veterans

For the past 22 years an increasing number of homeless, American vets walk for hours, in some cases days, to reach National Stand Down, a life-changing event set in a temporary, horseshoe-shaped encampment of military-style canvas tents, camouflage netting and "water buffaloes" on the dusty fields...

Amid high unemployment rates and rising health-care costs, a smaller proportion of Americans -- less than 45% -- are getting health insurance from their employers, according to a recent Gallup survey.

Veterans with disabilities have a staggering 41% unemployment rate. That's especially true for veterans who return from Iraq and Afghanistan with two signature disabilities: post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, which frequently go undiagnosed.

November was a disappointing month for job seekers. The unemployment rate inched up to 9.8%, with only 39,000 jobs added in the private sector, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, surprising many experts and highlighting how slow the recovery has been for many Americans. Still, jobs can...

An Ohio man is accused of telling people he was collecting money for homeless shelters and veteran's organizations and spending the money on his personal bills. Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray says Michael Muhammad told people that money he collected for two organizations, "Help Homeless...

About 1.5 million of nearly 22 million troops who have served are women. But recent military conflicts, including those in Iraq and Afghanistan, show that upon returning home, female veterans don't always get the support they need to reintegrate into society.

Mike Rowe, host of TLC's Dirty Jobs, knows a lot about tough jobs, but the toughest one he's tackling is helping America's veterans find employment. Rowe notes that joblessness for returning servicepeople is over 18%, adding "It's a scandal."

Get a coupon for 10-20% off at Sears when you donate a blanket in stores as part of Operation Rescue, a drive to provide veterans with blankets. Gently used blankets are being accepted in select stores through Feb. 18, 2010. You will get one coupon for each blanket you donate. The coupon is good...

Last year, some 307 American soldiers died in Iraq -- nearly twice the number killed in Afghanistan. But the home front was far deadlier for veterans: an estimated 2,266 U.S. military veterans died last year -- not from combat but from lack of health insurance, Harvard Medical School researchers...

Being someone who tries to steal from people through scams means having to come up with some believable proposition with the potential to get the person on the other end to give up money or private information. The latest scam in this never-ending series is targeting those who served the United...