FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014 file photo, Houston Mayor Annise Parker, left, kisses her partner, Kathy Hubbard, after Parker was sworn in for her third term as mayor during the inauguration ceremony for Parker, City Controller Ronald Green and the 16-member Houston City Council at Wortham Theater Center in Houston. After a drawn-out showdown between Houston's popular lesbian mayor and a coalition of conservative pastors, on Nov. 3, 2015, voters in the nation's fourth-largest city will decide whether to establish nondiscrimination protections for gay and transgender people. (Johnny Hanson/Houston Chronicle via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Military parade celebrates Army’s 250th
Cheers and chants rang out Saturday from a crowd of thousands as soldiers manned modern and historic tanks and aircraft for the Army’s 250th anniversary celebration in the District.
Ovi scores goal 890, Caps lose to Sabres 8-5
Alexander Ovechkin scored goal number 890, but the Washington Capitals fell short, losing to the visiting Buffalo Sabres Sunday afternoon 8-5 at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., March 30, 2025 (Photos for the Washington Times.)
Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
A handful of retired Marines – all in the late 90s or over 100 — joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Japan’s Prime Minister Takeru Ishida on Saturday to mark the anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II in the Pacific that ended 80 years ago this week.
