Andrew Blake

Led Zeppelin’s attorney urges judge to award band early victory in ‘Stairway’ copyright case

Attorneys for Led Zeppelin's surviving members asked a federal judge Monday to rule in favor of the classic rock band following less than a full week of proceedings centered around the group's iconic 1971 opus, "Stairway to Heaven."

June 21, 2016

Anchorage, Alaska, considers paying homeless people to clean up their own camps

Local officials in Anchorage, Alaska, will consider a proposal Tuesday evening to pay homeless residents to clean up their own encampments.

June 21, 2016

Pentagon presses Russia after Syrian airstrike targets anti-Islamic State coalition fighters

The Pentagon said concerns were raised Saturday with counterparts in Moscow after a Russian aircraft was accused of conducting a strike in Syria this week against U.S.-backed opposition fighters.

June 18, 2016

California voters to vote on repealing death penalty in November

Voters in California will decide the future of the state's death penalty this November after a proposal calling for its repeal garnered enough signatures Friday to appear on the ballot.

June 18, 2016

Trump remarks prompt Apple to abandon RNC: Report

Apple has decided it won't provide funding, technology or other assistance for the Republican National Convention in Cleveland next month as a direct result of controversial comments made by presumptive nominee Donald Trump, Politico reported Saturday.

June 18, 2016

DNC hackers accused of broader campaign targeting think-tanks, lobbyists: Report

The hackers believed to be responsible for recently breaching the Democratic National Committee also compromised computers used by law firms, lobbyists and others closely tied to the U.S. political system, Bloomberg reported Friday.

June 18, 2016

Radical Islamists blamed for attacking Radiohead fans inside Istanbul record store

Radiohead fans were assaulted by a mob Friday in Istanbul while attending a listening party held to celebrate the release of the band's first album in five years.

June 18, 2016

Rifle emoji removed from latest update after Apple, Microsoft raised objections: Report

Dozens of new emoji are scheduled to become available Tuesday, including smartphone-friendly designs depicting salad bowls, scooters and six different jugglers with varying skin tones. Despite being initially approved for release, however, a rifle emoji and another involving a pistol will no longer be included in next week's update.

June 18, 2016

Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, music experts testify in ‘Stairway to Heaven’ copyright case

Expert witnesses on Thursday told a jury in Los Angeles federal court that Led Zeppelin's 1971 classic rock anthem "Stairway to Heaven" shares too many similarities with a 1968 song by another band to be considered coincidental.

June 17, 2016

Twitter allows advertisers to target users based off emoji use

Twitter users may want to begin watching what sort of social media shorthand they use after the company announced Wednesday that advertisers can now target users according to their emoji use.

June 17, 2016

U.S. Postal Service investigating after woman promises to destroy mail with Muslim stamp

The U.S. Postal Service is investigating after a woman who claimed to be an employee said she will make sure any mail bearing a new stamp celebrating the Muslim holidays of Eid would be "lost or destroyed," BuzzFeed News reported Thursday.

June 17, 2016

Military investigating Marine with gun in image captioned: ‘Coming to a gay bar near you’

Military officials Thursday said two active-duty Marines are being investigated over a social media post in which a corporal can be seen brandishing a rifle beside the caption: "Coming to a gay bar near you!"

June 17, 2016

Copyright case aims to bring ‘This Land is Your Land’ to public domain

More than 70 years after Woody Guthrie wrote "'This Land is Your Land," attorneys for an electronica group are going to court in hopes of having the rights to the folk classic deemed as inclusive as the country described by its lyrics.

June 16, 2016

Pink Pistols, LGBT gun-rights group, sees membership spike after Orlando attack: Report

A nationwide gun club geared towards the LGBT community has reportedly seen its membership more than double following Sunday's mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.

June 16, 2016

Judge rules for Twitter in terrorism class-action case

Twitter has won for now a legal battle brought by attorneys for a woman who says the social media service is responsible in part for a 2015 terror attack that resulted in her husband's death.

June 16, 2016

Watchdog raises questions over FBI’s massive biometric system; databases contain 411 million images

The FBI's use of facial recognition technology -- including the bureau's ability to access hundreds of millions of images -- raises significant privacy and civil liberties concerns, a federal watchdog said in a report Wednesday.

June 16, 2016

Half the ads on livestreaming sites pose security risks to viewers: Report

Online streaming has become an increasingly popular way of enjoying live content from the confines of behind a computer screen, but a new report suggests millions of users risk being infected with malware and viruses by visiting websites ridden with security issues.

June 15, 2016

Chicago cop suspended, put on desk duty after viral video shows him kicking suspect in the head

The Chicago Police Department relieved an officer of his power of arrest Tuesday as it investigates a video that shows him stomping on a suspect's head.

June 15, 2016

Interest in gun control after Orlando shooting expected to wane within days: report

Google searches for "shooting" and "gun control" both surged in the aftermath of Sunday's terror attack in Orlando, Florida, but they have predictably diminished in the days since -- a common trend shown by several of the mass shootings in the United States during the last several years, according to the internet company's own analytics.

June 15, 2016

Roger Jimenez, who praised Orlando attack: ‘In America, you’re no longer allowed to have an opinion’

Roger Jimenez, the baptist pastor who praised Sunday's mass shooting in Orlando, doubled down on his comments Tuesday amid a firestorm ignited by his recent anti-gay remarks.

June 15, 2016