Clinton chooses Irish-American with Longford links as her vice-president

Presumptive Democratic US Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has picked an Irish-American senator as her running mate ahead of November's election. Running mate: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her newly appointed vice president, Senator Tim Kaine.

Trump’s criticism of Cruz renews questions about temperament

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shakes hands during an goodbye reception with friends and family following the Republican National Convention, Friday, July 22, 2016, in Cleveland. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump shakes hands during an goodbye reception with friends and family following the Republican National Convention, Friday, July 22, 2016, in Cleveland.

CFPB’s Impact, Five Years On

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is taking a victory lap this week as it celebrates its fifth anniversary, noting its accomplishments during the past five years, including collecting $11.7 billion in restitution for 27 million consumers. Yet the milestone also marks an important shift for the agency.

The coup in Turkey seems to be just the excuse Erdogan needed

I've heard the rumors already about how Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan staged the coup himself to solidify his power. While I suppose anything is possible in an infinite universe, this sounds like it falls somewhere off the end of the bell curve in terms of conspiracy theories.

For black gun owners, bearing arms is a civil rights issue

A photo provided by Dallas police shows open-carry activist Mark Hughes at a rally against excessive use of force by police, Thursday, July 7, 2016, in Dallas. Hughes told a television station that he was A defamedA by the Dallas Police Department, which tweeted the photo of him and described him as a suspect in the shootings of police officers.

New JFK Jr. documentary looks back at ‘America’s prince’

In this Nov. 25, 1963 file photo, three-year-old John F. Kennedy Jr., salutes his father's casket in Washington, three days after the president was assassinated in Dallas. Widow Jacqueline Kennedy, center, and daughter Caroline Kennedy are accompanied by the late president's brothers Sen. Edward Kennedy, left, and Attorney General Robert Kennedy.

VA advisory group: Critics wrong to ignore ‘MyVA’ reforms

A veterans medical center is seen in San Diego on May 2, 2016. A proposal that a Washington lawmaker made on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, June 7, 2016, is calling for the nation's veterans hospitals to be transferred from the Department of Veterans Affairs to a charitable nonprofit corporation.

Trump Releases 10 Step Plan to Reform the VA

Speaking from Virginia Beach, Virginia on Monday afternoon, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump released a ten point plan to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs . "Veterans should come first in the country they fought to protect, and under a Trump administration, they will," the billionaire declared during his speech at the Westin Virginia Beach Town Center.

Trump’s focuses on changes in programs for military veterans

Republican Donald Trump will deliver a speech on veterans' issues Monday, his latest in a series of prepared remarks aimed at articulating his policy agenda and convincing still-reticent Republicans that he has the discipline and control to mount a credible general election bid against likely rival Hillary Clinton. Trump's 10-point plan, aimed at improving veterans' care, will include allowing veterans to seek government-funded private medical care.

Trump’s Speech to Spell out Veteran Health Care Proposal

Republican Donald Trump will deliver a speech on veterans' health care reform Monday, his latest in a series of prepared remarks aimed at articulating his policy agenda and convincing still-reticent Republicans that he has the discipline and control to mount a credible general election bid against likely rival Hillary Clinton . Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, will be speaking in Virginia Beach, Virginia, not far from the USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, where he first unveiled his plan to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs last October, promising to modernize the system, while minimizing wait times for patients and improving care.

Coast Guard has served Michigan City area for over 100 years

In a closely choreographed dance, a rescue swimmer was lowered from the helicopter to the 45-foot U.S. Coast Guard response boat. Amid the spray of Lake Michigan and waves generated by the wind from the rotors of the helicopter, the guardsmen on the boat safely took the swimmer aboard.

Dallas gunman learned tactics at Texas self-defense school

The gunman who killed five police officers at a protest march trained at a private self-defense school in Texas, a school official said Saturday at the academy that teaches firearm tactics, including "shooting on the move," a maneuver in which an attacker fires and changes position before firing again. Micah Johnson, an Army veteran, received instruction at the Academy of Combative Warrior Arts in the Dallas suburb of Richardson about two years ago, a person who said he was in charge of the organization told The Associated Press.

VA puts latest estimate of veteran suicides at 20 per day

On average, 20 veterans a day committed suicide in 2014, a slight decrease from the previous government estimate, but federal health officials are cautious about concluding the suicide problem is getting better. Rather, they say the Department of Veterans Affairs is relying on a more comprehensive database than ever before, making comparisons to prior studies difficult and possibly offering a truer snapshot than what was captured in the past.