U.S. & World News Digest, 5-29

— 15-year-old driver with learner's permit dies

PARK HILLS, Mo. (AP) — A 15-year-old driver with a learner's permit has died following an accident in rural eastern Missouri.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Erin Mathenia of Park Hills died at the scene of the crash Thursday morning in Washington County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Mathenia drove into the path of a dump truck on Highway 21. Her mother was a passenger and is hospitalized with serious injuries. Her 14-year-old brother was also in the car but was not hurt. The driver of the truck was not injured.

Tunisia PM: Destroying migrant boats is risky

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Tunisia's prime minister says a European Union proposal to destroy boats used by smugglers to ferry migrants to Europe from Libya probably won't work and is risky because it is similar to military intervention.

Prime Minister Habib Essid told reporters Friday during a visit to Lisbon that authorities must fight the root of the illegal migration problem by helping raise living standards in the countries the migrants come from.

He said intervention to destroy the rickety boats before they cross the Mediterranean "is considered by Tunisia as almost a military intervention."

He added he doesn't "think the problem will be solved" through such actions.

The majority of migrants travel from Libya to Italy. More than 1,800 are believed to have died or gone missing at sea this year.

Dutch man sentenced for bitcoins scheme

CHICAGO (AP) — A Dutch man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling massive quantities of drugs for bitcoins via the now-shuttered Silk Road website.

Federal prosecutors in Chicago announced Friday that 23-year-old Cornelius Jan Slomp was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty last year. He also was ordered to forfeit more than $3 million in illegal drug proceeds.

Slomp is accused of conducting more than 10,000 illegal online drug trades under the username "SuperTrips." Prosecutors say he shipped 566,000 ecstasy pills, kilos-worth of cocaine and other drugs.

Judge Matthew Kennelly previously called Slomp "the world's largest drug dealer" on the Silk Road site.

Slomp has been in custody since Chicago federal agents arrested him in August 2013. The college graduate and former software engineer is from Woerden, the Netherlands.

Iowa college starts new virtual-clinic service

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa Health Care has begun offering a virtual clinic that lets people use their computers, tablets or smartphones to check with health care providers.

The Iowa City Press-Citizen says UIeCare.com is designed to gain help on minor illnesses and injuries that might be urgent but not life-threatening.

The fee is $50 per visit, and users must have Internet connections and web cameras on their computers or mobile devices.

After each visit to the virtual clinic, patients will be sent detailed email summaries of what was discussed. A provider will check back five days later.

Dr. Patrick Brophy with University of Iowa Health Care says a Nebraska company offers similar virtual clinics in western Iowa, but UIeCare would be the first such Iowa-based service.

Inspection prevents move to new Elko jail

ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Fire concerns are keeping inmates from moving into the new wing at Elko County Jail.

The Elko Daily Free Press reports Under-sheriff Clair Morris says the fire marshal inspected the new wing and found that skylights didn't open and shut as planned.

Morris says they're working to resolve the issue in the next few days. In the meantime, Lander County jail is the temporary home for 13 female inmates at a daily cost of about $50 each.

State fire marshals did not return a call for comment.

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