| CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. | Delaware prison standoff ends with hostage killed | | One of the prison employees held hostage at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, Delaware, has been pronounced dead, according to a Thursday statement from the Department of Corrections. The other prison official was rescued safely, and she is being treated at a local hospital, the statement said. |
| Tillerson takes helm at State, notes divisive election | | New US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson introduced himself to the department Thursday at his first day on the job, urging unity as he acknowledged the lingering strains of the divisive campaign and paid respects to the agency's career men and women. |
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