Marissa Meli, left, and Laura Meli talk to Champaign County Clerk Gordy Hulten while they wait for the marriage license to be printed at Champaign County Champaign County Clerks office in Urbana, Ill., on Wednesday Feb. 26, 2014. Champaign County officials said the central Illinois county would begin issuing same-sex marriage licenses Wednesday, making it the second county to do so after a federal judge ruled Cook County gay couples wouldn’t have to wait until Illinois’ new gay marriage law takes effect this summer. (AP Photo/News-Gazette, John Dixon) MANDATORY CREDIT
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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
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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.
