Andrew Blake

Canada’s high court unanimously orders Vice reporter to surrender notes on ISIS source

Canada's high court on Friday unanimously ruled for a reporter to give the government records of his conversations with a Canadian-Somali man suspected of joining the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

December 1, 2018

Mikhail Gorbachev, former Soviet Union leader, recalls ‘genuine partner’ George H.W. Bush

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the former Soviet Union, reacted Saturday to the death of George H.W. Bush by recalling his role in resolving the Cold War while in the White House.

December 1, 2018

WikiLeaks says litigation, not leaks, ‘new business’ model as fundraiser for libel suit gains steam

WikiLeaks has spun a contentious report alleging ties between its publisher and President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort into a fundraising effort aimed at bankrolling a libel lawsuit against The Guardian newspaper.

November 30, 2018

Jerome Corsi’s legal team plots criminal complaint against Robert Mueller

Conservative activist Larry Klayman said he will file a criminal complaint against special counsel Robert Mueller as soon as Friday over his handling of Jerome Corsi, a right-wing author and conspiracy theorist who expects to be charged with lying to FBI agents investigating the 2016 presidential race.

November 30, 2018

Elon Musk ‘did not inspire confidence’ by smoking marijuana during podcast taping: NASA chief

The head of NASA denounced SpaceX founder Elon Musk for smoking marijuana during a recent media appearance.

November 30, 2018

Laura Loomer, banned Twitter user, handcuffs herself to company headquarters in protest

Laura Loomer, a conservative activist and provocateur recently suspended from Twitter, handcuffed herself to the company's New York City headquarters Thursday in protest.

November 29, 2018

Bernie Sanders group Our Revolution discloses $242K loss caused by email scam

Our Revolution, a nonprofit associated with Sen. Bernard Sanders, Vermont independent, lost nearly a quarter-million dollars due to an email scam, tax records revealed Thursday.

November 29, 2018

Maria Butina denied release from solitary, prompting plea from Moscow in alleged Russian agent case

Russia's commissioner for human rights asked the United States on Thursday to show mercy for jailed gun-rights advocate Maria Butina and release her from solitary confinement.

November 29, 2018

Dunkin’ Donuts warns of security breach affecting members of chain’s ‘DD Perks’ program

Dunkin' Donuts on Thursday alerted customers of the chain's "DD Perks" program about the potential compromise of their account credentials.

November 29, 2018

Lt. Col. Paul Goossen, B-52 squadron commander, relieved from duty over penis drawings: Report

Lt. Col. Paul Goossen has been removed as commander of the 69th Bomb Squadron at Minot Air Force Base over phallic drawings displayed on cockpit screens during a recent deployment, a report said Thursday.

November 29, 2018

Hundreds of Google employees sign letter protesting Chinese search engine project

Hundreds of Google employees have signed an open letter urging the company to drop DragonFly, the code name given to its apparent efforts to launch a censored search engine in China.

November 28, 2018

Donald Trump’s lawyers sharing information with attorneys for Jerome Corsi, conspiracy theorist

President Trump's legal team has a mutual defense agreement in place with attorneys representing Jerome Corsi, a conspiracy theorist caught up in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the 2016 election, Mr. Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Wednesday.

November 28, 2018

Massachusetts marijuana dispensaries sell $2.2 million worth within first week of retail sales

The only two marijuana dispensaries licensed to sell recreational weed in Massachusetts reported Tuesday combined sales of more than $2 million dollars during the first five days of catering to retail customers.

November 28, 2018

Bruce Springsteen: Donald Trump ‘has no interest in uniting the country’

Bruce Springsteen has accused President Trump of committing a "crime against humanity" by sowing divisiveness among Americans.

November 28, 2018

Russia faulted by human rights court for discriminating against LGBT rallies

Russia has repeatedly broken the European Convention of Human Rights by discriminating against members of the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, an international court ruled Tuesday.

November 27, 2018

Maria Butina, alleged Russian agent, asks U.S. court to intervene over ‘arbitrary’ punishment

Attorneys for alleged Russian agent Maria Butina claim their client has been inexplicably placed in solitary confinement following a recent breakthrough in negotiations between defense lawyers and the U.S. Department of Justice.

November 27, 2018

Judge considers case for unsealing court records concerning WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange

A Virginia federal court judge heard competing arguments Tuesday morning for and against disclosing details about the government's investigation into WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.

November 27, 2018

Police kill armed man following shooting at Alabama shopping mall, gunman still at large

Police in Hoover, Alabama, said that an officer fatally shot an armed man at a shopping mall on Thanksgiving evening over an altercation that involved a different suspect. Two others were seriously wounded.

November 24, 2018

Petitioners want Jim Acosta and Alex Jones seated together in White House press room

CNN reporter Jim Acosta and Infowars publisher Alex Jones could both lob questions at President Trump's press secretary if petitioners succeed in an effort pending on the White House website.

November 24, 2018

British intel faulted for ignoring red flags prior to Manchester Arena bombing

British officials investigating the suicide bombing that killed 22 people attending an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena last year have found multiple failures on the part of U.K. intelligence that could have potentially prevented the deadly terrorist attack from happening.

November 24, 2018