December’s warmth smashes longstanding records

December’s warmth smashes longstanding records

BOSTON (AP) — Forget ice skating and sledding. This year, outdoor grilling, golfing and children frolicking in T-shirts and shorts, skipping rope and playing soccer were far more common activities in the Northeast in December.

Temperature records were shattered across the region, according to the National Weather Service, which has released some preliminary month-end numbers.

Hundreds of old Clinton emails newly classified
Democrats

Hundreds of old Clinton emails newly classified

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department said Thursday that portions of 275 emails released on New Year's Eve from Hillary Clinton's time as secretary of state have been newly classified, bringing 2015 to a close for the Democratic presidential front-runner.

Clinton has said she didn't send or receive information that was classified at the time via her personal email account, which was run on a private server at her New York home. Republicans have repeatedly questioned whether her use of a private email system put sensitive information at risk.

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