Apr 04 With Furloughs and Military Training Cutbacks Coming, How Are You Affected by Sequestration? By Larisa Epatko The residents of the Hampton Roads area of southeastern Virginia, with its large military presence, are on edge: sequestration is going into effect. Continue reading
Apr 02 Veterans Affairs Backlog Files Stacked So High, They Posed Safety Risk to Staff Stacks of Veterans Affairs claim folders overtake a regional office in Winston-Salem, N.C. These photos were included in a 2012 report from the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General. While researching our story on the Veterans Affairs… Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch Why Facebook Went Red and Pink Over Same-Sex Marriage While the Supreme Court heard arguments for and against same-sex marriage, scores of Facebook users changed their profile pictures to show their support with a red equal sign. For more on the image and social media's impact on this issue,… Continue watching
Apr 01 No One's Safe on April Fool's Day Your guard is up. You trust no one. It's April Fool's Day, the time of year when making fools of people is celebrated...unless the joke's on you. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch Returning Veterans Face Huge Backlog, Disorganization in Fight for Benefits Returning Veterans Face Huge Backlog, Disorganization in Fight for Benefits… Continue watching
Mar 29 Veterans Voice Frustration Over Benefits Backlog to VA Secretary Shinseki EmbedVideo(6082, 482, 304); Watch PBS NewsHour's extended interview with three Iraq and Afghanistan Army veterans who see the claims backlog as a systemic problem. Sgt. Rachel McNeill and Staff Sgt. Zach McIlwain are veterans of the Iraq War. Capt. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch Faith and Morality Play Major Roles in Debate on Gay Marriage Faith and Morality Play Major Roles in Debate on Gay Marriage… Continue watching
Mar 28 Pope Francis Washes Feet of Prisoners By Larisa Epatko As part of Holy Thursday celebrations March 28, Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 prisoners at a youth detention center in Rome to mark Jesus' same gesture when he washed the feet of the 12 apostles the night before… Continue reading
Mar 26 The Tuesday Cutline...a Winner! By Colleen Shalby With a new pope comes plenty of new memorabilia. Not even the most unmaterialistic could escape Pope Francis on cards and trinkets across the world for the past few weeks. Continue reading
Mar 26 Supreme Court Could Avoid Ruling on Gay Marriage Ban EmbedVideo(6050, 482, 304); Following the oral arguments at the Supreme Court challenging Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage, attorneys David Boies and Theodore Olson, and plaintiffs Kris Perry, Sandy Stier, Jeff Zarrillo and Paul Katami spoke outside the… Continue reading