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.

Harry Reid Goes Down Fighting  —  Nobody ever thought Harry Reid would retire, and that includes Harry Reid.  Not long ago, when a reporter for CQ Roll Call asked him what might happen when he left office, Reid retorted, “If I drop dead?”  He added, “I mean, I will someday.

Iran, powers close in on two-three page nuclear deal; success uncertain: officials  —  (Reuters) - Iran and major powers are close to agreement on a 2- or 3-page accord with specific numbers that would form the basis of a long-term settlement aimed at ending a 12-year standoff over Tehran's nuclear ambitions, officials said on Friday.

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 …

A Shot in the Arm  —  How today's health care reform can create tomorrow's entrepreneurs.  —  This spring, some conservative and libertarian bloggers, aghast at Barack Obama's expansive government agenda, began calling on investors and entrepreneurs to protest by “going Galt”—that is …

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.

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.

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.

Leaked Private Emails Reveal Ex-Clinton Aide's Secret Spy Network  —  Starting weeks before Islamic militants attacked the U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, longtime Clinton family confidante Sidney Blumenthal supplied intelligence to then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gathered …