The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs is offering free copays for the first three outpatient appointments for mental health and substance abuse disorders from June 27, 2023 to Dec. 29, 2027, in an effort to increase access to behavioral health care for veterans.
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Man Accused of Car-Ramming in Charlottesville Remains Jailed
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — An Ohio man accused of ramming his car into a crowd of protesters at a White nationalist rally in Virginia will remain in jail – at least until he has an attorney. Judge Robert Downer declined to set bond at a hearing Monday for James Alex Fields Jr., who faces second-degree […]
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Officials: White Nationalist Rally Linked to 3 Deaths
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A car plowed into a crowd of people peacefully protesting a White nationalist rally Saturday in a Virginia college town, killing one person, hurting more than a dozen others and ratcheting up tension in a day full of violent confrontations. Shortly after, a Virginia State Police helicopter that officials said was […]
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White Secessionists Push for South to Break Away from U.S. Again—What’s Next, Enslavement?
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — As 21st century activists seek to topple monuments to the 19th century Confederate rebellion, some White Southerners are again advocating for what the Confederates tried and failed to do: secede from the Union. It’s not an easy argument to win, and it’s not clear how much support the idea has: The […]