EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, center, listens as public magnet school students from MAST @ FIU Biscanye Bay Campus, Saad Masud, left, and Deanna Baumann explain how they are checking the salinity levels in water samples, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014 in Miami Beach, Fla. McCarthy joined Democratic U.S. Sens. Bill Nelson and Sheldon Whitehouse on Thursday in a South Beach neighborhood that in recent years frequently was flooded by seasonal high tides. The city expects to spend up to $400 million over five years to add about 60 new storm water pumps to improve drainage and reduce flooding. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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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.
