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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 VA: 65 percent of senior executives got bonuses 06/22/2014 05:12am • MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- About 65 percent of senior executives at the Veterans Affairs Department got performance bonuses last year despite widespread treatment delays and preventable deaths at VA hospitals and clinics, the agency said Friday.More than 300 VA executives were Murder charge still pending against woman at 102 06/21/2014 07:16am • DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) -- Nearly five years after a woman was charged with killing her 100-year-old roommate in a Massachusetts nursing home, a second-degree murder charge is still pending against her at the age of 102.Laura Lundquist, diagnosed with dementia, was deemed i VA: 65 percent of senior executives got bonuses 06/21/2014 12:00am • WASHINGTON (AP) -- About 65 percent of senior executives at the Veterans Affairs Department got performance bonuses last year despite widespread treatment delays and preventable deaths at VA hospitals and clinics.More than 300 VA executives were paid a total of $2.7 million in bonuses last year, acc AP National News Calendar 06/20/2014 06:39pm • The Associated Press Eds: Major scheduled events for the week of June 23-29. Note that many events are subject to change at the last minute.The following economic reports will be issued in Washington (all times EST), unless otherwise noted:MONDAY, June 23WASHINGTON -- National Association of Realto Report: Half of vets with PTSD got treatment 06/20/2014 03:28pm • KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Only about half of the veterans diagnosed with PTSD last year after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan received the recommended therapy despite efforts by the Department of Veterans Affairs to beef up its mental health staffing, the Institute of Medicin Audit: More vets wait 30 days; some waits shorter 06/20/2014 04:10am • MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tens of thousands more veterans than previously reported are forced to wait at least a month for medical appointments at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics, according to an updated audit of 731 VA medical facilities released Thursday.The updated r Chief minister of troubled Myanmar state retires 06/20/2014 02:20am • AYE AYE WIN Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- The chief minister of Myanmar's Rakhine state that has been embroiled in sectarian violence has retired and the country's religious affairs minister has been fired.An announcement signed by President Thein Sein gave no explanation for Hla Maung Ti Finding the 1 in 10 who insure themselves 06/19/2014 12:09pm • The Associated Press The group most directly affected by the implementation of the Affordable Care Act's insurance markets -- those who buy insurance on their own directly from an insurer or through one of the exchanges -- is a difficult group to survey.Those who purchase their own insurance make u VA chief: More vets wait 30 days for appointment 06/19/2014 03:12am • MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- About 10 percent of veterans seeking medical care at VA hospitals and clinics have to wait at least 30 days for an appointment -- more than twice the percentage of veterans the government said last week were forced to endure long waits, the acting vet