FILE - In this Tuesday, March 29, 2011 file photo a pedestrian walks across an intersection in downtown Aurora, Ill. With a population of nearly 200,000 and a booming Hispanic population, Aurora has grown into the state’s second largest city over the last decade. It faces a steep climb in required payments to police and fire pensions, increasing more than $1 million each year for the next 25 years, and has already laid off city workers. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast,File)
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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.
