
FILE - In this April 15, 2014 file photo, central Illinois corn and soybean farmer Garry Niemeyer inspects the soil temperature and the sprouting of corn seeds he planted earlier as a test in Auburn, Ill. Many central Illinois farmer still hadn't begun the annual ritual on Tuesday, April 22, 2014, because fields simply are too wet or too cold to be receptive to fragile seeds. It's a scenario playing out across much of the nation's corn belt, where efforts by farmers to get their crops in the ground still are sputtering _ similar to last year, when one of the wettest springs on record got farmers in many states off to the slowest start in decades. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, 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.






