Andrew Blake

GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert criticized over Constitution tweet

Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican, was savaged on social media after saying that protecting and defending the U.S. Constitution "doesn't mean trying to rewrite the parts you don't like."

February 20, 2021

Feds intercept $2.8 million worth of cocaine-coated corn flakes: CBP

Federal authorities intercepted around 44 pounds of cocaine-coated corn flakes detected by a drug-sniffing dog in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Friday.

February 20, 2021

Joseph Fischer, Pennsylvania police officer, arrested on federal charges for breaching U.S. Capitol

Joseph Wayne Fischer, a police officer from Jonestown, Pennsylvania, was arrested Friday after the FBI said he posted online about being among the mobs that breached the U.S. Capitol last month.

February 20, 2021

Deborah Sandoval and Salvador Sandoval, mother and son, arrested by FBI over Capitol riot

A mother and son from Iowa were arrested Friday on federal charges related to last month's rioting at the U.S. Capitol, adding them to a growing list of parent-child pairs accused of participating.

February 20, 2021

D.C. judge refuses to cancel hearing for Proud Boys leader awaiting trial

Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio unsuccessfully asked a judge Friday to call off a hearing scheduled after he was deemed a "loss of contact" while awaiting trial for charges he faces in D.C.

February 19, 2021

Phone seized from Capitol riot defendant leads to arrest of Ohio couple weeks later

A husband and wife from Ohio were arrested Thursday and charged in connection with last month's U.S. Capitol riot after the FBI said it found evidence of their involvement on another defendant's phone.

February 19, 2021

D.C. church seeks default judgment against Proud Boy leader for ignoring civil suit

Lawyers for a D.C. church suing Proud Boys leader Henry "Enrique" Tarrio for setting fire to its "Black Lives Matter" sign have asked a judge to rule against the defendant for ignoring their suit.

February 18, 2021

Three indicted over assault of MPD officer on Capitol steps

A grand jury returned an indictment unsealed Wednesday that charges three men over the assault of a D.C. police officer beaten on the steps of the U.S. Capitol last month.

February 18, 2021

Donald Trump denies election defeat in first interviews since Capitol riot

Former President Donald Trump denied losing his failed reelection campaign during a series of interviews Wednesday, his first since mobs of people upset over his defeat stormed the U.S. Capitol last month.

February 18, 2021

Donald Trump slams ‘disgraceful’ Twitter, says platform has become ‘boring’ without him

Former President Donald Trump railed against Twitter while speaking Wednesday about being permanently suspended from the social media service last month in the aftermath of the riot on Capitol Hill.

February 18, 2021

Obinwanne Okeke, Nigerian businessman, gets 10-year prison sentence in U.S. for email scheme

Obinwanne Okeke, a Nigerian businessman once featured in a Forbes "30 under 30" list, was sentenced by a U.S. judge to 10 years in federal prison Tuesday for his role in a computer fraud scheme.

February 17, 2021

Boris Johnson makes O.J. Simpson joke while struggling to try on medical gloves

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson likened himself to O.J. Simpson on Wednesday as he struggled to put on a pair of gloves while visiting a coronavirus vaccination center in Cwmbran, South Wales.

February 17, 2021

Montana considers designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization

Montana state lawmakers considered designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization Thursday, but the lead proponent of the effort faced more scrutiny than support during a hearing in Helena.

February 17, 2021

Capitol rioter boasted on Facebook of proudly ‘storming the castle’: FBI

Jonathan Gennaro Mellis, an alleged Capitol rioter among the latest facing related charges, boasted online about breaching the building afterward, the FBI said in a court filing unsealed Tuesday.

February 16, 2021

Andrew Cuomo proposes legal marijuana delivery in New York

New Yorkers could potentially have legal marijuana delivered to their door if a plan that Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed Tuesday is supported by fellow Democrats in control of the state legislature.

February 16, 2021

Iced Earth musicians quit heavy metal band after singer is arrested for storming Capitol

Iced Earth vocalist Stu Block and bassist Luke Appleton both quit the heavy metal group Monday nearly a month since their bandmate Jon Schaffer was arrested for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

February 16, 2021

Eleanor Holmes Norton urges Congress to censure Donald Trump following Senate acquittal

D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton called Saturday for colleagues in Congress to censure former President Trump, saying it is the only way to keep him out of office after his latest acquittal.

February 13, 2021

Trump properties in New York under investigation: Report

Former President Trump is facing scrutiny from prosecutors in Manhattan over millions of dollars in loans he took out for several properties in New York, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.

February 13, 2021

Kyle Rittenhouse protesters stage ‘die-in’, call for judge to resign for not issuing arrest warrant

Protesters laid on the steps of a Wisconsin courthouse Friday while staging a "die-in" during a demonstration they held in response to Kyle Rittenhouse being allowed to remain free on bond.

February 13, 2021

Nick Ochs, Hawaii Proud Boys founder, pleads not guilty in conspiracy case against Capitol invaders

Nicholas R. Ochs and Nicholas DeCarlo, co-defendants in a federal indictment charging them with conspiracy and other counts related to breaching the U.S. Capitol, entered not guilty pleas Friday.

February 13, 2021