Andrew Blake

Donald Trump declares victory after DNC breach lawsuit dismissed

President Trump declared victory Friday after a D.C. federal court judge dismissed a lawsuit against his 2016 election campaign on a technicality.

July 6, 2018

Richard Spencer, ‘alt-right’ leader, says he was detained then sent home while traveling to Sweden

White nationalist and "alt-right" leader Richard Spencer was stopped on his way to Sweden and sent back to the United States because of a ban excluding him from most of the European Union, he said Friday.

July 6, 2018

Charlottesville hate crime case faces delays due to trove of evidence, possible death sentence

The FBI has gathered more digital evidence against James Alex Fields Jr., the Ohio man charged with federal hate crimes in the death of a counterprotester killed during the Aug. 12 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, than the amount of data collected by authorities investigating the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, attorneys said in a court filing Thursday.

July 6, 2018

Elvis Costello discloses cancer diagnosis, cancels tour dates

Elvis Costello revealed Friday that he recently went underwent cancer surgery and has cancelled a half-dozen tour dates to recuperate.

July 6, 2018

DNC staffers have ‘PTSD’ after 2016 leak, strive for better security skills: CTO

Traumatized Democratic National Committee staffers have been trained to prevent being hacked by the same method used to breach the organization during the 2016 U.S. presidential race, the DNC's chief technology officer, Raffi Krikorian, said Tuesday.

July 5, 2018

NSO Group, Israeli hacking firm, says former employee tried to sell stolen spy tools

A former employee of NSO Group, an Israeli spyware vendor that markets mobile surveillance tools to governments and law enforcement agencies, is accused of stealing the company's intellectual property and attempting to sell it online for $50 million, Israel's Justice Ministry said Thursday.

July 5, 2018

Dean Obeidallah, Muslim-American comedian, wins libel suit against publisher of neo-Nazi website

Muslim-American radio host and liberal comedian Dean Obeidallah has won a libel suit against Andrew Anglin, the elusive publisher of The Daily Stormer neo-Nazi website.

July 5, 2018

Judge dismisses suit claiming Trump collusion with Russian hackers, WikiLeaks in DNC breach

A federal judge in D.C. has dismissed a lawsuit alleging President Trump's election campaign conspired with Russian hackers and WikiLeaks to publish stolen Democratic National Committee documents during the 2016 race.

July 5, 2018

Moog Music, synth maker, threatens to move overseas over Chinese tariffs

Moog Music, a North Carolina-based manufacturer of synthesizers and other electronic instruments, could follow Harley-Davison abroad as a result of President Trump's trade war with China, the company warned customers.

July 5, 2018

Alex Jones sued by husband of slain Sandy Hook staffer

The husband of a staffer killed during the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre sued right-wing media personality Alex Jones on Monday for claiming the mass shooting was manufactured.

July 4, 2018

FBI and SEC investigating Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg over Cambridge Analytica scandal: Reports

A federal probe prompted by Facebook's ties to disgraced data firm Cambridge Analytica has widened to include the FBI and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, The Washington Post reported Monday.

July 3, 2018

Senate Appropriations Committee urges fewer restrictions on marijuana research

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has raised concerns over marijuana's status as a Schedule 1 drug amid efforts to remove the plant from the government's list of controlled substances.

July 3, 2018

Trump administration sued over anti-sex trafficking law

The Trump administration was taken to court Thursday over new legislation that effectively criminalizes websites catering to sex workers and their clients.

June 30, 2018

Marijuana laws take effect Sunday in Massachusetts, Vermont

Laws permitting the sale and use of recreational marijuana comes into force Sunday in Massachusetts and Vermont, respectively.

June 30, 2018

Comcast says cut in fiber lines caused nationwide internet outages

Cut fiber optic lines are being blamed for internet outages reported Friday by Comcast customers from coast-to-coast.

June 30, 2018

Moscow says no plans to discuss Edward Snowden’s status during Trump-Putin summit

Russia's foreign minister on Friday cast doubt on the possibility of extraditing Edward Snowden, the fugitive former National Security Agency contractor who received political asylum from Moscow after leaking classified documents to the media in 2013.

June 30, 2018

Michael Moore says he’ll surround the U.S. Capitol to stop Trump’s next SCOTUS pick

Michael Moore on Friday said he would rally on Capitol Hill with a million others to keep lawmakers from confirming President Trump's pick to succeed outgoing Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy.

June 30, 2018

Data breach exposes details of FBI, Customs and Border agents: Report

Federal agents employed by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are among thousands of U.S. law enforcement officials affected by a data breach reported Friday involving the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training, or ALERTT, a federally-funded active-shooter training center at Texas State University.

June 29, 2018

Sean Hannity denies linking Capital Gazette shooting to Rep. Maxine Waters amid criticism

Fox News host Sean Hannity denied that he drew parallels between Thursday's mass shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis and recent comments by Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, slamming reporters who accused him of making the comparison.

June 29, 2018

Jim Watson, Ottawa mayor, boycotts July Fourth party over Donald Trump’s ‘constant attacks’

President Trump's tariffs on Canadian products and attacks against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have prompted the mayor of Ottawa, the country's capital and fourth-largest city, to skip an invite-only Fourth of July party being held at the U.S. ambassador's residence next week.

June 29, 2018