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Emergency personnel work the scene of a deadly train wreck, Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/ Joseph Kaczmarek)

FBI rules out terrorism in Amtrak derailment

By Staff

Emergency personnel walk near the scene of a deadly train wreck, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Philadelphia. An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and crashed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

The Latest on Amtrak crash: College dean died in crash

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

This April 7, 2013, file photo shows the Verizon Studio booth at MetLife Stadium, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Verizon barges into online video, buying AOL for $4.4B

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Emergency personnel work the scene of an Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia. (Associated Press)

Amtrak train from D.C. derails in Philadelphia; 7 dead, dozens injured

By Victor Morton and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell have tried to distance themselves from economist's Jon Gruber's "stupid Americans" remark. (Associated Press)

HHS rewrites Obamacare rules: Orders free birth control for all

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In a Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014 file photo, from left to right, singer Keith Urban, singer and actress Jennifer Lopez, and singer Harry Connick, Jr. arrive on set of &quot;American Idol&quot; in Los Angeles. Fox announced announced Monday, May 11, 2015 that &quot;American Idol&quot; will go off the air after its 15th and final season next spring. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, File)

Fox calling an end to ‘American Idol’

By David Bauder - Associated Press

New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30), from Sweden, stops the puck against Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russia, during the third period of Game 6 in the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs, Sunday, May 10, 2015, in Washington. The Rangers won 4-3. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Barry Trotz: ‘I love that’ Alex Ovechkin insisted Capitals will win Game 7

By Zac Boyer - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Wednesday, April 15, 2015, sales manager Alysa Stefani demonstrates the Memory Mirror at the Neiman Marcus store in San Francisco's Union Square. The mirror is outfitted with sensors, setting off motion-triggered changes of clothing. The mirror also doubles as a video camera, capturing a 360 degree view of what an outfit looks like and making side-by-side comparisons. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Smart mirrors in dressing rooms boost sales

By Anne D'Innocenzio - Associated Press

A bus drives past the the entrance to Rikers Island in New York in this May 17, 2011, file photo. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

NYC jail health provider fails at better rating

By Jake Pearson - Associated Press

New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider (20) scores his second goal of the period during the first period past Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70), center, and John Carlson (74) in Game 6 in the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs, Sunday, May 10, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Kreider scores 2, Rangers hold off Caps 4-3 to force Game 7

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider (20) scores his second goal of the period during the first period past Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70), center, and John Carlson (74) in Game 6 in the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs, Sunday, May 10, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

LOVERRO: Urgency avoids Capitals, who again face elimination after big series lead

By Thom Loverro - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 15, 2015 file photo, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers the keynote address at the University of Nebraska Foundation’s The Peter J. Hoagland Integrity in Public Service Lecture Series, in Omaha, Neb. As the mayor trumpets his progressive political vision, his travels have taken him far beyond the borders of New York City. It is commonplace for New York City mayors to become national figures, but experts note that de Blasio is risking being perceived as someone who has forgotten about his home. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

Does NYC mayor, now a national figure, risk trouble at home?

By JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, file photo, television producer and writer Shonda Rhimes addresses the audience after receiving the W.E.B. Du Bois medal during a ceremony at Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass. ABC, on Friday, May 8, 2015, announced it will make another Rhimes series for 2016, &quot;The Catch,&quot; about a fraud investigator who is about to be defrauded herself by her fiance. The drama will star Mirelle Enos, who played Sarah Linden in the ABC series &quot;The Killing.&quot; Rhimes is already responsible for ABC's entire Thursday night lineup of &quot;Grey's Anatomy,&quot; &quot;Scandal&quot; and &quot;How to Get Away With Murder.&quot; Each of those series has been renewed. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

ABC will make another Shonda Rhimes series for next year

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A penalty shot by New York Rangers left wing Carl Hagelin (62), from Sweden, is caught by Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) during the third period of Game 4 in the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs, Wednesday, May 6, 2015, in Washington. The Capitals won 2-1. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Goal-starved Rangers facing elimination in second round

By TOM CANAVAN - Associated Press

Defense attorney Harvey Fishbein, left, speaks to reporters during a break in the trial of Pedro Hernandez in New York, Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Jurors deliberating in the murder trial of Hernandez, a man accused of kidnapping and killing 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979, says they're deadlocked — for a second time. But a judge is telling them to keep trying for a verdict. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Judge tells deadlocked jury in Etan Patz case to keep going

By TOM HAYS - Associated Press

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Doug Fister delivers in the second inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets in New York, Sunday, May 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Doug Fister pitches Nationals to second consecutive 1-0 win over Mets

By Mike Fitzpatrick - Associated Press

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) adjusts his helmet during a break in play against the New York Rangers during the first period of Game 2 in the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs Saturday, May 2, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Capitals again foiled by afternoon start, fall to Rangers in Game 2

By Zac Boyer - The Washington Times

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Joplin businessman remembered 100 years after Lusitania sank

By Andy Ostmeyer - Associated Press

Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom (19) and New York Rangers right wing Martin St. Louis (26) look down ice after a pass during the first period of Game 1 in the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs, Thursday, April 30, 2015, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Rangers’ Alain Vigneault on hit: ‘The standards have been set’

By Zac Boyer - The Washington Times

RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT GOAL BY JOEL WARD - The Washington Capitals celebrate a goal by right wing Joel Ward as New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) looks on during the third period of Game 1 in the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs Thursday, April 30, 2015, in New York. The Capitals won 2-1. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Capitals beat Rangers on last-second goal

By Zac Boyer - The Washington Times