Andrew Blake

Man shot during Milo Yiannopoulos protest in Seattle

A man was shot and critically injured Friday evening at the University of Washington in Seattle during a protest held in opposition to an event featuring Breitbart News editor Milo Yiannopoulos.

January 21, 2017

Katie Rich, SNL writer, smears Barron Trump as ‘country’s first homeschool shooter’ on Twitter

Saturday Night Live writer Katie Rich is taking heat after targeting President Donald Trump's preteen son in an Inauguration Day tweet.

January 21, 2017

Ransomware infection shutters St. Louis Public Library

Patrons were unable to borrow books throughout the entirety of the St. Louis Public Library System this week after its computers were sidelined by a ransomware infection.

January 20, 2017

YMCA branch bans national networks from TV screens after ‘fake news’ complaints

President Trump's televised dispute with CNN anchor Jim Acosta last week resulted in the channel being barred from TV screens inside the Valparaiso Family YMCA in Indiana.

January 20, 2017

Trump ditches Android for Secret Service-approved cellphone: Reports

President-elect Donald Trump has swapped his Android smartphone for a highly secure device designed to keep his communications safe from eavesdroppers and hackers, according to reports this week.

January 20, 2017

Passwords of top Trump appointees leaked online after earlier data breaches: Report

Incoming cybersecurity advisor Rudy Giuliani and more than a dozen other members of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet have had their internet passwords compromised during the last several years as the result of large-scale data breaches, according to a new report.

January 19, 2017

Chelsea Manning to lose military health benefits upon release, Army says

Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning will be cut off from health care benefits currently offered by the Department of Defense as a result of President Obama's decision this week to commute the majority of the convicted WikiLeaks source's remaining prison sentence, an Army spokesperson said Wednesday.

January 19, 2017

Edward Snowden, NSA leaker, can stay in Russia through 2020

Edward Snowden, the former intelligence contractor wanted in the U.S. for leaking national security documents to the press, can remain in Russia through 2020, officials in Moscow said Wednesday.

January 19, 2017

Julian Assange backpedals on extradition after Obama grants commutation to source Chelsea Manning

President Obama's decision to commute Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning's remaining prison sentence doesn't mean Julian Assange will surrender to U.S. authorities anytime soon, an attorney for the WikiLeaks founder indicated Wednesday.

January 19, 2017

Justin Bieber wannabe posed as the singer to extort nude selfies from children: Police

A Massachusetts man convinced a 9-year-old girl to send him pornographic images and videos of herself by pretending to be Justin Bieber, authorities said Monday.

January 17, 2017

Tommy Hunter, Ga. official, urged to resign after calling Rep. John Lewis a ‘racist pig’ on Facebook

A Republican commissioner for Gwinnett County, Georgia has triggered calls for his resignation after labeling Rep. John Lewis a 'racist pig' on social media.

January 17, 2017

‘B Street Band,’ a Bruce Springsteen tribute group, pulls out of Trump inauguration concert

Festivities surrounding President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in suffered another setback Monday when a Bruce Springsteen cover band withdrew its plans to play an inauguration party days after Tony winner Jennifer Holliday similarly canceled a gig of her own.

January 17, 2017

Putin accuses Obama administration of attempting to undermine Trump’s legitimacy

Russian President Vladimir Putin came to Donald Trump defense Tuesday, rejecting allegations concerning the president-elect's past behavior in a Moscow hotel room as a crude effort by the current White House to undermine Mr. Trump's legitimacy before his administration even begins.

January 17, 2017

Boston police pause plans for $1.4-million social media surveillance program

The Boston Police Department on Friday announced it was putting a hold on its plans to purchase $1.4 million worth of social media surveillance software, signaling a win for civil liberties activists who said the program was poised to chill free speech and hindered other constitutionally-protected activity.

January 14, 2017

Biloxi mayor looks to restore MLK Day after social media fallout over ‘Great Americans Day’ posts

The mayor of Biloxi, Mississippi urged local lawmakers this week to pass an ordinance officially recognizing the third Monday in January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day amid a backlash brought on after the city's social media accounts made reference instead to "Great Americans Day."

January 14, 2017

Milo Yiannopoulos and Martin Shkreli speaking engagement sidelined by protesters at UC Davis

A speaking engagement featuring conservative Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos and pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli was abruptly canceled over safety concerns Friday evening moments before the two were expected to take the stage at the University of California, Davis.

January 14, 2017

House Democrats push for further sanctions over Russian hacking campaign

Legislation proposed by House Democrats on Friday would authorize the State Department to further sanction individuals determined to have interfered in the U.S. election process as Congress considers additional ways to retaliate against Russia over allegedly meddling in last year's White House race.

January 14, 2017

Donald Trump blasts Rep. John Lewis as ‘all talk’ after congressman questions election’s legitimacy

Donald Trump fired back Saturday at Democratic Rep. John Lewis of Georgia after the civil rights leader-turned-lawmaker questioned the legitimacy of Mr. Trump's presidential victory in a recent interview.

January 14, 2017

Russian journalist compares Trump presser to Putin’s, warns: ‘Welcome to the era of bull****’

President-elect Donald Trump's rare pre-inauguration press conference this week was rife with attacks against journalists and an outright refusal at times to answer their questions - nothing too unusual, Russian journalist Alexey Kovalev remarked afterwards, at least when compared with President Vladimir Putin's own interactions with the media.

January 13, 2017

Bryton Mellott, flag burner, sues over July 4 arrest

An Illinois man arrested last summer after burning an American flag and posting proof on Facebook filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Wednesday challenging the constitutionality of the state's desecration statute.

January 13, 2017