Data released by the Pentagon showed there were 580 suicides last year, compared to 504 the prior year.

By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Associated Press

Tens of thousands of U.S. Veterans who served in Afghanistan and Iraq are sick — many say due to the military's trash "burn pits." Veterans have had to fight to get their illnesses recognized as linked to their service and…

By John Yang, Dan Sagalyn

Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart pressed Congress on Tuesday to help sick U.S. veterans who believe they were injured after their exposure to military burn pits while serving overseas.

By Justin Stabley

Despite questions about four challengers' legal right to bring their lawsuit, the Supreme Court probably will not be deterred from deciding whether millions of people covered by the health care overhaul are eligible for the subsidies that make their insurance…

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press