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David Toombs holds a photo of his son, John, at his home in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Former Sgt. John Toombs developed a drug problem after he left the Army and was in a residential treatment program at the Murfreesboro Veterans Affairs center. In 2016, he killed himself on the VA campus.

A Vet's Suicide Pushes The VA To Do Better

Former Army Sgt. John Toombs was thrown out of the residential drug treatment program at a Veterans Affairs center and then killed himself.

President Trump speaks during a press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House on Monday.

President Trump, Brett Kavanaugh And Beer

President Trump said his Supreme Court nominee testified to having "difficulty as a young man with drink." But that's not exactly what Judge Kavanaugh said.

The question of obstruction of justice was a key part of the special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

What You Need To Know About The Russia Investigations: Alleged Obstruction

What is obstruction of justice and what role does it play in the Russia imbroglio?

Lake Lanier, a reservoir northeast of Atlanta, generates hydropower as its water is released from a dam into the Chattahoochee River. More than 6 million people depend on water from the reservoir.

A 3-Decade-Long Water Dispute Heads To The Supreme Court

Georgia and Florida have been waging a decades-long legal battle over water resources. It's a problem likely to intensify in other areas as the climate warms.

#SportsReport: Rays Top Athletics In AL Wild-Card Game

The Tampa Bay Rays are going to the American League Division Series after taking care of the Oakland Athletics in the wild-card game. Yandy Diaz homered…

Joshua Bates, a technical recruiter for a staffing firm, who lives in Charlotte, N.C., was "balance billed" by an out-of-network hospital after an emergency appendectomy.

A $41,212 Surgery Bill Compounded A Patient's Appendicitis Pain

A young man averted disaster after a friend took him to the nearest hospital just before his appendix burst. But more than a year later, he's still facing a huge bill for his out-of-network surgery.

#SportsReport: Patriots Blank Jets; Flyers Top Golden Knights

The New England Patriots are an NFL-best 7-0 after cashing in on numerous miscues by the New York Jets’ second-year quarterback. Sony Michel ran for three…

#SportsReport: Yankees Shut Down Red Sox; Mets Beat Diamondbacks

James Paxton won his eighth straight start and the Yankees officially eliminated the Red Sox from the AL East race by blanking the defending World Series…

Hillary Clinton: "I took the unprecedented step of asking that the State Department make all my work-related emails public for everyone to see."

Fact Check: Hillary Clinton, Those Emails And The Law

A top Republican senator charged that Hillary Clinton "probably" broke the law with her use of private emails as secretary of state. But it's not likely to be so clear.

Therapist Kiki Radermacher was one of the first members of a mobile crisis response unit in Missoula, Mont., which started responding to emergency mental health calls last year. That pilot project becomes permanent in July and is one of six such teams in the state — up from one in 2019.

In Montana, Crisis Support Teams Offer Alternatives To Policing Mental Health

Montana now has six mobile crisis response teams — up from one in 2019 — with more in the works. Each team has a different makeup, but all use mental health support to diffuse tricky situations.

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