Andrew Blake

David Bowie received terminal diagnosis three months before death: Report

Music legend David Bowie learned that his liver cancer was terminal just three months before his death last January, according to a new documentary.

January 6, 2017

Leon Panetta: Donald Trump ‘undermining the credibility’ of intel community with Twitter tirades

President-elect Donald Trump is "undermining the credibility" of the U.S. intelligence community by using Twitter to discuss and dispute matters of national security, former CIA Director Leon Panetta said Friday.

January 6, 2017

Texas Republicans propose bathroom bill deemed discriminatory by trans activists

Legislation proposed in the Texas Senate on Thursday would trump local anti-discrimination ordinances by giving private business the right to prohibit transgender customers from using the restroom of their choice.

January 6, 2017

Uber downplays privacy concerns raised by NYC data request

Concerns raised abruptly by Uber and its New York City users this week were downplayed by the local Taxi Commission at a hearing held Thursday a day after the company and its customers denounced new regulations proposed by the mayor's office in a widely sent email.

January 5, 2017

Apple concedes to Chinese demand, guts New York Times from iPhone app store

Citing a request from Chinese authorities, Apple this week said it agreed to censor two iPhone apps maintained by The New York Times.

January 5, 2017

‘Guccifer,’ Clinton-tied hacker, doubts claims concerning Russian cyber campaign: Report

A self-taught computer hacker convicted of compromising the emails of one of Hillary Clinton's closest advisers said the White House's allegations of a Russian-led cyber campaign aimed at the recent U.S. presidential race are overblown.

January 5, 2017

Rebbie Roberson, 74-year-old grandmother, repels armed intruder by firing .38-caliber pistol: Report

A 74-year-old grandmother from Texas says she defended herself from an armed intruder over the weekend by firing several shots from her .38-caliber pistol.

January 5, 2017

Craig Jungwirth case: Feds drop charge against man accused of threatening to ‘exterminate’ gays

A federal judge Wednesday agreed to dismiss the case against a Florida man accused of threatening to "exterminate" gay people in an August 2016 Facebook post, six weeks after prosecutors admitted their case relied on "weak" evidence.

January 4, 2017

Panetta and Albright join push for creating independent commission devoted to Russian hacking claims

Calls for Congress to create an independent, bipartisan commission tasked with investigating claims surrounding Russia's purported interference in last year's White House race gained support this week from a coalition of 17 noteworthy intelligence and defense experts, including former heads of the CIA, State Department and Pentagon.

January 4, 2017

Bo Williams, newly elected W.Va. sheriff, charged with stealing meth from evidence room

The sheriff of Roane County, West Virginia, was arrested Tuesday and charged with grand larceny two days after taking office.

January 4, 2017

Willie Nelson thanks Snoop Dogg for marijuana-themed Christmas sweater

"Smoke weed everyday" is more than just a line from a Snoop Dogg song - its also the slogan emblazoned across a red Christmas sweater the rapper recently gave to fellow performer and pothead Willie Nelson.

January 4, 2017

John McCain vows to push for select panel devoted to Russian hacks despite opposition

Congress likely won't assemble a new bipartisan panel of lawmakers to examine how Russia's alleged election meddling influenced the results of last month's U.S. presidential election, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Tuesday.

January 3, 2017

Porn companies targeted in bill being drafted by Utah state Sen. Todd Weiler

A Utah lawmaker who successfully lobbied to have pornography declared a public health crisis now says he's drafting a bill that would let internet porn addicts sue X-rated companies for causing emotional and psychological damage.

January 3, 2017

Julian Assange: Obama trying to ‘delegitimize’ Donald Trump with Russian hacking claims

The Obama administration is attempting to "delegitimize" President-elect Donald Trump before his inauguration this month by emphasizing the Russian government's alleged role in the recent White House race, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange indicated in an interview airing Tuesday.

January 3, 2017

Anti-Semitic march in Montana town to coincide with Martin Luther King Day: Report

The website publisher who proposed holding an armed, anti-Semitic march in Whitefish, Montana, now says the rally will happen on Martin Luther King Day weekend, local media reported Monday.

January 3, 2017

George Soros: U.S. elected ‘con artist and would-be dictator’ in Donald Trump

Billionaire philanthropist George Soros decried President-elect Donald Trump as a wannabe dictator who poses a threat to democracy in a scathing op-ed published Wednesday.

December 29, 2016

Chicago murder spike accompanied by decline in arrests: Reports

The historic surge in violent crime seen across the Windy City in 2016 unfolded as the Chicago Police Department drastically reduced the number of times its officers stopped and arrested civilians, new data reveal.

December 29, 2016

Nevada takes medical marijuana database offline after data breach affects dispensary applicants

Nevada took its medical marijuana program database off the internet this week after the Social Security numbers and other sensitive information involving thousands of dispensary applicants were inadvertently leaked online.

December 29, 2016

Scientologists blast ‘hypocritical’ A&E for canceling KKK docuseries

Scientologists demanded "fair and equal treatment" from the A&E cable channel this week after company executives canceled plans to broadcast a controversial documentary series devoted to the Ku Klux Klan while continuing to air a program critical of their church.

December 29, 2016

OSCE, international monitoring group, acknowledges ‘major security incident’

The Organization for Security Cooperation in Europe, a group tasked with monitoring the pro-Russian uprising in eastern Ukraine, admitted Wednesday to being the victim of a recent "major security incident."

December 28, 2016