Andrew Blake

SCOTUS to review FUCT trademark in First Amendment case between fashion designer and patent office

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review a First Amendment case involving a fashion designer fighting to register "FUCT," the name of his clothing line, with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

January 5, 2019

Matt Gaetz, GOP congressman, touts hosting Fox News show during shutdown

Fox News pushed back Friday after Rep. Matt Gaetz, Florida Republican, hyped his hourlong guest appearance on the network's "Outnumbered" panel discussion program.

January 5, 2019

FBI probing messages sent to Republicans posing as Mike Pence’s press secretary: Report

The FBI is investigating bogus text messages sent to Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives by someone posing as Vice President Mike Pence's press secretary, Alyssa Farah, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

January 5, 2019

Elizabeth Warren campaigns in Iowa following launch of presidential exploratory committee

Sen. Elizabeth Warren pitched her campaign for the White House over the weekend to voters in Iowa, the first state to hold caucuses during the 2020 election, days after the Massachusetts Democrat became the first in her party to announce the formation of a presidential exploratory committee.

January 5, 2019

Marijuana reform tackled twice by new Congress within first day of business

Lawmakers wasted little time before pursuing marijuana reform in the 116th Congress, reintroducing two separate weed bills within hours of the U.S. House of Representatives convening Thursday for the first time this session.

January 4, 2019

Cybercriminals selling hacked 9/11 docs set sights on profiting from stolen celebrity nudes

Extortionists making headlines for selling hacked legal documents involving the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks leveraged that attention Thursday to peddle nude photographs of British television stars Katie Price, Frankie Essex and Chloe Sims.

January 4, 2019

Los Angeles accuses The Weather Channel app in court of deceptively mining, selling user data

The city of Los Angeles sued the company behind The Weather Channel's mobile application Thursday, seeking potentially millions of dollars in penalties for quietly mining and selling users' geolocation data.

January 4, 2019

Bootsy Collins, funk bassist, retires from performing live

William "Bootsy" Collins, an influential bass guitarist who found fame backing funk legends James Brown and George Clinton, announced his retirement Wednesday from playing his instrument on stage.

January 3, 2019

Rapid growth of media leaks spurred creation of specialized counterintelligence unit: FBI

Complex and increasingly common leaks of classified information caused the FBI's counterintelligence division to create a new unit devoted to countering unauthorized disclosures, internal documents revealed Wednesday.

January 3, 2019

Michael Moore: Democrats are ‘taking the keys to the Clown Car away from the House Republicans’

Michael Moore ripped Republican members of Congress on the eve of Democrats taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday.

January 3, 2019

DOJ ordered to reply to Twitter lawsuit despite partial government shutdown

A federal judge ruled Wednesday against letting the ongoing partial government shutdown completely derail a First Amendment lawsuit filed by Twitter against the U.S. Department of Justice.

January 2, 2019

Twitter suspends account selling stolen 9/11 docs

Twitter on Wednesday suspended an account, @tdo_h4ck3rs, that recently began selling access to stolen legal documents involving the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

January 2, 2019

‘Mean’ Gene Okerlund, wrestling announcer, dead at 76

"Mean" Gene Okerlund, a longtime fixture in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 76, WWE announced Wednesday.

January 2, 2019

Gene Okerlund, longtime wrestling announcer, dies at 76

"Mean" Gene Okerlund, a longtime fixture in the world of professional wrestling has died at the age of 76, WWE announced Wednesday.

January 2, 2019

Paul Whelan, former Marine arrested in Moscow, granted U.S. consular access, Russia says

Russia has granted consular access to Paul Whelan, a U.S. citizen arrested in Moscow last week, a spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

January 2, 2019

Roger Stone, former Trump adviser, says signed rock ‘gag’ generated nearly $10K toward legal fund

Robert Mueller's investigation into the 2016 election has put the hurt on President Trump's former campaign adviser Roger Stone, or at least his autographing hand. The longtime Republican strategist and lobbyist told The Washington Times on Friday that he signed and sold nearly 1,000 rocks during the last week and a half as part of a punny attempt to cover legal costs associated with the special counsel's probe.

December 28, 2018

Putin signs law imposing penalties on protest organizers for involving children in Russian rallies

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law Thursday imposing penalties on organizers accused of letting children younger than 18 participate in unsanctioned protests, further tightening Moscow's restrictions on freedom of assembly.

December 28, 2018

German and French leaders follow Trump in demanding release of Ukrainian crew captured by Russia

German and French leaders on Friday urged Russia to release the Ukrainian sailors and ships captured last month near the contested Crimean peninsula.

December 28, 2018

Government shutdown won’t delay hearing in lawsuit against Robert Mueller, judge rules

A federal court judge ruled Thursday against letting the ongoing partial government shutdown delay conservative author and conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi's lawsuit accusing special counsel Robert Mueller of "illegal and unconstitutional surveillance" and leaking to the media.

December 27, 2018

Mariah Carey breaks Spotify streaming record with ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’

"All I Want for Christmas Is You," the pop singer's 1994 holiday tune, was played on Spotify more than 10.8 million times on Monday, setting a new record for the most streams in a single day.

December 27, 2018