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Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg throws against the Seattle Mariners in the fourth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Stephen Strasburg sets Nats’ season strikeout record in win over Mariners

By Josh Liebeskind - Associated Press

Abigail Walker and her neon-infused powers star in the video game Infamous: First Light.

ZADZOOKS: Infamous: First Light review

By Joseph Szadkowski - The Washington Times

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Felix Hernandez (34) waits as Washington Nationals' Wilson Ramos rounds the bases on a home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Nationals overpower Felix Hernandez, Mariners with homer outburst

By Tim Booth - Associated Press

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Felix Hernandez reacts during a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Felix Hernandez (and his court) set for rare visit from Nationals

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

A visitor walks through the pot pavilion at Denver County Fair, the nation's first county fair to allow pot competitions, in Denver, Friday Aug. 1, 2014. There’s no actual weed at the fairgrounds. Instead, fairgoers will see photos of competing pot plants and marijuana-infused foods. A sign near the entry warns patrons not to consume pot at the fair. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

EDITORIAL: High times in Potland in Denver and Seattle

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer watches drills during an NCAA college football practice on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

Big Ten goes for money, exposure with neutral-site games

By Eric Olson - Associated Press

An official picks up a penalty flag off the turf during an NFL preseason football game between the Washington Redskins and the Cleveland Browns Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Preseason penalties: Seahawks to blame for flag flurry, say Redskins

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

New Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, center, fires up the crowd as he speaks at the Clippers Fan Festival on Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Steve Ballmer fires up Clippers fans at L.A. rally

By Beth Harris - Associated Press

Security vehicles are shown at a gate to a Tesoro Corp. refinery , Friday, April 2, 2010, in Anacortes, Wash. An overnight fire and explosion at the refinery killed at least three people working at the plant. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Feds close probe of refinery blast that killed 7

By GENE JOHNSON - Associated Press

In this photo taken on Sept. 18, 2011, Amtrak's Empire Builder rounds a turn near East Glacier Park, Mont. Extreme freight congestion in the northern plains, particularly in North Dakota's Bakken region, has resulted in major delays for Amtrak's passenger service between Chicago and Seattle and Portland. Five years after the Empire Builder had some of Amtrak's best on-time performance rates, even outpacing Amtrak's high-speed Acela train between Boston and Washington, delays of three to five hours are now commonplace. (AP Photo/Flathead Beacon, Justin Franz)

Amtrak’s Empire Builder struggles in freight boom

By JUSTIN FRANZ - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Nov. 30, 2009, file photo, a Seattle police officer helps block a street adjacent to a north Seattle park where police were searching for a suspect in the slaying of four police officers. Police in Washington state are asking the public to stop tweeting during shootings and manhunts to avoid accidentally telling the bad guys what officers are doing. The “TweetSmart” campaign began in late July 2014 by a coalition of nine agencies, including the Washington state patrol and the Seattle police. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)

Washington state police to citizens: Be careful what you tweet

By Donna Gordon Blankinship - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, June 10, 2014, file photo, a police officer lifts up police tape as students arrive by bus to meet their parents and/or family at the Fred Meyer grocery store parking lot in Wood Village, Ore., after a shooting at Reynolds High School, in nearby Troutdale. Police in Washington state are asking the public to stop tweeting during shootings and manhunts to avoid accidentally telling the bad guys what officers are doing. Two recent incidents led the Washington State Patrol to organize the &quot;TweetSmart&quot; campaign: the search for a gunman in Canada after three officers were killed and the shooting at Reynolds High School. (AP Photo/Greg Wahl-Stephens, File)

Police to citizens: Be careful what you tweet

By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP - Associated Press

This photo taken with a fisheye lens on July 3, 2014 shows Microsoft Corp. signage outside the Microsoft Visitor Center in Redmond, Wash. Microsoft on Thursday, July 17, 2014 announced it will lay off 18,000 workers over the next year. (AP Photo Ted S. Warren)

Ex-Microsoft manager: 2 years for insider trading

Associated Press

FILE - In this June 17, 2014 file photo, Seattle Seahawks' Marshawn Lynch smiles at a football minicamp practice that he watched from the sidelines in Renton, Wash. Lynch has been the workhorse Seattle has leaned on the past three seasons. He’s helped bring the team its first Super Bowl title and despite his quirks has wide-ranging respect in the locker room. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Marshawn Lynch missing as Seahawks camp begins

Associated Press

Arkansas gubernatorial hopeful Asa Hutchison has drawn support from GOP powerhouses Mitt Romney and Chris Christie, who will campaign for him in the state next month.

Inside the Beltway: White House fundraising — never a dull moment

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

In this Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, file photo, a cashier rings up a sale at a Sears store, in Las Vegas. U.S. business economists have sharply cut their growth forecasts for the April-June quarter and 2014, though they remain optimistic that the economy will rebound from a dismal first quarter. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

WILLIAMS: Big Labor’s attack on tipping

By Ryan Williams

Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Felix Hernandez throws against the Oakland Athletics in the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 11, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

All-Star game lineups: Felix Hernandez, Adam Wainwright start on mound

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Clerk Havilah Nokes arranges packets of marijuana for sale as a customer peers in at the display at Cannabis City on the first day of legal recreational pot sales Tuesday, July 8, 2014, in Seattle. Washington on Tuesday became the second state to allow people to buy marijuana legally in the U.S. without a doctor's note as eager customers who lined up outside stores made their purchases. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Hundreds line up for legal pot in Washington state

By Gene Johnson - Associated Press

Seattle City Council Member Kshama Sawant addresses a news conference on a proposal to increase the minimum wage in the city, in Seattle, in this April 24, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File) ** FILE **

EDITORIAL: Banning internships, hurting interns

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES