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  • Larry Beasley, The Washington Times' new president and chief executive officer, at The Times' building in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. (J.M. Eddins Jr./The Washington Times)

    New Times CEO moves quickly to name leadership team, set path to profitability

    Larry Beasley, The Washington Times' new chief executive officer, moved quickly Tuesday to name his own leadership team and set the 30-year-old newspaper on an unambiguous path toward profitability.

  • SIMMONS: A night with the poor not necessary to understand poverty

    I'm not sure you need to live in poverty or even be an acquaintance of someone who is poor to know what poverty looks like. Being a member of the faith, hope and charity crowd seems to be one of humanity's strongest suits, regardless of which rung you are perched on along the lengthy economic ladder.

  • The Rev. Hyung Jin Moon, son of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, delivers his speech to the crowd during the evening banquet as part of the 30th anniversary celebration of The Washington Times at the Marriott Wardman park Hotel in Washington, D.C., Tuesday, October 2, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

    Rumsfeld blasts Obama at TWT anniversary gala

    Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld offered a sharp and at times biting critique of the Obama administration's defense and national security record, saying the president's policies in the Middle East, Europe and East Asia have cost the country prestige and influence and put America on a path to decline.

  • Funeral for Rev. Moon a time of reflection for church

    Hak Ja Han Moon, widow of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, told 15,000 Unificationists on Monday that she will "be faithful" to his life and tradition and that the worldwide movement should "march forward without pausing" to build God's ideal world.

  • Mourners leave messages Wednesday for the family of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon at Cheongpyeong Heaven and Earth Training Center near Seoul. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

    Rev. Moon lauded for efforts to reunify Koreas

    It's just one floral tribute among hundreds here, but the stand of white paper chrysanthemums draped by a ribbon of Korean characters bears some unique political and diplomatic weight. The wreath expresses the condolences of new young North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the death of Unification Church founder and spiritual guide the Rev. Sun Myung Moon.

  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Reflecting on The Times’ legacy

    The death of the Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon ("Rev. Moon, Times founder, dies at 92," Web, Sept. 2) brought to mind my memory of the first day of publication of The Washington Times.

  • Followers pay respect to the Rev. Sun Myung Moon at a Unification Church in Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. Moon, the self-proclaimed messiah who founded the church, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, at a church-owned hospital near his home in Gapyeong County, northeast of Seoul, church officials said. He was 92. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

    Unification succession plan announced

    The succession plan for the Unification movement has been spelled out for several years, with leadership moving to the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's 69-year-old widow and his youngest son, church leaders said Monday.

  • The Rev. Sun Myung Moon (Courtesy of the H.S.A.-U.W.C.)

    The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of The Times, dies at 92

    The Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon, the leader of the Unification Church and founder of The Washington Times, died early Monday in South Korea. He was 92.

  • The Rev. Sun Myung Moon. Courtesy H.S.A.-U.W.C.

    EDITORIAL: Rev. Moon, Rest in Peace

    The Rev. Sun Myung Moon died in Korea on Sunday at the age of 92. He founded The Washington Times in 1982, and through it maintained a strong voice at the highest levels of national and international affairs. Over 30 years, the preeminent challenges of the day have changed, from the Communist threat during the Cold War to the contemporary dangers posed by suffocating debt.

  • The Rev. Sun Myung Moon on one of many fishing trips. Courtesy H.S.A.-U.W.C.

    The Rev. Sun Myung Moon a man of sports who loved soccer

    The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, who passed away early Monday in South Korea, was an avid sports fan who sponsored fishing tournaments, founded South Korea's most successful soccer club and created an international soccer event that attracted such famous clubs as Spain's Real Madrid, Tottenham Hotspur of England, and the Los Angeles Galaxy.

  • ** FILE ** The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church, speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2012 Peace Cup Suwon at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea, Thursday, July 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

    The Rev. Sun Myung Moon hospitalized, shows signs of recovery

    The Unification Church has asked followers around the world to pray and fast for its founder, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, who showed signs of recovery Friday after being hospitalized for pneumonia in an intensive-care unit earlier this week.

  • The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the controversial founder of the Unification Church, speaks during the opening ceremony of the 2012 Peace Cup Suwon at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, South Korea, Thursday, July 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

    The Rev. Sun Myung Moon hospitalized with pneumonia

    The Unification Church on Thursday asked followers around the world to pray and fast for its founder, the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, who was unconscious in a Seoul hospital's intensive-care unit.

  • 2,500 couples exchange vows in Korean ceremony

    An estimated 2,500 couples from more than 50 countries exchanged or reaffirmed wedding vows Saturday in a Unification Church ceremony held before more than 15,000 spectators in a stadium in Gapeyeong, South Korea.

  • Couples from 50 countries give vows

    An estimated 2,500 couples from more than 50 countries exchanged or reaffirmed wedding vows Saturday in a Unification Church ceremony held before more than 15,000 spectators in a stadium in Gapeyeong, South Korea.

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