Andrew Blake

Bowe Bergdahl asks Obama for pardon to avoid being tried under Donald Trump: Report

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has petitioned the Obama White House for clemency in hopes of avoiding being tried on charges of desertion and misbehavior during the Donald Trump administration, according to new reports.

December 3, 2016

Chinese cyber law challenged by tech titans over intellectual property, security concerns: Report

Stringent cybersecurity legislation recently approved by the Chinese government has spawned a spat between Beijing and some of the United States' biggest tech companies, according to a new report.

December 2, 2016

Russia says Ukraine tried to sabotage Trump campaign by linking Manafort to pro-Kremlin oligarchs

A top Russian official accused Ukraine this week of interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential race amid renewed discussions in Washington involving Moscow's own election meddling.

December 2, 2016

Corey Lewandowski says New York Times editor ‘should be in jail’ for publishing tax docs

Donald Trump's former campaign manager called for the incarceration of New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet this week over the newspaper's pre-election publication of excerpts from the president-elect's 1995 tax returns.

December 2, 2016

Clinton camp accuses Trump of boosting white supremacists

A discussion held Thursday between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's top aides turned heated after Mrs. Clinton's communications director blamed the president-elect with amplifying the ideologies of white supremacists.

December 2, 2016

Russia’s election hacking sounds new alarms across Senate

Senate lawmakers reiterated concerns this week involving's Russia's purported meddling in the recent White House race nearly two months after the Obama administration publicly accused the Kremlin of interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

December 1, 2016

University of Central Florida, Purdue: Pro-white group stirs campus outrage after posters appear

A group that claims to advocate for the "reawakening of white racial consciousness" irked college students this week after posters advertising its principles appeared overnight throughout campuses in Florida and Indiana.

December 1, 2016

Cyberattack sidelines Saudi transportation sector as hackers target government offices

Saudi Arabia said Thursday that its government was subjected to a significant cyberattack last month believed to have been waged using a variant of the same malware that crippled its state-owned oil company in 2012.

December 1, 2016

Hacking powers expanded for investigators after Senate fight fails

Federal investigators were granted expansive new hacking powers Thursday despite an 11th-hour effort in the Senate to postpone implementation pending congressional review.

December 1, 2016

U.N. panel upholds decision on Julian Assange’s arbitrary detainment

An United Nations panel maintained Wednesday that WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange continue to be "arbitrarily detained" in London notwithstanding an appeal brought by the British government.

November 30, 2016

Philip Morris CEO sees a ‘phase-out period for cigarettes’ as tobacco giant emphasizes alternatives

Ordinary cigarettes might soon be a product of the past for Philip Morris International. The head of the world's largest tobacco company on Wednesday said traditional cigarettes may be replaced before long with modern stand-ins believed to be safer for consumers.

November 30, 2016

Russia, Germany accuse each other of election hacking

The recent discord between United States and Russia spurred by Kremlin-blamed cyberattacks is being emulated abroad after Germany's top intelligence official this week suggested Moscow may similarly interfere with his nation's general election next year.

November 30, 2016

Internet archivists plan to keep data in Canada as Trump administration looms

Donald Trump's impending presidency has caused the Internet Archive - a decades-old nonprofit devoted to digitally preserving the web - to consider storing a copy of its data in Canada for safekeeping.

November 30, 2016

FBI, DHS investigating ransomware attack against San Francisco’s Muni transit system, agency says

San Francisco's light rail system let passengers ride for free over the weekend after hundreds of its computers were infected with ransomware.

November 29, 2016

Queen Elizabeth signs off on ‘Snoopers Charter,’ codifying controversial surveillance powers

Britain's royal monarch on Tuesday signed off on legislation granting sweeping digital surveillance powers to intelligence agencies and law enforcement officials notwithstanding privacy concerns raised by what critics have derogatorily dubbed the "Snoopers Charter."

November 29, 2016

Julian Assange case: Ecuador says no ‘quick way out’ after embassy interrogation

Ecuador's attorney general on Monday indicated that Julian Assange will likely remain inside its London embassy for the unforeseeable future notwithstanding a recent meeting there between the WikiLeaks chief and a Swedish prosecutor more than six years in the making.

November 29, 2016

Legal marijuana likely delayed in Massachusetts despite Election Day win: Report

Massachusetts' top election official said Monday that recreational marijuana might not officially become legal in the Bay State as soon as expected due to delays caused partially by the White House race.

November 29, 2016

Sandy Hook shuns media as Newtown school plans to quietly mark massacre’s 4th anniversary

The superintendent of the Newtown Public School District in Connecticut this week said Sandy Hook Elementary will hold a normal day of classes on Dec. 14 in spite of the date marking four years to the day since a gunman claimed the lives of 20 students and six staffers in a horrific mass shooting.

November 26, 2016

Donald Trump calls recount bid a ‘scam’ as Clinton campaign backs Green Party-led effort

President-elect Donald Trump dismissed a recount effort being spearheaded by Green Party candidate Jill Stein as a "scam" Saturday as Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton offered the initiative her support.

November 26, 2016

Castro’s death spurs drink specials galore as Cuban-American restaurants celebrate occasion

With Fidel Castro's passing Friday evening prompting impromptu parties on the streets of Miami, area establishments have announced plans to continue commemorating the dictator's death with a slew of drink specials being offered in celebration.

November 26, 2016