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VA chief: Wait times down, choice cards in mail 11/06/2014 08:08pm • MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Wait times for veterans care at VA hospitals and clinics have been reduced by 18 percent since May, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald said Thursday.Average wait times for new primary care patients decreased from 51 days in May to 42 days as o Kentucky lieutenant governor bound for White House 11/06/2014 05:50pm • NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has chosen Kentucky's lieutenant governor as his liaison to state and local governments, bringing an official experienced in successfully implementing his health care law to the White House as the second open enrollment period DA: Researcher guilty or 'unluckiest' man on earth 11/06/2014 03:07pm • JOE MANDAK Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A University of Pittsburgh medical researcher is either guilty of intentionally poisoning his wife or is "the unluckiest man in the world," a prosecutor said Thursday.Assistant District Attorney Lisa Pellegrini made that comment in her closing argument Death prompts changes at Hampton VA hospital 11/06/2014 09:30am • HAMPTON, Va. (AP) -- A patient's death has prompted policy changes at the Hampton VA Medical Center.The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General recommended the changes to the hospital's education and training policies. The inspector general conducted an inspection of the hospit Obama: More work needed to improve veterans care 11/05/2014 07:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is telling the Veterans Affairs Department it needs to keep working to improve services, health care and accountability for veterans.Obama met on Wednesday with VA Secretary Robert McDonald and his deputy, Sloan Gibson. The White House says Obama urged them When Service Members Need Mental Health Help 11/05/2014 12:00am • Baghdad in 2007: Ryan Rigdon, then 24, held his life in his hands, but it was all in a day's work. As a Navy senior explosive ordnance disposalman, his job was using robotic technology to disarm roadside bombs. He had volunteered, received extensive training and was deployed to Iraq right after the Walter Reed to host lung cancer screening day 11/04/2014 05:54pm • WASHINGTON -- Smoking is the leading cause of death among military veterans and lung cancer is the leading cancer-related death, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. In honor of the nation's veterans, the John P. Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed National Military Medical Ce Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 11/04/2014 05:40pm • The Associated Press Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:___Oct. 24The Daily News, Bowling Green, Kentucky, on U.S. benefiting for Nazis being an outrage:Those who have committed war crimes or who are suspected of committing them must answer for them.War cr New Zealand hopes UN win bears diplomatic fruit 11/04/2014 02:12am • NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealand last month was one of five nations to win elections for coveted seats on the U.N. Security Council. It will serve a two-year term as a non-veto-wielding member beginning in January. Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully says i Syria's Alawites pay heavy price as they bury sons 11/01/2014 05:48am • DIAA HADID Associated Press DWEIR SHEIKH SAAD, Syria (AP) -- The posters of slain Syrian soldiers, put up by families to commemorate their sons killed in the fight against rebels, are plastered on walls throughout the coastal province of Tartous. The impromptu murals of death illustrate the price su Jeffrey Carson: Why You Should Vote for Me 10/30/2014 02:30pm • This month, we asked the candidates from each competitive race on the ballot on Election Day to write a sub-750 word essay describing why Arlington residents should vote for them on Nov. 4. Here is Libertarian candidate for the 8th Congressional District Jeffrey Carson’s unedite Politics of Ebola tricky for Christie, Cuomo 10/30/2014 11:30am • JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Two ambitious governors -- one Republican, one Democrat -- known for their no-nonsense, take-charge style in a calamity have set off a furor with their aggressive handling of the Ebola crisis, and how it plays out could shape their political futures. Correction: Superstorm-Mental Health story 10/30/2014 11:00am • LONG BEACH, N.Y. (AP) -- In a story Oct. 29 about Superstorm Sandy victims experiencing mental health issues, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of an organization helping with disaster distress response. The organization is the Visiting Nurse Service, not the Visiting Nurse System.A U.S. News Starts Collecting Data for 2016 Best Graduate Schools Rankings 10/30/2014 12:00am • U.S. News opened statistical surveys for graduate schools earlier this month, kicking off data collection for the 2016 edition of the Best Graduate Schools rankings. The new rankings will be released in late winter or early spring of 2015. This year, U.S. News is collecting statistical data on gradu ’100 Homes Campaign’ Reaches Goal 10/29/2014 02:45pm • (Updated at 3:10 p.m.) Arlington County is celebrating a milestone in its efforts to end homelessness. The county’s “100 Homes Campaign” reached its goal of housing 100 homeless Arlingtonians. The achievement will be celebrated tonight at the annual Community Me