Texas home to the most US veterans
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Texas has surpassed California as the state with the most U.S. veterans. Sal Castillo with the Texas Veterans Commission joins FOX 7 Austin's Mike Warren to discuss how this impacts veterans services in Texas and the PACT Act in this FOX 7 Care Force.

Top prosecutors want compensation for people sickened by US nuclear weapons testing

An estimated half a million people lived within a 150-mile radius of the Trinity Test site in southern New Mexico, where the world’s first atomic bomb was detonated in 1945.

'St. Elmo's fire' seen in crazy Air Force video

An electrically charged sky gave U.S. Air Force pilots a rare light show while evacuating planes in Florida ahead of Hurricane Idalia.

3M agrees to pay $6 billion to settle earplug lawsuits from US service members

Chemical and consumer product manufacturer 3M has agreed to pay $6 billion to settle numerous lawsuits from U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries after using faulty earplugs made by the company.

Former National Guard officer faces court-martial for assault, sexual harassment charges

A court-martial has been scheduled early next year for a New Hampshire National Guard officer who is expected to be charged with assault and sexual harassment, according to the U.S. Army.

3 Marines killed, 20 injured in Australia air crash

A Us Marine Corps aircraft crashed on a north Australian island Sunday, killing three Marines and injuring 20 during a multination training exercise.

US military academies must fix toxic culture: Report

The U.S. military academies must improve their leadership, stop toxic practices such as hazing and shift behavior training into the classrooms, according to a Pentagon study aimed at addressing an alarming spike in sexual assaults and misconduct.

Vanessa Guillen: Sentencing hearing reveals new details about death

Vanessa Guillen's family is finally getting justice, says their attorney, more than three years after the Army specialist was killed on post by a fellow soldier.

Suspect in Vanessa Guillen case gets maximum sentence

Cecily Aguilar, the only surviving suspect in the death of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen, received the maximum sentence allowable under law for four federal charges she pled guilty to in November.

Nonprofit helps serve military dogs and their families

The U.S. War Dogs Association is a nonprofit of more than 20 years with a variety of programs in place to assist military dogs and their families.

2 US Navy sailors arrested for allegedly sharing military secrets with China: DOJ

The DOJ said 26-year-old Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, who worked at the Naval Base Ventura County in Port Hueneme, allegedly received bribes for sending sensitive US military information to a Chinese intelligence officer. A second sailor based in San Diego was also arrested.

Crew missing after Australian army helicopter ditched off the Queensland coast

Four air crew members were missing after an Australian army helicopter ditched into waters off the Queensland state coast during joint military exercises with the United States, officials said Saturday.