Hillary E-Splains: Presidential possible Hillary Clinton explained her use of private email while she was secretary of state as a matter of “convenience.” In her first public remarks on the subject she said she didn’t want to have to use two smart phones. “I thought using one device would be simpler; obviously, it hasn’t worked out that way.”

   Mrs. Clinton said that about 30,000 business emails would be made public, but not the personal emails sent from her private domain. She said the private emails have been deleted, leaving her open to questions about whether everything deleted was in fact private. Some experts also doubt that she never sent a classified message from her private email.

Also unanswered is whether Mrs. Clinton used private email to avoid public record requests by journalists and political opponents. Her communications were supposed to be archived by the State department.

Republicans in Congress are already zeroing in on any traffic involving the much-scrutinized attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

Nation: Seven Marines and four soldiers are missing this morning after their helicopter went down during a night training exercise out of Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. Thick fog has hampered the search, but some human remains have already washed ashore.

>As the dominoes continue to fall in Ferguson. Mo., the city manager accused of running a financially driven justice system has resigned. John Shaw, 39, who has run the city since 2007 denied what was said about him in the Justice Department report. “I must state clearly that my office has never instructed the Police Department to target African-Americans, nor falsify charges to administer fines, nor heap abuses on the backs of the poor,” he said.

Expelled: Two students kicked out of the University of Oklahoma for their part in a racist song video have issued public apologies.

Parker Rice, 19, from Dallas, said in a statement that he was taught the song but failed to say “no” when it came to singing it. He said, “Our family is not able to be in our home because of threatening calls as well as frightening talk on social media.”

The parents of Levi Pettit said, “He made a horrible mistake, and will live with the consequences forever. However, we also know the depth of our son’s character. He is a good boy, but what we saw in those videos is disgusting.”

Some reports say the song sung on a bus was not new and may be an SAE tradition at Oklahoma as well as frat chapters at other schools. The university said more disciplinary actions might follow as other students are identified.

The Market: The Dow Jones is up a few points today after taking a 332-point dive yesterday on worries about the falling value of the Euro. A cheap Euro cuts into profits on American stuff sold overseas. Professional financial worriers are also concerned that rising employment, which ought to be good news, will lead to rising interest rates.

Blurred Tunes: A Los Angeles jury yesterday found that singers Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams cribbed from the great Marvin Gaye for their song “Blurred Lines.” The jurors awarded $7.5 million to Gaye’s estate. Thicke and Williams had argued that they were trying to emulate a 70s rhythm, but the jury found that they took their notes directly from Gaye’s hit “Got to Give it Up.”

Le Heist: In a well-organized caper, 15-hooded men hijacked two armored trucks carrying $9.5 million worth of jewels on a French highway last night. The two emptied trucks were later found abandoned and burned. In recent years France has seen a series of well-planned heists that are usually reserved for a movie plot.

Celebrity Fatherhood: New father Ashton Kutcher complained on Facebook that “There are NEVER diaper changing stations in mens public restrooms.” He won’t be fully enlightened until he notices that there are never enough women’s restrooms either.

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