Andrew Blake

Mexico plans to keep asylum seekers under new policy while U.S. courts assess their cases: Report

Immigrants seeking asylum in the United States by entering through Mexico could be required to wait south of the border while U.S. courts assess their cases, a member of the incoming Mexican government said in an interview published Saturday.

November 24, 2018

Michael Hayden, former CIA and NSA director, recovering from stroke

Michael V. Hayden, the former head of the CIA and National Security Agency, is recovering from a stroke, his family announced Friday.

November 24, 2018

Rep. Trey Gowdy turns attention from Hilary Clinton’s emails to Ivanka Trump’s

President Trump is being pressed for details on his daughter's email use in office by the same Republican responsible for spearheading the congressional investigation into his former White House rival, Hillary Clinton, that uncovered details about her own email habits while secretary of state.

November 24, 2018

Gavin McInnes, Proud Boys founder, claims complete disassociation from far-right group

The Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes has publicly distanced himself from the far-right fraternal group amid its members facing heightened scrutiny from law enforcement officials in the U.S. and abroad.

November 23, 2018

Laura Loomer, far-right activist, threatens lawsuit over Twitter suspension

Laura Loomer is the latest far-right figure to threaten litigation against Twitter, taking aim at the social networking service after being suspended as a result of a recent tweet criticizing Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Democrat.

November 23, 2018

Michael Kadar, American-Israeli, sentenced in Tel Aviv over bomb threats targeting Jewish centers

Michael Kadar, an American-Israeli man convicted of terrorizing Jewish community centers across the U.S. with a wave of bogus bomb threats, was sentenced by a court in Tel Aviv to 10 years in prison Thursday.

November 23, 2018

Massachusetts marijuana dispensaries sold $400k worth of weed during first day of recreational sales

The only two dispensaries licensed to sell recreational marijuana in Massachusetts reported a combined total of more than $400,000 in sales during their first day of catering to retail customers.

November 23, 2018

Canadians detained, denied entry by U.S. officials over ties to legal marijuana industry: Reports

Immigration officials in the United States have reportedly started refusing Canadian travelers for ties to their country's recently legalized marijuana industry.

November 22, 2018

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters urges Ecuador to protect WikiLeaks publisher against U.S. charges

Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters leveraged an appearance in Ecuador to lobby for President Lenin Moreno to continue shielding WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange from U.S. charges, urging his administration to ensure the embattled Australian native avoids being extricated from Quito's embassy in London and extradited abroad.

November 21, 2018

Mueller, Papadopoulos lawyers fight over start of former Trump adviser’s prison sentence

Special counsel Robert Mueller and attorneys for President Trump's former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos filed rivaling documents in D.C. federal court Wednesday morning involving the latter's imminent prison sentence for lying to FBI agents.

November 21, 2018

Donald Trump denies knowing ‘much about’ WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange

President Trump claimed ignorance Tuesday when asked about Julian Assange, offering little insight into his existing stance on the embattled WikiLeaks publisher amid new details emerging about the government's case against him.

November 20, 2018

The Rolling Stones announce first U.S. tour in four years

The Rolling Stones have announced their first U.S. tour in nearly four years, including more than a dozen concerts scheduled at stadiums across the country starting in spring 2019.

November 20, 2018

FDA commissioner predicts imminent new federal marijuana policy

The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the federal government is "inevitably" poised to consider new marijuana policies as more states legalize the plant for medicinal and recreational purposes.

November 20, 2018

Marijuana legalization among Connecticut governor-elect’s ‘priorities’

Connecticut could be among the next states to legalize marijuana on the heels of neighboring Massachusetts starting recreational weed sales Tuesday. Connecticut's incoming governor, Ned Lamont, said he plans to prioritize follow suit in 2019.

November 20, 2018

Marijuana dispensaries authorized to start recreational sales in Massachusetts starting Tuesday

Marijuana regulators in Massachusetts have authorized a pair of dispensaries to start recreational sales on Tuesday, making the state the seventh in the nation to permit retail pot shops in spite of the plant's status as a federally controlled substance.

November 17, 2018

Bill introduced requiring body cameras, dash cams for uniformed federal police officers

Lawmakers have introduced a bill requiring uniformed federal police officers to wear body cameras and mandating dashboard cameras in marked vehicles, seeking transparency as questions linger one year since U.S. Park Police fatally shot a motorist in northern Virginia.

November 17, 2018

Hackers tied to Russia mimicking State Dept. in emails targeting U.S. critical sectors

Hackers associated with Russian intelligence recently began impersonating U.S. State Department employees as part of a scheme targeting potential victims across several critical sectors, catching cybersecurity experts by surprise nearly two years since the suspected state-sponsored group last surfaced.

November 17, 2018

Prostitution allegations involving off-duty officer roil police in D.C., Prince George’s County

Two police officers have been suspended while authorities in the nation's capital and a neighboring county in Maryland conduct investigations into allegations involving a local prostitute.

November 17, 2018

Billy Idol, ‘White Wedding’ rocker, granted U.S. citizenship

Billy Idol, the British-born musician behind rock songs such as "Rebel Yell" and "White Wedding," became a U.S. citizen this week during a naturalization ceremony in California.

November 16, 2018

Facebook’s ex-security chief meets with Hill lawmakers, cites concerns ahead of 2020 elections

Facebook's former head of security said he met with the House and Senate Intelligence committees Thursday to discuss protecting future elections from failures encountered during the 2016 presidential race.

November 16, 2018