VA steps up services for women

Increased funding is aimed at better care, more programs for growing number of female veterans. Government - United States - Veteran - Military - Business

VA is stepping up its services for female veterans

About 1.8 million women have served in the U.S. military, and with 245,000 female soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, it's estimated that within a decade, women will make up 16 percent of all veterans. United States - Veteran - Military - Organizations - Government

Women of Distinction continue 12-year legacy of excellence

How clear the memory is of the first Woman of Distinction Luncheon, when Dr. Dixie Melillo was the first recipient at the fledgling event staged by The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, back in 1998. Each year following, with the exception of 2008, mostly ladies, but with an increasing number of men, have gathered to pay tribute to an outstanding parade of caring and accomplished women from a wide ...

Vigil attendees grieve women killed in Sunday westside fire

Police tape cordoned off the front and sides of the burned-out apartment building at 933 W. 18th St. late Wednesday afternoon. Laid across the building's front steps were stacks of flowers, candles, crosses, stuffed animals and photos.

Branding Bergado

By all indications, it would seem that 14-year-old El Segundo resident Allysha Bergado is a typical teenager who loves to skateboard.

FDA holds off on decision

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) met with the UN in Stockholm recently to discuss a mercury treaty.