WASHINGTON, D.C.

Clinton aide’s e-mails released

The State Department has released e-mails from Huma Abedin, a top aide to Hillary Clinton, that were found on the laptop of her husband, former US representative Anthony Weiner. The conservative group Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act suit to obtain the e-mails. Some were classified and redacted, but may not have been classified when they were sent. The FBI found that neither Weiner nor Abedin committed a crime in their handling of the documents. (AP)

Transgender recruit ban on hold

The Justice Department said Friday that its proposed ban on transgender military recruits is on hold, meaning their enlistment can start Monday. But the future for transgender people in the armed forces remains murky. The department isn’t dropping its court fight to institute the ban on transgender enlistment but said it would wait for a Pentagon study on the issue in coming weeks before deciding what to do next. (AP)

VIRGINIA

Random drawing to decide election

RICHMOND — After a court declared a tie in an election that could determine the balance of power in the Virginia House of Delegates, state election officials said Friday that they would break the deadlock with a random drawing. They will pick the name of either Democrat Shelly Simonds or Republican Delegate David Yancey on Thursday, unless a court intervenes. (AP)

CALIFORNIA

Police seek motive in double slaying

LOS ANGELES — Police are trying to learn what motivated a man to walk into a law firm where he worked and shoot two of his colleagues before turning the gun on himself. Police arrived at the office building in Long Beach on Friday to find the gunman and one victim dead. They learned that the second victim drove himself to a hospital. The injured man was in stable condition. (AP)

PUERTO RICO

Half of territory still without power

SAN JUAN — More than 660,000 power customers across Puerto Rico still lack electricity more than three months after Hurricane Maria, which has sparked outrage among some islanders who accuse officials of mismanaging the response to the Category 4 storm. Officials said 55 percent of Puerto Rico’s nearly 1.5 million customers have power, but crews are still finding unexpected damage. Maria hit on Sept. 20, knocking power out to the entire island. (AP)