Two Florida residents have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to pay and receive illegal health care kickbacks and bribes, as part of a scheme involving approximately $14 million in bribes and kickbacks. The Justice Department said in a July 30 press release that Laurent Cassagnol, 43, and Heriberto Rivera, 43, both…

Joining the military gives young service members steady pay and access to financial tools built specifically for the military community. That combination makes it one of the best times in your life to build a strong credit score, but it won’t happen automatically. You still need to open the right…

Cory Geisler is the new commander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), overseeing approximately 1.3 million members. The Hartland, Wis., native was elected July 29 during the organization’s 127th National Convention at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center in Nevada, making him the veterans’ service organization’s 118th commander-in-chief. His election, approved…

If you’re worried about missing a mortgage payment, it’s important to act fast. Acting now, while you’re still current on your loan, gives you access to options that disappear once you’re 30, 60 or 90 days behind. The single most effective form of missed mortgage payment help is calling your…

Ah, the “evil all along” twist. Not every story needs one, and not every one pays off, but they are wildly memorable when done right. Games are better suited than any other medium to pull off this storytelling trick, forcing players to confront the mayhem they have spent the last…

The Navy is offering free screenings of Spider-Man: Brand New Day to sailors in pay grades E-1 through E-6 at 14 Morale, Welfare and Recreation theaters in the United States and overseas. The screenings are part of the launch of an expanded Virtual Single Sailor Program, an online resource connecting…

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More than 200,000 veterans had enrolled in VA health care in 2026 as of early July, the fastest pace of new enrollment the system has ever recorded, the Department of Veterans Affairsannounced. The milestone extends a trend that began accelerating in 2023 following the PACT Act’s passage, which opened VA…

In a boot camp that tests brains over brawn, military veterans seeking a college education convened at Caltech this summer to simulate the intensity of finals week among faculty, researchers and mentors, participating in a program that helps them assess whether they are ready to transition to academia. The Warrior-Scholar…

As hundreds of military veterans campaign across countless U.S. states between now and November, new polling shows that Americans trust the candidates more than the military institution itself. A Gallup poll conducted in partnership with the cross-partisan veteran organization With Honor and released July 30 found that 77% of 1,001…

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White marble, rounded top, a name and a pair of dates, one of thousands in the long rows of Arlington National Cemetery. Section 31, Grave 472. A visitor could walk past it a hundred times and never know. Beneath it, a soldier is buried in a lead-lined casket, sealed in…