Andrew Blake

Russian Embassy accuses U.S. of kidnapping Jurijs Martisevs, suspected cybercriminal

The Russian Embassy in Washington accused the U.S. of "kidnapping" a suspected cybercriminal arrested last week in connection with allegedly operating a prolific online hacking service.

July 6, 2017

Nevada marijuana dispensaries make millions in first few days

The state of Nevada stands to make about a million dollars in tax revenue from just the first few days of retail marijuana sales, according to preliminary sales figures announced Wednesday by the Nevada Dispensary Association.

July 5, 2017

Singapore bests U.S. for top spot on international cybersecurity survey

Singapore, a south Asian island roughly the size of Lexington, Kentucky, took first place Wednesday in an United Nations survey ranking its members' commitment toward cybersecurity.

July 5, 2017

Local Florida lawmakers advance plan to rename streets that had honored Confederate generals

The Hollywood City Commission in southern Florida voted Monday in favor of moving forward with renaming three local streets currently honoring Confederate generals.

July 5, 2017

Sergei Kislyak, Russian ambassador, blames U.S. infighting for widening bilateral rift

Accusations of election meddling and subsequently imposed sanctions have anything but advanced efforts to mend Moscow and Washington's frayed relationship, outgoing Russian ambassador Sergei Kislyak acknowledged in an interview published Wednesday on the eve of Mr. Trump's first face-to-face meeting with his Kremlin counterpart.

July 5, 2017

Kathy Griffin interviewed by Secret Service after controversial Trump photo shoot: Report

Comedian and former CNN personality Kathy Griffin was recently questioned by the Secret Service for over an hour after posing for photographs with a severed head resembling President Trump, a new report claims.

July 5, 2017

Hundreds line up outside Nevada marijuana dispensaries for first day of retail weed sales

The former mayor of Las Vegas and a current state senator were among the first Nevadans to legally purchase recreational marijuana on Saturday as the Silver State became the fifth in the nation where adults can legally buy weed without a doctor's recommendation.

July 1, 2017

Bill Maher labels conservative outlets Donald Trump’s personal Pravda

The conservative media's fawning coverage of President Trump has effectively provided his administration with its own propaganda apparatus on par with the Soviet Union's, late night host Bill Maher suggested during Friday's broadcast of his weekly HBO program.

July 1, 2017

Florida suspends dog trainer’s license after 12 greyhounds test positive for cocaine

Florida state regulators have suspended a greyhound trainer's license after a dozen of his racing dogs tested positive for cocaine.

July 1, 2017

Fyre Festival organizer William McFarland arrested, charged with wire fraud

Federal prosecutors on Friday charged the founder of the disastrous Fyre Festival with one count of wire fraud in connection with supposedly swindling more than a million dollars from a pair of investors prior to April's calamity of a concert.

July 1, 2017

Donald Trump blasts states for refusing to give records to voter fraud panel

President Trump took aim Saturday morning at the two dozen states refusing to heed his election integrity commission's request this week for detailed voter records as his administration ramps up a review of the U.S. election system.

July 1, 2017

Paul McCartney settles with Sony over rights to Beatles songs previously owned by Michael Jackson

Paul McCartney has settled a lawsuit brought earlier this year against Sony's music publishing division surrounding the song rights to hundreds of his own tunes.

June 30, 2017

Government websites hacked to display ISIS propaganda

A mass hacking campaign caused government websites in the U.S. and abroad to display gruesome messages this week praising the Islamic State terror group and prompting an FBI probe.

June 30, 2017

House panel threatens White House with subpoena over Comey ‘tapes’

The congressmen overseeing the House Intelligence Committee's investigation into Russia's involvement in President Trump's election threatened to subpoena the White House for information on any recordings between the president and ousted FBI Director James Comey on Thursday after the administration responded to the lawmakers' previous request by referring to Mr. Trump's personal Twitter account.

June 30, 2017

Recreational marijuana sales to begin Saturday in Nevada

Marijuana dispensaries across Nevada will open their doors to adults 21 and older on Saturday, nearly eight months after residents voted in favor of legalizing retail weed sales.

June 30, 2017

Albuquerque news crew has vehicle stolen while reporting on local crime wave

An Albuquerque, New Mexico, news crew gained first-hand experience in covering local crime on Friday when the station's SUV was stolen within sight of its reporters.

June 24, 2017

Schwarzenegger and Macron vow to ‘make the planet great again’ after Trump pulls out of climate pact

Arnold Schwarzenegger and newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron poked fun at President Trump on Friday in a video snippet shared on social media.

June 24, 2017

British Parliament targeted with ‘sustained and determined’ cyberattack

Hackers have attempted to breach internet accounts associated with the U.K. Parliament, British authorities said Saturday, triggering a security response that left lawmakers unable to access their emails outside of Westminster this weekend.

June 24, 2017

Russian election hacking was ‘political equivalent of 9/11’: Michael Vickers, former intel official

Russia conducted an operation on par with the September 11 terrorist attacks by interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, career intelligence official Michael Vickers said Saturday.

June 24, 2017

Refugee arrivals down drastically under Trump: DHS

The number of refugees entering the U.S. decreased by nearly half during President Trump's first three months in office, newly released immigration data reveal.

June 24, 2017