VA aims to emphasize free burial benefits for veterans at national cemeteries

Less than a quarter of veterans and their families take advantage of the free burials, headstones and other services offered at the 158 national veterans cemeteries the VA operates, said Matthew Quinn, the VA’s undersecretary for memorial affairs.

Mother of Navy veteran who was killed by LA police as he held a metal bar will receive $24 million

The settlement — approved Tuesday by the L.A. City Council — marks the final chapter in a shooting that the county district attorney’s office decided in 2020 was legal.

AI-aided virtual conversations with World War II vets are latest feature at New Orleans museum

An interactive exhibit opening at the National WWII Museum will use artificial intelligence to let visitors hold virtual conversations with images of veterans, including a Medal of Honor winner who died in 2022.

Dick Higgins, Navy radioman who survived Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102

Dick Higgins, the Navy radioman whose amphibious plane was utterly demolished in the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor but who survived unscathed, died Tuesday in Bend, Ore. He was 102.

How explorers found Amelia Earhart’s watery grave. Or did they?

The team of Deep Sea Vision, including chief executive officer and former airman, Tony Romeo, was out to solve the greatest aviation mystery of all: the disappearance of Amelia Earhart on July 2, 1937, during her epic flight around the world.

House lawmakers seek more oversight of VA contractors

Lawmakers are demanding to know why the VA has failed to fully respond to a House committee inquiry into how it screens consultants, including interactions with a private contractor that also was an adviser to opioid drug makers.

Backyard mini-Disneyland in Anaheim Hills pays homage to much-loved original

Architect David Sheegog’s scaled-down version, Castle Peak and Thunder Railroad, which he has been working on for about a quarter of a century, is a love letter to Disneyland and Disney animation. But it doesn’t try to re-create the theme park, per se: An equal number of miniatures reference animated films as they do park attractions, some of which no longer exist; there are also references to Florida’s Walt Disney World. But like the actual park, it has enduring appeal and is never quite finished.

Ohio Marine veteran sentenced to prison for attacking 7 officers during Jan. 6 Capitol riot

Michael Mackrell, 42, of Wellington, served in the Marines from 2001 to 2006, including a tour in Iraq. He was sentenced Monday to more than two years in prison for attacking seven police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Astronaut Thomas Stafford, commander of Apollo 10, dies at age 93

Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first U.S.-Soviet space linkup, died Monday. The retired Air Force three-star general was 93.

Biden signs executive order to boost women’s health research

The executive order instructs the Defense Department and Veterans Affairs Department to study and improve the treatment of menopause for women in the military and veterans.