Fairfax County Public School buses sit idle at a middle school in Falls Church, Va., July 20, 2020. Schools across America are racing to make up for lost classroom time, budgeting billions of dollars for tutoring, summer camps and longer school days. But figuring out which students need help has become its own challenge after the pandemic left holes in some students' learning records. New York City is adding three rounds of testing this year, hoping to pinpoint which students are behind and where. Similar tests are being used in Virginia's Fairfax County, which is allotting larger shares of funding to schools with lower scores. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, 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.
