FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2013 file photo, Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner speaks at a news conference in Chicago. The minimum wage debate could be top issue on 2014 campaign trail. Evidence of that came this week as Rauner, a venture capitalist, backtracked from past comments saying he’d advocate cutting the rate. He emerged last week as as the Republican candidate most open to raising the minimum wage, telling The Associated Press he’d be comfortable with up to $10 an hour if either the national rate is raised or Illinois reforms workers compensation. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, 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.
