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Veterans suffering from certain medical conditions became eligible for "presumptive" VA disability benefits last year. But the claims theyre filing have added to the agencys huge backlog.

The pandemic has created enormous challenges for 9-1-1 operators. Hundreds of these first responders are in San Diego this week to learn about new technology, and to find solutions to the issues the industry is facing during the pandemic. Meanwhile, veterans became eligible for a new kind of benefit last year - called “presumptive” benefits , these are post-service medical conditions that arose because of military service. But the agency is facing a huge backlog of claims. Plus, how a comic ...

The National Guard is being tasked with a growing number of missions, and critics argue that heavy deployments are straining the force.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott continues to ramp up his controversial border security initiative. The state has sent troopers and National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border to arrest migrants.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott continues to ramp up his controversial border security initiative. The state has sent troopers and National Guard members to the U.S./Mexico border to arrest migrants.

Aftermath of the legislative session, vaccine rates in the RGV and the real death toll from February's winter storm.

A new report says military families are relying more on food banks and other emergency aid, partly because military spouses lost their jobs or had their hours cut during the pandemic.

Yep, California Really is Getting Hotter and Drier Every ten years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, averages climate data from the past three decades to get an idea of where the country is weather-wise. And the latest figures show that Californias is ALREADY getting warmer and drier. Guests: Noah Diffenbaugh teaches Earth Systems Science at Stanford University   LAUSD Drops Extended School Year For much of the last year, Governor Gavin Newsom has been encouraging ...

Cars line up at a March food distribution event at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio. A new report says military families are relying more on food banks and other emergency aid, partly because military spouses lost their jobs or had their hours cut during the pandemic. On a spring day at Fort Sam Houston - an Army post in San Antonio, Texas,a line of cars idled with their trunks popped open, waiting as volunteers unloaded 11,000 pounds of food from a semi parked nearby. Some of the drivers were s...

Former Army Spc. Amber Davila during her time in the service. Photo provided Apr 05, 2021 — When Amber Davila joined the Army in 2011, she planned to stay in for "the full 20" - or until retirement. The San Antonio native, then 26 years old, took pride in her communications security job. It made her feel like part of a team and a greater good. "I used to joke that I was going to eventually become the first female Command Sergeant Major of the Army," she said. "The goal was to shoot for the s...