Andrew Blake

Conan O’Brien on Trump: ‘Hard to find a joke that’s more absurd than what’s actually happening’

The biggest challenge of being a comedian during President Trump's administration is finding a joke "more absurd" than reality, late-night host Conan O'Brien told CNN.

January 27, 2018

Appeals court OKs evidence collected by FBI malware during child-porn sting

A federal appeals court has declined to suppress evidence amassed by malware the FBI surreptitiously installed on computers caught connecting to a child porn site briefly under its control.

January 27, 2018

Bill Maher predicts president’s epitaph: ‘Here lies Donald Trump; picked fights with black people’

President Trump's insistence that he's anything but racist contradicts several years spent feuding with influential black Americans, according to late night host Bill Maher - a reputation he deemed worthy of being written on his gravestone.

January 27, 2018

Russian trolls created 129 bogus Facebook events during 2016 race, reaching hundreds of thousands

Russian internet trolls created over 100 events displayed to Facebook users during the 2016 U.S. presidential race, in turn reaching more than a quarter of a million unique accounts during the course of Moscow's alleged election meddling, the social network revealed in congressional testimony released Thursday.

January 26, 2018

Julian Assange asks British judge to drop U.K arrest warrant; ruling expected next month

WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange will likely learn next month whether he can leave the Ecuadorean Embassy in London without being arrested by local police, a British judge said Friday, possibly paving the way for his exit nearly six years after taking refuge inside.

January 26, 2018

Ransomware detections up 90 percent in 2017; leaked NSA exploit linked to surge: Report

Ransomware attacks nearly doubled in 2017, thanks in part to the U.S. government losing control over a classified hacking tool, cybersecurity researchers wrote in a new report.

January 25, 2018

Lynyrd Skynyrd plot farewell tour; ‘Free Bird’ group announces first wave of final concerts

Lynyrd Skynyrd's next tour will be its last, closing the door on a live career that started more than 40 years ago and helped make the band one of the best-selling Southern rock groups in the genre's history.

January 25, 2018

U.S. delegation ‘hiding’ from Russians at Davos: Deputy PM

A member of Moscow's delegation to the World Economic Forum in Davos accused U.S. participants of "hiding" from Russian representatives amid tensions surrounding looming sanctions.

January 25, 2018

Julian Assange’s continued confinement is ‘dangerous’ to his health, doctors warn

Doctors who examined WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange found that nearly six years confined within the Ecuadorean Embassy in London has had a "dangerous" impact on his physical and mental health, citing limited access to proper care.

January 25, 2018

Andrew Oswalt, Oregon State University student-congress member, risks role over racist stickers

The Oregon State University's student government is weighing the removal of a self-described "ethno-nationalist" accused of placing racist bumper stickers on the cars of local activists.

January 24, 2018

Darren Osborne, U.K. mosque attack suspect, read InfoWars prior to London rampage: Prosecutors

InfoWars, the far-right website run by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, has made an appearance in the trial of Darren Osborne, a British man accused of driving a van into a crowd of Muslims outside a London mosque last year, killing one person and injuring 11 others.

January 24, 2018

U.S. tourism takes a hit after Trump takes office; inbound travel down by 4 percent: Report

The number of foreign tourists entering the United States has diminished since President Trump entered office, and travel experts say the slump has translated to billions of dollars in missed revenue.

January 24, 2018

Julian Assange impasse ‘more than a nuisance’ for Ecuador: Lenin Moreno

Nearly six years since seeking asylum inside its London embassy, WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange has made "more than a nuisance" for the current government of Ecuador, according to President Lenin Moreno.

January 23, 2018

Wichita police officers sued over deadly ‘swatting’ prank

Relatives of Andrew Finch, the Kansas man fatally shot by Wichita police during a "swatting" prank gone wrong last month, have sued the city and several officers involved in his death.

January 23, 2018

Neil Diamond, singer-songwriter, retires from touring following Parkinson’s diagnosis

Neil Diamond has announced his retirement from touring due to complications associated with the onset of Parkinson's disease.

January 23, 2018

David Ige, Hawaii gov., didn’t know Twitter password, couldn’t quickly correct bogus missile warning

Hawaii Gov. David Ige said it took him nearly 20 minutes to tweet out a message addressing an errant ballistic missile warning this month because he couldn't access his own Twitter account.

January 23, 2018

Nevada lawmakers condemn congressman for linking Las Vegas shooting to ISIS

Member of both parties in Nevada's congressional delegation have denounced Rep. Scott Perry, Pennsylvania Republican, for baselessly claiming that Islamic State terrorists were involved in killing dozens of people during a country music festival in Las Vegas last fall.

January 20, 2018

CIA mole may have triggered murders of assets in China, Russia: Report

China is suspected of sharing stolen information with Russia concerning the secret identities of CIA assets subsequently arrested and executed, current and former U.S. officials told NBC News.

January 20, 2018

Leslie Van Houten, ‘Manson Family’ cult member, denied parole by California governor

California Gov. Jerry Brown has denied parole for Leslie Van Houten, a former follower of late cult leader Charles Manson convicted of murdering a married couple in 1969.

January 20, 2018

Tom Petty died of accidental drug overdose: L.A. Coroner

Tom Petty died last year from an accidental overdose caused by a combination of drugs including opioids, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner said Friday.

January 20, 2018