Clinton emails


Clinton emails

WASHINGTON

The State Department says it can find only four emails sent between former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her staff concerning drone strikes and certain U.S. surveillance programs, and those notes have little to do with either subject.

She asks for a phone call in one, a phone number in another. She seeks advice on how best to condemn information leaks, and accidentally replies to one work email with questions apparently about decorations.

The messages also reveal Clinton used an iPad to email while secretary of state in addition to her BlackBerry, despite her explanation she set up a private email account and homebrew server while she was the nation’s top diplomat so that she could carry a single device.

Congressman’s son is a defendant in fraternity-death suits

CHARLESTON, S.C.

The son of U.S. Rep. John Carney, D-Del., is one of five defendants in two lawsuits seeking at least $50 million stemming from the death of a Clemson University fraternity pledge.

Each of the lawsuits filed Monday seeks at least $25 million in actual damages in the September death of 19-year-old Tucker Hipps. Hipps fell from a bridge into rocky, shallow water during a Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity run.

In addition to Samuel Quillen Carney, the lawsuits name two other fraternity members, as well as the university and the fraternity.

“No one — certainly no parent — can feel anything but sympathy for this family’s grief and anger,” John Carney and his wife, Tracey Quillen Carney, said in a statement released by his office Tuesday.

Prime minister: Iraqi troops reach heart of Tikrit

TIKRIT, Iraq

Iraqi forces battled Islamic State militants holed up in downtown Tikrit, going house to house Tuesday in search of snipers and booby traps, and the prime minister said security forces had reached the heart of the city.

In a statement on Twitter, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the “liberation of Tikrit” and congratulated Iraqi security forces on their “historic milestone.” But an official statement from his office said the troops “hoisted the Iraqi flag” over the Salahuddin provincial headquarters in Tikrit and are moving to control the entire city.

Nigeria elects new president

ABUJA, Nigeria

Amid anger over an Islamic insurgency that has claimed thousands of lives, Nigerians threw out the incumbent and elected a 72-year-old former military dictator Tuesday in a historic transfer of power following the nation’s most hotly contested election ever.

President Goodluck Jonathan conceded defeat to former Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, paving the way for an unprecedented peaceful transfer of power in Africa’s most populous nation.

“Nobody’s ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian,” Jonathan said in a statement in which he congratulated his successor on his victory.

Plane hits car during emergency landing

HAWLEY, Minn.

A small airplane collided with a car while making an emergency landing on a Minnesota highway. No injuries were reported.

The car, which belongs to the Clay County Health Department, ended up in a ditch and sustained significant damage after being hit by the airplane propeller.

Associated Press

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