Protesters Rip Out Fence at Refuge in Oregon and other top stories.

• Protesters Rip Out Fence at Refuge in Oregon

  

  PRINCETON, Ore. — The armed men who have occupied a federal wildlife refuge here escalated their defiance of the federal government on Monday, using bare hands and a Wildcat excavator stolen from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to rip apart a barbed-wire fence erected by the government at a far end of the vast refuge.The fence, the protesters said, had kept a rancher from grazing cattle on publicly owned land.“We’re like Boy Scouts,” said Ammon Bundy, the occupation’s leader, as he ..

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• Whitesboro residents vote to keep controversial 'racist' village seal

  

  Whitesboro residents voted Monday night to keep the village's controversial seal, rather than replace it with a new image.Of 212 votes cast, 157 of them were in favor of retaining the current seal.It was an informal vote, and village officials say they will discuss the results Tuesday night.Whitesboro Mayor Patrick O'Connor said he wasn't entirely surprised by the vote results as numerous residents had been calling the village offices asking why the village was holding a vote in the first place..

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• Witness: Dog detected traces of slain student in home, car

  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A former detective testified Monday that a police bloodhound detected traces of a slain University of Virginia student inside the apartment and on the car door of the man charged in her killing.According to media outlets, former Louisa County Sheriff's Office Detective Buck Garner also said the bloodhound found 18-year-old Hannah Graham's scent at an industrial site about a mile from downtown Charlottesville. He said the dog alerted him to a scent indicating "fear and..

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• Preet Bharara: Not enough evidence for criminal charges in Moreland investigation

  Preet Bharara: Not enough evidence for criminal charges in Moreland investigation Howard Thompson Updated: 01/11/2016 1:13 PM Created: 01/11/..

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• Biden praises Sanders on income inequality, calls Clinton 'relatively new' to ...

  

  And while Biden said Democrats had a slate of "great candidates" running for president, he suggested Clinton was a newcomer to issues like the growing gap between rich and poor."Bernie is speaking to a yearning that is deep and real. And he has credibility on it," Biden said during an interview with CNN chief political analyst Gloria Borger."It's relatively new for Hillary to talk about that," Biden continued, acknowledging that Clinton has "come forward with some really thoughtful approaches to..

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• Supreme Court appears skeptical of union fees -- a potentially major loss for ...

  

  The Supreme Court sounded ready Monday to deal a severe blow to public employee unions by striking down laws that require all workers to help pay for collective bargaining.In its tone and questioning, the argument resembled more of a congressional hearing at which Republicans took one position, Democrats argued the opposite, and there appeared little chance to sway either side.The court’s five Republican appointees strongly suggested they believe it is unconstitutional to force an objecting teac..

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