BEIRUT (AP) — Strikes launched by the U.S. and Saudi Arabia against Iran-allied fighters in Iraq have put Iraq’s government in a delicate position — and not for the first time. Since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, Iraq has walked a tightrope between Washington and Tehran, seeking to avoid becoming a…

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When the Honda Prelude first arrived in 1978,Honda had been selling cars in the US for eight years, mostly in the form of the pioneering Civic. A new model was needed to introduce bold breakthroughs to the market in a range-topping halo model, adding technological DNA that would trickle down…

The Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance program closed to new applicants Dec. 31, 2022, replaced by the newer Veterans Affairs Life Insurance program. But for some families, a chapter of S-DVI is not yet closed — specifically for families of veterans who died never having applied for coverage because a service-connected mental…

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If you are a veteran who has never enrolled in Department of Veterans Affairs health care, never filed a disability claim, or simply lost track of what you might be entitled to, VA is running a nationwide push this summer to make that easier. As part of the country’s 250th…

A shocking attempt to outlaw all forms of hunting, fishing, and trapping, as well as animal husbandry, breeding practices, rodeos, and more, in Oregon has failed. IP28, or the People for the Elimination of Animal Cruelty Exemptions (PEACE) Act, was a proposed ballot measure put forward by animal-rights extremists seeking…

The Department of the Navy has appointed a new Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy for Intelligence and Security (DUSN I&S). Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao appointed John Cremins to the role, in which he will serve as the principal civilian advisor to the Under Secretary of the…

Veterans asking their Department of Veterans Affairs health care provider about GLP-1 medications frequently run into a wall of brand names that seem interchangeable but are not — at least not for coverage purposes. Ozempic and Wegovy contain identical active ingredients. So do Mounjaro and Zepbound. But the VA treats…

DAYTON, Ohio—Up to six designs could be brought to the prototyping phase of the second round of the Air Force’s drone-wingman effort next year, a service official told reporters on Tuesday.Increment 2 of the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft competition is well underway, Col. Timothy Helfridge, the fighter portfolio acquisition…

Since the tech hype cycle for all-electric vehicles started, a long list of startups have come and gone, at varying stages of model development. A few highlights include the demise of Fisker Automotive, Dyson EV, Nikola, and Lordstown Motors. For the US, the brutal slaying of the $7,500 federal tax…

Two numbers will describe the same hospital system, and they do not sound like they belong to the same story. One comes from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ own inspector general, which found that nearly 8 in 10 VA medical centers are reporting severe shortages of nurses. The other comes…