FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2017 file photo, containers are unloaded from a rail car in the Norfolk Southern rail yard in Chicago. Chicago aldermen representing high-crime neighborhoods near a Norfolk Southern rail yard where thieves in recent years stole over 100 guns want new laws aimed at ensuring railways properly secure the facilities. An ordinance they recently introduced notes a "vice grip of gun violence" and contends city "train yards have emerged as a ready source of firearms." Among other things, it would mandate rail-yard fences be well maintained. (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.
