Andrew Blake

Runner suffocates mountain lion in Colorado park attack

A trail runner recovering from a recent mountain lion attack survived by suffocating the animal, state wildlife officials in Colorado said Tuesday.

February 5, 2019

Marijuana gummies suspected of sending 15 elementary school students to Cleveland hospital

More than a dozen elementary school students were treated at a hospital Monday in Cleveland after consuming gummy candies suspected of being made from marijuana.

February 5, 2019

Paul Whelan visited by U.S. officials at Moscow prison; State Dept. accuses Russia of ignoring pact

Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine accused by Russia of espionage, was visited at a Moscow prison Tuesday by representatives from the U.S. Embassy, the Department of State confirmed afterward.

February 5, 2019

Gavin McInnes, Proud Boys founder, sues SPLC over ‘hate group’ label

Gavin McInnes, the founder of the Proud Boys, sued the Southern Poverty Law Center on Monday for allegedly damaging his career by labeling him an "extremist" and "leader of a hate group."

February 5, 2019

TSA officer dead from fall at Orlando airport; flights grounded following apparent suicide

An off-duty Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) officer fell to his death Saturday from a balcony inside Orlando International Airport, briefly grounding flights and causing lengthy delays.

February 2, 2019

R. Kelly symbolically banned from Philadelphia over abuse allegations

R. Kelly is no longer welcome in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where lawmakers voted Thursday in support of a resolution symbolically banning the embattled singer from the city of brotherly love.

February 2, 2019

Cardi B, Grammy-nominated singer, says she declined Super Bowl gig over support for Colin Kaepernick

Cardi B said she turned down a lucrative deal to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show Sunday because she felt compelled to support Colin Kaepernick, the controversial former San Francisco 49ers quarterback suing the National Football League for allegedly colluding to keep him from playing.

February 2, 2019

Bill Maher accused of racism over fried chicken comment to black congressman

Bill Maher faced fresh allegations of racism for invoking a stereotype about African American while interviewing a black congressman, Rep. William Hurd, Texas Republican, on the comedian's live HBO program Friday.

February 2, 2019

Protesters rally for Ralph Northam’s resignation outside Va. governor’s mansion over racist photo

Protesters calling for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's resignation rallied outside his Richmond residence early Saturday, hours after the Democrat admitted appearing in a "clearly racist" photograph published decades earlier in a college yearbook.

February 2, 2019

Cory Booker begins 2020 presidential bid with call for ‘ending prohibition against marijuana’

Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey touted federally legalizing marijuana within moments of becoming the latest Democrat to formally enter the field of presidential hopefuls Friday.

February 1, 2019

Roger Stone case: Federal judge mulls gag order

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., said Friday she is weighing whether to slap a gag order on Roger Stone, a longtime adviser to President Trump, who faces seven criminal charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller.

February 1, 2019

Julian Assange’s lawyers appeal to WikiLeaks publisher’s native Australia for aid amid impasse

Julian Assange's lawyers will ask the Australian government to petition British authorities to let him leave the Ecuadorian Embassy in London to receive medical care without risking arrest, an attorney for the WikiLeaks publisher said Friday.

February 1, 2019

Roger Waters, Pink Floyd co-founder: Halftime acts should ‘take a knee’ during Super Bowl show

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has urged musicians performing at the Super Bowl halftime show Sunday to "'take a knee' on stage" to show support for quarterback Colin Kaepernick and his crusade for social justice.

February 1, 2019

Roger Stone: ‘Everything I’ve done is legal’

Roger Stone, President Trump's recently indicted former campaign adviser, claimed complete innocence Thursday on the eve of appearing in D.C. federal court for the second time since being arrested and charged last week as a result of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the 2016 elections.

January 31, 2019

Virginia denies localities authority to decide fate of Confederate monuments

Virginia lawmakers rejected a proposal Wednesday that would have given cities and counties the authority to remove war memorials from public spaces by circumventing a century-old statute currently preventing the dismantling of Confederate monuments within the state.

January 31, 2019

Dmitry Peskov, Putin spokesman, says ‘too much fuss’ over Mueller probe

The Kremlin denied involvement Thursday in the recent leak of court documents provided by special counsel Robert Mueller's office to lawyers linked to the Internet Research Agency, a Russian "troll farm" charged with interfering in the 2016 U.S. elections.

January 31, 2019

DOJ wins case against unsealing Julian Assange docket

The U.S Department of Justice does not have to disclose details about any criminal case involving WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

January 30, 2019

Roger Stone calls Russia probe a ‘speeding bullet’ heading for Donald Trump’s head

Roger Stone claimed Tuesday that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the 2016 elections will culminate in efforts to remove President Trump from the White House.

January 30, 2019

Jerry Nadler, House Judiciary chair, says committee to look at marijuana reform ‘fairly soon’

Congress will consider federal marijuana reform "fairly soon," the new chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Tuesday.

January 30, 2019

Russia accepts U.S. offer to discuss INF weapons agreement ahead of deadline: Report

Russian officials have agreed to a meeting proposed by President Trump's senior arms control adviser to be held ahead of a deadline for Moscow to comply with a Cold War-era weapons agreement on the verge of collapsing, a top diplomat said Tuesday.

January 29, 2019