Trey Gowdy: Hillary Clinton wiped her server clean  —  Hillary Clinton wiped “clean” the private server housing emails from her tenure as secretary of state, the chairman of the House committee investigating the 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi said Friday.

Reid retirement shakes up 2016 battle for the Senate  —  Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) retirement is triggering a free-for-all for his seat — with big implications for control of the Senate in 2016.  —  Senate Republicans see Nevada as their best chance at a pickup this election cycle …

Lubitz was sitting in this cockpit, pictured, when he commanded the jet to crash into the Alps at 400mph  —  10.29am: Passengers would have been aware that the plane, after reaching its cruising height of 38,000ft, was gradually dropping because the skies were clear, affording stunning views …

Scottsdale PD: Yoga instructor flashed, abused kids at bar mitzvah  —  Scottsdale woman accused of performing sex act on 15 year old  —  Scottsdale police have arrested a 32-year-old woman on suspicion of multiple sex crimes after officers were told she performed oral sex on a 15-year-old boy …

These Obama administration quotes about Yemen are almost too cringe-worthy to read  —  Yemen is descending into chaos — and the Obama administration's response, at least in its public statements about the crisis, has been a total mess.  —  The central Yemeni government …

Rand Paul Suggests Gay Marriage Is The Result Of A ‘Moral Crisis’ In America  —  In a video posted yesterday by the Christian Broadcasting Network, Rand Paul addressed “a group of pastors and religious leaders at a private prayer breakfast” in Washington D.C. on Thursday about the need for …

GOP congressman: Ted Cruz backers are making boorish phone calls to my office  —  Rep. Peter D. King (R-N.Y.) is not a fan of Sen. Ted Cruz, the Texas senator, newly announced presidential candidate, and fellow Republican.  —  “To me, he's just a guy with a big mouth and no results,” he told CNN this week.

Boy's ‘military haircut’ spurs suspension threat, outcry  —  A young boy's high and tight haircut meant to honor his soldier-stepbrother earned him the threat of suspension from an elementary school named for a Medal of Honor recipient, and the fallout from the incident has led a Tennessee school district to increase security measures.

Officer in critical condition was also at 2013 Watertown gunfight  —  A Boston police officer credited with helping to save a Transit officer wounded in the Watertown shootout with the Boston Marathon bombers was himself shot in the face Friday night in a Roxbury confrontation that left a suspect dead and a bystander injured.

Wall Street isn't happy with us  —  In 2008, the financial sector collapsed and nearly brought down our whole economy.  What were the ingredients behind that crash?  Recklessness on Wall Street and a willingness in Washington to play along with whatever the big banks wanted.

Ellen Pao Loses Silicon Valley Bias Case Against Kleiner Perkins  —  SAN FRANCISCO — One of Silicon Valley's most prominent venture capital firms prevailed Friday over a former partner in a closely watched suit alleging gender discrimination — even after a hiccup over one claim delayed the verdict.

For G.O.P., Support for Israel Becomes New Litmus Test  —  WASHINGTON — When former Secretary of State James A. Baker III accused Israel's leader this week of undermining the chances of peace in the region, he said nothing more than the kinds of things he had said at times when he was in office a quarter-century ago.

Rep. Tammy Duckworth to announce for Senate on Monday  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. Tammy Duckworth D-Ill., will announce a 2016 Senate bid on Monday, the Chicago Sun-Times has learned.  She is aiming to win the Democratic nomination to run against Sen. Mark Kirk R-Ill.

Anti-gay bill suffers near fatal blow in state House  —  A last-ditch effort to add LGBT protections to an anti-gay “religious freedom” bill passed the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, prompting Republicans to table the controversial proposal.  —  The amendment from gay-friendly state …