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Green family, Hobby Lobby, connected for 40 years 07/01/2014 07:00am • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Monday's Supreme Court ruling that the Hobby Lobby crafts store chain does not have to provide all forms of birth control marks the first time the high court has said some businesses can hold religious views under federal law, in cases where there is essentially no difference b On pace: Ending veteran homelessness in D.C. 06/30/2014 05:22pm • WASHINGTON -- Alan Banks is an Air Force veteran and father. In 1996 he was married and making six figures in security and law enforcement when he experienced something he never imagined. "I had a very good income, a home built, a lot of nice toys and was living life very well," says Banks, a D.C A look at how West Africa is combating Ebola 06/30/2014 12:38pm • PAUL SCHEMM Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) -- The Ebola outbreak in three West African countries is already the deadliest to date with 635 cases and 367 fatalities, and is expected to be the longest on record, as some of the poorest countries in the world scramble to confront the fatal disease Review: VA a struggling agency beset with ills 06/30/2014 05:28am • JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Citing "significant and chronic system failures" in the nation's health system for veterans, a review ordered by President Barack Obama portrays the Department of Veterans Affairs as a struggling agency battling a corrosive culture of distrust, lackin Obama picks ex-P&G head to lead Veterans Affairs 06/30/2014 03:20am • JULIE PACE AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama plans to nominate former Procter & Gamble executive Robert McDonald as the next Veterans Affairs secretary, as the White House seeks to shore up an agency beset by treatment delays and struggling to deal with an influx Panel: Flu spray better than shots for young kids 06/28/2014 11:40am • MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) -- When it comes to flu vaccines, a federal panel says a squirt in the nose is better than a shot in the arm for young children.The advisory panel voted Wednesday to advise doctors that FluMist nasal spray is a bit better at preventing flu in healthy young VA review finds 'significant and chronic' failures 06/28/2014 03:54am • JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- In a scathing appraisal, a review ordered by President Barack Obama of the troubled Veterans Affairs health care system concludes that medical care for veterans is beset by "significant and chronic system failures," substantially verifying problems ra Buddy Cianci seeking comeback as Providence mayor 06/26/2014 11:14am • MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Buddy Cianci, the twice-convicted felon who led Providence as mayor for 21 years, wants his old job back.His decision to run as an independent for what would be a seventh term as mayor puts him smack in the middle of an already crowded fiel Cianci making post-prison bid for Providence mayor 06/25/2014 10:54pm • MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Buddy Cianci, the twice-convicted felon who led Providence as mayor for 21 years, wants his old job back.Cianci said Wednesday that he is running as an independent for a seventh term as mayor. The last time he won an election was 16 ye 2 top Veterans Affairs officials leaving jobs 06/25/2014 06:30pm • ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two top Department of Veterans Affairs officials are stepping down, the beleaguered agency announced Wednesday as it continued reeling from complaints that thousands of veterans have endured long waits for appointments and poor medical care.The agency sa House, Senate begins compromise talks on vets bill 06/25/2014 03:40pm • DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) -- House and Senate negotiators opened compromise talks Tuesday on legislation to expand health care for veterans, and said they hope for quick response to a scandal that has uncovered long wait times, false record-keeping and accusations of crimin Palestinian prisoners in Israel end hunger strike 06/25/2014 09:43am • IAN DEITCH Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) -- Dozens of Palestinian prisoners on Wednesday ended their 63-day-long hunger strike after reaching a deal with Israeli prison authorities, a Palestinian official said.The development comes against the backdrop of a broad Israeli ground operation in the We VA challenged on handling of whistleblower charges 06/24/2014 03:38pm • KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A top federal investigator has identified "a troubling pattern of deficient patient care" at Veterans Affairs facilities around the country that she says was pointed out by whistleblowers but downplayed by the department.The problems went far beyond AP IMPACT: VA falls short on female medical issues 06/23/2014 07:42am • GARANCE BURKE Associated Press Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Already pilloried for long wait times for medical appointments, the beleaguered Department of Veterans Affairs has fallen short of another commitment: to attend to the needs of the rising ranks of female veterans returning from Iraq and Afg 5 Things to Know about women's medical care at VA 06/23/2014 06:10am • GARANCE BURKE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Already pilloried for long wait times for medical appointments, the beleaguered Department of Veterans Affairs has fallen short of another commitment: to attend to the needs of the rising ranks of female veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanista