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The school closures in spring 2020 had a negative effect on the health and well-being of many young people. But homeschooling also had a positive flipside: Thanks to sleeping longer in the morning, many teenagers reported improved health and health-related quality of life

Veteran and certified peer specialist Heather King shares personal experiences with Veterans, earning her Peer Specialist of the Year award.

Todd: executive director of concerned veterans for america. what can the trump administration do to help the veteran community? >> the biggest thing they should be focusing on with the va is ensuring proper implementation of the va mission act. once that happens they should look at what reforms they can do. we want to get to a place, you dont get prior authorization for private-sector provider and if they want to go to a va hospital that is fine but the private-sector option is within the va net...

Case tossed because of comments by donald trump. major changes could be on the way for how we help our nations heroes heal. two new proposals would give veterans wider access to private care and doctors outside the va network, under a house proposal they would still need approval to switch to private care. the proposal would leave that up to doctors and patients. better care always a good thing. foxbusiness alert, winning, donald trump delivering on another key campaign promise. >> we are going ...

The resolution of this latest ig report, then they can finally do something, what is your reaction? >> well, my reaction is, of course, you may wait for the ig report to do something with secretary shinseki, but this is a system i can problem, life and death issue. the president should have come out and said i am going to allow any veteran on a waiting list to receive the medical care that they have earned to go outside of the va network and get it on the private market. look, nobody is saying t...

The resolution of this latest ig report, then they can finally do something, what is your reaction? >> well, my reaction is, of course, you may wait for the ig report to do something with secretary shinseki, but this is a system i can problem, life and death issue. the president should have come out and said i am going to allow any veteran on a waiting list to receive the medical care that they have earned to go outside of the va network and get it on the private market. look, nobody is saying t...

Committee, grilled on the unmasking of trump campaign staff that happened until inauguration day. republicans believe, the obama administration officials that made hundreds of requests to identify names found in top-secret intercepts. >> major changes could be on the way for how we help the appeal. wider access for private care in the va network without weight time and distance requirements, push to private care and leave that up to doctors and patients. >> congress rolled back regulations break...

Wagons around him. defense secretary chuck hagel said the president promised people will be accountable. >> there has to be accountability right up and down the line. but i think we have to fix the problem. thats the real focus here. >> law makers have critized the three week wait before expressing the outrage. and even members of congress who are not calling for shinsekis resignation said mr. obama should be doing more to fix the problem. >> you may wait for the ig report in order to do somethi...