines.
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Report Blames ‘Corrosive Culture’ For Problems In VA System
A White House investigation into the problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals across the country found that “there are significant and chronic systematic failures” that need to be addressed.
Closely Held Companies Can Refuse To Cover Contraception, Supreme Court Says
The Supreme Court has ruled that Hobby Lobby and other family owned and closely held for-profit companies can opt out of the Affordable Care Act’s provisions for no-cost prescription contraception in most health insurance plans.
FBI Says It Freed 168 U.S. Children In Sex-Trafficking Raids
The authorities rounded up 281 pimps and freed 168 juveniles last week, targeting child sex-trafficking operations in more than 100 U.S. cities.
3rd Inmate Executed After April’s Botched Lethal Injection
John Ruthell Henry has received a lethal injection at Florida State Prison, becoming the third inmate to be put to death since the botched execution of an Oklahoma prisoner in April set off a flurry of legal challenges.
Militant Group Advances In Iraq, Taking Northern Iraqi Town
A militant Sunni group continues its offensive in Iraq, taking the northern town of Tal Afar in the early morning hours.