
Undated handout photo issued by the British Library on Thursday Oct. 2, 2014 of a Victorian vampire slaying kit on display in Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination exhibition, at the British Library, in London. The gothic genre that has been spooking readers and viewers for centuries. It's the subject of a new exhibition at the British Library that explores 250 years of chills, thrills and bloody excess whose influence runs from the pages of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" to the clothes of Alexander McQueen. The exhibition at the British Library in London runs from Friday Oct. 3, until Jan. 20(AP Photo/Royal Armouries/British Library) NO ARCHIVE
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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.






