Hillary Clinton Benghazi hearing transcript (full text)  —  <p><b>The full transcript of Hillary Clinton's opening statement to the House Benghazi committee, provided by Hillary for America: </b></p><p> Thank you Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Cummings, members of the committee.

U.S. and Kurdish Commandos Said to Raid ISIS Prison in North Iraq  —  BAGHDAD — American and Kurdish commandos raided an Islamic State outpost near the northern Iraqi town of Hawija, freeing prisoners there and capturing some of the militants themselves, Iraqi officials said on Thursday.

SAVE US FROM PAUL RYAN AND THE KEMP BOYS  —  After Paul Ryan helped Mitt Romney lose the 2012 election by doing the impossible — losing a debate to Joe Biden — he went on an intimate tour of poverty.  It was a journey so personal, Ryan brought reporters, writers and documentary producers with him.

What becomes of Joe Biden now?  —  Long before Vice President Joe Biden walked into the Rose Garden Wednesday and gave up his dream of one day being president, he knew he was at a crossroads.  Friends and associates of his say Biden had been grappling with the question of his future for more than a year.

Carson surges past Trump in Iowa poll  —  <p>Ben Carson has surged past Donald Trump in Iowa, according to a Quinnipiac University poll of likely Republican caucus participants out Thursday. </p><p>The retired neurosurgeon leads the Republican field with 28 percent, while Trump has fallen behind with 20 percent.

Jeb Bush: Supergirl is ‘pretty hot’  —  North Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN)After nearly an hourlong discussion on serious policy, Jeb Bush was thrown a softball Wednesday night while speaking at an event in Las Vegas:  —  Who is your favorite Marvel superhero?  —  25 photos: Badass women of sci-fi

‘Right-wing’ killer stopped to pose with pupils who thought blood-soaked sword and mask was a prank... then continued his murder spree that left two dead at Swedish school with high ratio of migrant pupils  —  The 21-year-old man who launched a sword attack on a school in Sweden and stabbed …

Airbnb Apologizes For Passive Aggressive Ads on Muni Shelters (UPDATED)  —  Less than two weeks before San Franciscans could vote to severely restrict Airbnb in the short-term rental company's hometown, new ads touting the benefits of the company's tax payments have popped up on Muni bus shelters.

A Democrat's Proposal: In Exchange For Debt Ceiling Boost, Make It The House of Me  —  With congressional inaction threatening default on the national debt, one Democrat spotted an opening to leverage the “Jared Polis” agenda.  —  Rep. Jared Polis (D., Colo.) introduced his personal debt limit wish list …

Subordinate seduced me — then got me fired: executive  —  A lawsuit claims that Tila Azeem (main) set Citi's Head of Global Prime Finance, David James Murphy (inset) by telling her bosses that he sexually harassed her.  —  A former Citigroup executive says a young female underling set …

Police say suspect confesses to road rage shooting that killed New Mexico 4-year-old  —  Albuquerque police said late Wednesday that a suspect had confessed to a road rage shooting that killed a four-year-old girl on Interstate 40.  —  Authorities said Tony Torrez, 32, had been charged with murder …

Religion and Science  —  Are science and religion at odds with each other?  A majority of the public says science and religion often conflict, with nearly six-in-ten adults (59%) expressing this view in newly released findings from a Pew Research Center survey.