In this Tuesday Feb. 14, 2017 photo, Duval Schools Superintendent Nikolai Vitti, center, is hugged after the Jacksonville City Council voted 12-6 to support the Human Rights Ordinance (HRO) in Jacksonville, Fla. At left are Rabbi Rick Shapiro, the Interim Senior Rabbi at Congregation Ahavath Chesed, and Nancy Broner, Executive Director of OneJax. At the U.S. Capitol, and in most statehouses nationwide, supporters of LGBT rights are unable to make major gains these days. Instead, they're notching victories in scores of cities and towns that have acted on their own in Republican-governed states. (Bob Mack/Florida Times-Union via AP)
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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.
