Camp Lejeune

A variety of health problems have been linked to contaminated water on the North Carolina Marine Corps base between 1953 and 1987.

The study found military personnel stationed at U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from 1975 to 1985 had at least a 20% higher risk for a number of cancers. The list includes some types of leukemia and lymphoma and cancers of the lung, breast, throat, esophagus and thyroid.

Base authorities took the Marine into custody about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday after an incident that occurred in a barracks room on the North Carolina base earlier in the evening, a statement from the Camp Lejeune said.

People exposed to tainted water on the North Carolina Marine base from 1953 to 1987 can sue the government, but judges are hoping to keep the litigation from dragging on for years.

Three marines, including one stationed at Camp Lejeune, were arrested after their fellow Marines identified them in January 6 riot footage, according to court papers.

Aqueous Film Forming Foam, or AFFF, has been around since the 1960s.

Lawyers are aggressively advertising potential windfalls for people exposed to contaminated water at the base. But it's too soon to know how the claim process will play out.

The Senate has given final approval to a bill enhancing health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. North Carolina's two Republican senators, Richard Burr and Thom Tillis, split their votes.

In North Carolina, key buildings at a 1940s-era segregated Marine base are being restored. The structures at Montford Point, now part of Camp Lejeune, were used by the first Black Marines.