Here is a look at the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Facts There are 16.2 million veterans in the United States, according to the most recent statistics from the US Census. More than nine million ...

Sgt. Skylar Land, a 2011 graduate of Central Lee, recently completed a tour of duty at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. Skyler, ...

The white marble cover at Niche 2, Column 4, Columbarium Court 7-RR in Arlington National Cemetery reads: Brian David ...

A Richmond woman was dismayed to discover that her mother's burial site at Maury Cemetery on Richmond's Southside had been relocated without her knowledge.

Both the marker and the landmark designation are a long time coming, according to the local leaders who led the charge and ...

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The National Zoo announced pandas have returned to Washington and made their public debut Friday. “The wait is OVER: the giant pandas have officially made their public debut at the Smithsonian ...

Danske Bank A/S, which is trying to move on from one of Europe’s largest money laundering scandals, was fined in Norway for manipulation in the country’s sovereign bond market. The Norwegian ...

White House national security adviser Mike Waltz has ordered a “full review” of personnel at the National Security Council (NSC), starting a process to weed out detailees at the agency who are ...

Arlington Public Schools are opening on a two-hour delay Wednesday due to extreme cold. The delay — and cancelation of morning field trips — comes after APS opened on time Tuesday. The ...

Families in Cocoa are furious after a historic cemetery was hit by vandals. Parts of The Hilltop Cemetery were spray painted, including at least one headstone. Families are worried that the damage ...

The first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after the military was desegregated in the 1940s has died ...