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Steve Korotko, Chad Cramer and Mike Grillo (above), all have served full tours of duty in the military and now they are United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1219 members and serve as safety reps at the United States Steel Corp.'s Braddock, Pa., plant.

Veterans Affairs officials will be on Capitol Hill Wednesday to face questions from lawmakers. The committee wants to know why officials didn’t comply with a subpoena for information about a “secret waiting list” at the VA Medical Center in Phoenix, Ariz.

One thousand five hundred and fifty-seven. That's how many pounds of peanut butter union members, the Snohomish County Labor Council and United Way of Snohomish County collected recently to distribute to food banks throughout the county in Washington State. Why are they gathering so much peanut butter? 

This week, 281 spellers - 139 boys and 142 girls - are competing for the title of 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion. The players range in age from 8 to 15, but the most common age is 13, with 98 spellers.

A man was shooting video out of a car window Tuesday in South Dakota when he was suddenly hit by lightning. Fortunately, he made it out OK.

The father of a victim of the shooting rampage at UC Santa Barbara led a rallying cry at a memorial. Meanwhile, troubling information on the man behind the killings emerges. NBC’s Mike Taibbi reports.

Good morning, and happy Wednesday! Here are some of the stories we're following today:1. Edward Snowden exclusive: U.S.

A man once thought to be near death after a gruesome hatchet attack recently graduated from a guide dog school in Southern California.

An inmate at the William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center reported she was sexually assaulted by Deputy Bryant Pegues Tuesday morning.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday ordered a 90-day comprehensive review of the military health system in the wake of allegations that Veterans Affairs hospitals falsified data about how quickly veterans were being treated. The Pentagon said Dr.