Today is Monday, Aug. 25, the 237th day of 2014. There are 128 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlights in History: On August 25, 1944, during World War II, Paris was liberated by Allied
forces after four years of Nazi occupation. Romania declared war on former ally Germany.
On this date:
In 1718, hundreds of French colonists arrived in Louisiana, with some settling in present-day New
Orleans.
In 1984, author Truman Capote was found dead in a Los Angeles mansion; he was 59.
Ten years ago: An Army investigation found that 27 people attached to an intelligence unit at Abu Ghraib
prison near Baghdad either approved or participated in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners.