22 Clinton e-mails declared ‘top secret’WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has confirmed for the first time that Hillary Clinton’s home server contained closely guarded government secrets, censoring 22 emails that contained material requiring one of the highest levels of classification. The revelation came three days before Clinton competes in the Iowa presidential caucuses.State Department officials also said the agency’s Diplomatic Security and Intelligence and Research bureaus are investigating if any of the information was classified at the time of transmission, going to the heart of Clinton’s defense of her email practices.The department published its latest batch of emails from her time as secretary of state Friday evening.But The Associated Press learned ahead of the release that seven email chains would be withheld in full for containing “top secret” information. The 37 pages include messages a key intelligence official recently said concerned “special access programs” —highly restricted, classified material that could point to confidential sources or clandestine programs like drone strikes.

1 of 3 escaped inmates is caughtSANTA ANA, Calif. — One of three violent inmates who broke out of a Southern California jail a week ago surrendered Friday, and authorities believe the other two may be 400 miles north in the San Jose area.Bac Duong, 43, surrendered in Southern California earlier in the day and told investigators he had been with the other two fugitives, 20-year-old Jonathan Tieu and 37-year-old Hossein Nayeri, in San Jose on Thursday, Orange County Sheriff’s Lt. Jeff Hallock said. The two may be headed to Fresno, he said.“If they are watching, we want them to understand that we are pressing forward, and we are coming after them,” Hallock said at a news conference, addressing the escapees directly for the first time. “We will take you back into custody.”

Diesel prices are lowest since 2005FORT WORTH, Texas —While most motorists are focused on the tumbling price of unleaded gasoline, what is going unnoticed is diesel prices that have plummeted to their lowest levels since 2005.On Friday, the national average price for diesel fell for the 81st day in a row to hit $2.06 a gallon — a whopping 43 cent per-gallon decline, according the AAA National Fuel Gauge. The price is 21 cents cheaper than a month ago and 76 cents lower than a year ago, the agency reported.