Andrew Blake

WikiLeaks ‘happy to consider hiring’ James Comey, fired FBI director: Julian Assange

Fired FBI Director James Comey needn't look far for work: WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange responded to Mr. Comey's sudden dismissal by encouraging him to join the ranks of his infamous antisecrecy website.

May 10, 2017

Jimmy Kimmel on Trump canning Comey: ‘Like O.J. firing Judge Ito halfway through the trial’

Late night host Jimmy Kimmel related President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey to O.J. Simpson relieving the judge presiding over his 1995 double-murder trial.

May 10, 2017

Islamic State claims execution of Russian spy; Moscow rejects video footage as ‘fake news’

The Islamic State claimed Monday to have killed an Russian intelligence officer captured in Syria last year after he infiltrated the terror group at Moscow's behest.

May 9, 2017

Marijuana dispensaries may begin recreational sales in Nevada starting July 1: Report

Marijuana dispensaries may start selling recreational weed within Nevada as soon as July 1, the state tax board voted Monday, six months earlier than previously expected.

May 9, 2017

Forest Lake, Minnesota, city of nearly 20K, votes to disband police department

The Forest Lake City Council in Minnesota voted to disband its police force Monday in favor of contracting law enforcement services from the local Sheriff's Office, provoking responses ranging from high school walkouts to calls for the mayor's resignation.

May 9, 2017

FCC claims website attacked after John Oliver’s latest net neutrality plea

The Federal Communications Commission claims its website was attacked after HBO's "Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver roused viewers on Sunday evening to file online complaints with the agency over its reversal of Obama-era net neutrality rules, but critics say there's reason to believe the FCC is crying wolf over the supposed cyberattacks.

May 9, 2017

Pentagon hackers infiltrated Islamic State accounts, changed passwords: Report

The Pentagon secretly deployed cyber warriors to infiltrate the computer accounts of Islamic State members last year in order to disrupt the terror group's online propaganda efforts, according to a new report.

May 9, 2017

Youth hospital visits for marijuana use surge since Colorado legalization

Colorado hospitals have experienced a surge in visits involving teenagers and young adults testing positive for marijuana since the state legalized medical and recreational pot, according to research.

May 7, 2017

Louie Campos, Las Vegas sucker-punch victim, dies after abrupt assault

Louie Campos, a husband and father of five from California, has died nearly a week after being sucker punched outside a Las Vegas bar, the city's coroners officer said Thursday.

May 6, 2017

Sputnik, Russian media outlet, denied permanent Capitol Hill press credentials: Report

Sputnik, a news service owned and operated by the Russian government, has lost its bid to be permanently credentialed on Capitol Hill over its direct ties to Moscow.

May 6, 2017

Derrick Jones, sex crimes suspect, trawled comic book shows for underage victims: Police

Authorities fear a Maryland man may have sexually pursued underage girls at comic-book conventions around the country prior to being apprehended in Utah this week in connection with crimes involving a Virginia teenager.

May 6, 2017

Leigh Abbot, former soccer coach, sentenced to prison in revenge-porn case

An Australian court sentenced a former sports coach to over five years behind bars Friday for exhorting substantial sums of money from various women he met on Facebook, Tinder and other social networks.

May 6, 2017

Canadian teen convicted on 34 counts in international ‘swatting’ case

A Canadian teenager who taunted authorities after anonymously making bomb threats to schools throughout North America was found guilty of nearly three-dozen charges Friday related to online harassment.

May 6, 2017

Stephen Colbert’s vulgar quip about Donald Trump and Putin prompts FCC probe

Regulators are reviewing a lewd joke made by "The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert this week involving President Trump and his Russian counterpart, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission confirmed Thursday.

May 6, 2017

Emmanuel Macron victim of ‘massive and coordinated’ cyberattack on eve of election

Hackers disrupted the French presidential election Friday by releasing thousands of documents purportedly stolen from the campaign of centrist front-runner Emmanuel Macron two days before voters are poised to pick the nation's next leader.

May 6, 2017

Third gender option planned for Canadian passports

Human rights legislation being considered in Canada has triggered an overhaul of gender identity policies within its federal government, passport office not excluded.

May 5, 2017

Video Game Hall of Fame honors class of 2017; ‘Donkey Kong, ‘Street Fighter II’ among inductees

"Donkey Kong," "Street Fighter II" and the first installments of the Halo and Pokemon franchises were formally inducted Thursday into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, earning this year's picks a place in the same category as arcade and console classics including "Pac-Man" and "Pong."

May 5, 2017

Marijuana-related hospitalizations quadruple among kids in Colorado after legalization: Study

Colorado hospitals have experienced a surge in visits involving teenagers and young adults testing positive for marijuana since the state legalized medical and recreational pot, according to new research.

May 5, 2017

Google, Twitter, Facebook enabled deadly San Bernardino rampage, lawsuit alleges

Relatives of victims killed by an Islamic State-inspired couple in San Bernardino, California, sued Google, Twitter and Facebook in federal court Wednesday for allegedly providing material support to the terrorist group prior to the duo's deadly 2015 rampage.

May 5, 2017

Encryption keeping FBI from accessing thousands of lawfully seized smartphones: Comey

Nearly half of all smartphones and other digital devices lawfully seized by the FBI are useless to federal investigators because they're protected with encryption, FBI Director James B. Comey told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

May 4, 2017