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Gary Davis, Irish ‘Silk Road’ suspect, yields to U.S. extradition request

Gary Davis, an Irishman wanted by U.S. prosecutors for allegedly helping to run the infamous Silk Road website shuttered by the FBI in 2013, will surrender to authorities so he can face charges abroad and potential life imprisonment, his lawyer said Friday.

June 29, 2018

Mike Pence raises Julian Assange case with Ecuadorean president, White House confirms

Vice President Mike Pence discussed the situation surrounding WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange during a meeting Thursday with Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno in Quito, a White House official said afterwards -- heeding calls from Democrats wary of Mr. Assange staying shielded more than six years since seeking refuge inside Ecuador's London embassy.

June 29, 2018

Cyber deterrence bill sanctioning state-sponsored hackers passes House hurdle

The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved legislation Thursday directing the president to name and shame foreign hackers accused of helping countries conduct cyberattacks against the U.S.

June 28, 2018

Michael Kadar, ‘JCC hoax bomber,’ convicted in Israel over threats against Jewish centers

Michael Kadar, an American-Israeli teenager coined the "JCC hoax bomber," was found guilty Thursday in connection with making thousands of threats against targets including Jewish community centers throughout the U.S. and the Israel Embassy in Washington, D.C.

June 28, 2018

Marijuana decriminalization bill unveiled by Schumer would remove pot from controlled-substance list

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer introduced legislation Wednesday that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level by removing it from the government's list of controlled substances.

June 28, 2018

Mike Pence urged by Democrats to discuss Julian Assange’s asylum status during Ecuador trip

Lawmakers pressed Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday to raise concerns while in Ecuador this week about the country's decision to continue shielding WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, a resident of its London embassy for the past six years.

June 28, 2018

The Kinks tease potential reunion, first album since ‘94

Surviving members of influential British rock band The Kinks are considering putting aside past differences and reuniting to cut the group's first record since dissolving over 20 years ago.

June 27, 2018

Oklahomans approve measuring legalizing medical marijuana

Oklahomans voted Tuesday to make the Sooner State the 30th in the nation to legalize medical marijuana, putting patients on path to start legally growing, using, buying and selling the plant.

June 27, 2018

Trump continues Obama’s ‘war on whistleblowers’ with Reality Winner case: Edward Snowden

President Trump has prolonged his predecessor's "war on whistleblowers," according to Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor wanted for leaking troves of intelligence to the media in 2013.

June 27, 2018

Gary Davis, Irish ‘Silk Road’ suspect, cleared to face U.S. charges: Report

Gary Davis, an Irishman accused of helping run the notorious Silk Road website prior to its shuttering in 2013, was cleared Wednesday to face related charges in the United States, regional media reported.

June 27, 2018

U.K. official calls for end to Julian Assange impasse, cites WikiLeaks publisher’s worsening health

A British Foreign Office minster called Tuesday for an end to the impasse surrounding WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, a resident of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since June 2012.

June 26, 2018

Google criticized by former Pentagon official for parting ways with DOD drone program: Report

President Trump's former deputy secretary of defense criticized Google on Tuesday for abandoning Project Maven, a Pentagon pilot program that uses the Silicon Valley's artificial intelligence technology to analyze surveillance footage captured by Air Force drones.

June 26, 2018

Corey Stewart, GOP Senate candidate, says Civil War wasn’t fought over slavery

Corey Stewart, a Republican running for office against incumbent U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, Virginia Democrat, said Monday that the Civil War was spurred less by slavery than states' rights.

June 26, 2018

Randy Credico, radio host tied to Roger Stone and WikiLeaks, says he’d comply with Mueller subpoena

Randy Credico, a radio host and comedian with ties to both WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange and President Trump's former election campaign adviser Roger Stone, said he was contacted by special counsel Robert Mueller's office and asked to appear before his investigators probing the 2016 presidential race.

June 26, 2018

Reality Winner pleads guilty in NSA leak case

Reality Winner, an Air Force veteran and former National Security Agency contractor charged with leaking classified material to the media, pleaded guilty Tuesday morning in federal court in Augusta, Georgia.

June 26, 2018

Gerod Martin, National Guardsman, disciplined for anti-immigrant Facebook post: Report

Gerod Martin, a 21-year-old Oregon Army National Guardsman, is being disciplined for a Facebook post where he discussed "executing" people caught illegally entering the U.S from Mexico, The Oregonian reported Friday.

June 23, 2018

Poll places support for Trump impeachment at 42 percent

Four in 10 people recently surveyed favor ejecting President Trump from office, pollsters said Friday.

June 23, 2018

Vinnie Paul, Pantera drummer, dead at 54

Vinnie Paul, a drummer and co-founding member of Grammy-nominated metal band Pantera, has died at the age of 54.

June 23, 2018

Judge urged to let white nationalists rally in Charlottesville on anniversary of deadly protest

Jason Kessler, the white nationalist who organized last summer's deadly "Unite the Right" demonstration in Charlottesville, Virginia, asked a federal judge on Friday to grant a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction letting him hold another rally in town on the event's first anniversary.

June 23, 2018

Sarah Huckabee Sanders booted out of Virginia restaurant

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Saturday that she was asked to leave a Virginia restaurant because she works for President Trump.

June 23, 2018