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U.S. veterans health probe confirms cover-up of care delays.
Angry House members accused Veterans Affairs officials of hiding subpoenaed documents and trying to cover up the depth of the veterans care delay scandal at an unusual evening hearing Wednesday, the latest bad news in a long day for the embattled department.
Roadside bombings across Afghanistan killed four people today as officials reported that a NATO soldier died in a helicopter crash in Kandahar the previous day.
The Obama administration estimates that keeping 9,800 troops in Afghanistan in 2015 would cost about $20 billion, but the Pentagon is still expected to request tens of billions of dollars more for additional security operations in the region.
Adm. James Winnefeld proposed deploying a THAAD missile defense system in South Korea.
CIA drone strike program in Pakistan winding down.
President Obama affirmed the U.S. will use military force when necessary, but "the threshold for military action must be higher" for crises that do not pose a direct threat to the U.S.
The House on Wednesday passed two bills that would provide veterans with support services for job training and sexual trauma.
The State Department recommended Americans leave Libya immediately and warned U.S. citizens against any travel to the North African country.
Parents of military suicide victims applaud proposed law.
Iraq may serve as cautionary tale for Afghanistan.
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James recommended to the secretary of defense elevating the Global Strike Command leadership to a four-star general.
The military is building brain chips to treat PTSD.
On the day that final bids were due for the U.S. Army's Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle program, one of the two expected bidders - General Dynamics Land Systems - pulled out of the competition, leaving BAE Systems and its Bradley variant as the sole contender.
Congress is unlikely to take up a sweeping cybersecurity bill this year if one is not moving in both chambers by August.
Apple just hired the two smartest music moguls of our time.
A simple blast of laser could help your teeth grow back.
Mask associated with Sasquatch legend returned to native tribe after 75 years.
Pitchfork is streaming Bob Mould's new record.
Dogs And sidecars: a match made in motorcycle heaven.
Bradford Cox, Eleanor Friedberger, Tom Verlaine to live score unseen Andy Warhol films.
NPR is streaming the new Clap Your Hands Say Yeah album.
How to pull off the perfect bank heist.
Turn every meal into monkey brains with the Indian Jones serving bowls.
Too Much Free Time: Man Spends 13 Years Transforming Hedge Into Massive Dragon.
What do you think of Google's self-driving car?