New York (tca/dpa) — Two federal correctional officers who neglected their duties while Jeffrey Epstein killed himself inside a troubled lower Manhattan jail planned to defend themselves as scapegoats for a deeply dysfunctional system had they gone on trial, sources told the Daily News. Tova Noel and Michael Thomas reached a deferred prosecution agreement from…

Washington (tca/dpa) – The series heads back to Philly. The Washington Wizards avoided elimination by defeating the 76ers, 122-114, Monday night in Game 4 of the opening-round playoff series. As a result, the Sixers are still one victory away from advancing. They take a three-games-to-one lead in the best-of-seven series into Wednesday night’s Game 5…