Trump Strong in Three Early States as Clinton and Sanders Battle: Poll  —  With just four days to go until the Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump has pulled ahead of Ted Cruz with a seven-point lead among likely Iowa GOP caucus-goers, while Hillary Clinton remains just three points in front …

Trump refuses to reconsider debate in fiery Fox interview  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday night lashed out at Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly in his first appearance on the network since he announced he'd boycott the next GOP debate.

Jason Patrick, 2 others linked to Oregon refuge occupation taken into custody  —  The man who emerged Wednesday as the leader of the remaining occupiers at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge has been taken into custody.  —  The FBI arrested Jason Patrick, 43, of Bonaire, Georgia …

FBI's Hillary Clinton email investigation not letting up  —  Six months after it began, the federal investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server shows no signs of slowing down.  —  Former FBI officials said the length of the probe is not unusual and speculated that a decision …

An Unprecedented Threat to Privacy … Throughout the United States—outside private houses, apartment complexes, shopping centers, and businesses with large employee parking lots—a private corporation, Vigilant Solutions, is taking photos of cars and trucks with its vast network of unobtrusive cameras.

Trump endorsed by key SC politician  —  Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Wednesday picked up the endorsement of South Carolina Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster, his highest profile elected official to date.  —  McMaster introduced Trump ahead of his rally Wednesday night in South Carolina …

Teenager Sevdet Besim allegedly planned to target police with explosive kangaroo  —  A Melbourne teenager allegedly discussed packing a kangaroo with explosives, painting it with an Islamic State symbol and setting it loose on police officers.  —  Sevdet Ramadan Besim, 19, of Hallam …

Campaigning in style: How Jeb Bush blew through his warchest  —  There were stays at boutique hotels featuring rooftop pools, private soirees at members-only, jacket-and-tie clubs and fundraisers at the Four Seasons, the St. Regis and the Mandarin Oriental.  —  In the world of Jeb Bush …

The admiral in charge of Navy intelligence has not been allowed to see military secrets for years  —  For more than two years, the Navy's intelligence chief has been stuck with a major handicap: He's not allowed to know any secrets.  —  Vice Adm. Ted “Twig” Branch has been barred from reading …

The Emerging Zika Pandemic  —  Enhancing Preparedness  —  FREE ONLINE FIRST  —  Daniel R. Lucey, MD, MPH1; Lawrence O. Gostin, JD2  —  JAMA.  —  The Zika virus (ZIKV), a flavivirus related to yellow fever, dengue, West Nile, and Japanese encephalitis, originated in the Zika forest …

US Dept. of Homeland Security loses 1,300 badges and credentials in 31 months  —  According to a spreadsheet of lost, damaged and destroyed items, various agencies inside the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported over 1,300 badges and credentials lost or stolen …

Chicago Police Hid Mics, Destroyed Dashcams To Block Audio, Records Show  —  CHICAGO — Why are so many police dashcam videos silent?  —  Chicago Police Department officers stashed microphones in their squad car glove boxes.  They pulled out batteries.  Microphone antennas got busted or went missing.

Does Europe Have a Future?  —  That is a question that could be repeated daily, given the steady stream of news stories like these.  First, from Germany, where New Year's Eve turned into a nightmare of sexual assault with hundreds of women being attacked by migrants, a report on several cities' preparations for Carnival: