Andrew Blake

Russia probes Calvin Klein ad after receiving ‘gay propaganda’ complaint

Russian authorities are reportedly investigating a Calvin Klein perfume commercial amid concerns that the ad violates a federal ban against "gay propaganda."

March 14, 2016

Trump campaign boots newspaper columnist from Florida rally

A newspaper columnist at a rally Sunday night for Donald Trump said he threatened with arrest if he didn't leave the Palm Beach County, Florida, park where the presidential hopeful was speaking to supporters.

March 14, 2016

Justin Castellanos, U.S. Navy sailor, arrested in Japan for rape

A U.S. sailor was arrested Sunday in Japan after being accused of raping a woman inside his Okinawa hotel room.

March 14, 2016

Johnny Depp tells Arizona State Univ.: Donald Trump ‘is a brat’

Portraying Donald Trump in a recent spoof was as easy as invoking the billionaire businessman's inner "brat," Johnny Depp told students at Arizona State University at Saturday.

March 14, 2016

Michelle Fields and Ben Shapiro, Breitbart employees, quit news site over Trump dispute

Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields and editor-at-large Ben Shapiro announced their resignations from the conservative news site Sunday, less than a week after Ms. Fields claims she was assaulted by Donald Trump's presidential campaign manager at a rally in Florida.

March 14, 2016

Grady Judd, Polk County, Fla., sheriff: ‘I’m going to go lock the CEO of Apple up’

A Florida sheriff said Wednesday that he'll arrest Apple CEO Tim Cook if the tech company ever refuses to unlock an iPhone for his investigators.

March 11, 2016

Bryan Adams claims Egyptian custom officials defaced his guitars

Bryan Adams on Thursday blamed customs officials in Cairo with defacing several of the Canadian musician's instruments during a tour stop in Egypt this week.

March 11, 2016

John Kasich vows to ‘beef up’ Cyber Command, retaliate against hackers

Ohio Gov. John Kasich said during Thursday's GOP presidential debate that he'd "beef up" the U.S. Cyber Command as president and make sure the military is able to launch offensive attacks against critical infrastructure abroad.

March 11, 2016

Maxwell Kupchak, son of Lakers GM Mitch Kupchak, sued by actress over revenge attempt

The 19-year-old son of L.A. Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak was sued in court on Wednesday by an actress who says she was terrorized by the teenager after she snubbed his mom.

March 11, 2016

John McGraw, Trump supporter, charged with assault, punched protester, threatened more violence

Police charged a 78-year-old North Carolina man with assault after he sucker punched a Trump protester at a Wednesday rally and then bragged that next time, "we might have to kill him."

March 11, 2016

Gun rights group plans open carry demo ahead of Obama’s SXSW keynote

Open carry advocates in Texas plan to educate attendees at South by Southwest (SXSW) on Friday about the state's newly enacted gun laws hours before President Obama is scheduled to speak at the annual music and technology festival in Austin.

March 10, 2016

Dennis Nicoll, Chicago man, accused of jamming cellphone signals during train commute

A financial analyst in Chicago is accused of using an illegal device to keep fellow train passengers from talking on their cellphones during his commute to and from work.

March 10, 2016

13 bald eagles likely killed by ‘human causes,’ did not die naturally, investigators say

Federal investigators said Thursday that the 13 bald eagles found dead on the Eastern Shore last month did not die of natural causes or disease.

March 10, 2016

Monroe Piland III, marijuana activist, charged with spiking his child’s milk with pot

Monroe Gordon Piland III, a former physician and longtime advocate of medical marijuana, was charged with nine drug-related offenses on Wednesday after authorities said he administered the plant's active ingredient to his child over the course of several years.

March 10, 2016

Black protester sucker punched at Donald Trump rally

A rally for GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Wednesday turned violent when a black protester being ejected from the event was sucker punched by a white attendee on his way out.

March 10, 2016

Michelle Fields, Breitbart reporter, ‘shaken’ by scuffle with Trump campaign manager

A female reporter said she was "shaken" after the campaign manager for Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump allegedly grabbed her by the arm and nearly pulled her to the floor during a press conference this week.

March 10, 2016

Edward Snowden doubts FBI’s argument in Apple case: ‘Respectfully, that’s horse****’

The FBI's claim that only Apple is capable of recovering data from San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook's iPhone is akin to animal excrement, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden said Tuesday.

March 9, 2016

Raw milk gulped by W. Va lawmakers in celebration of raw milk bill eyed as illness culprit

West Virginia health officials have opened up an investigation amid reports that several lawmakers in the state legislature became sick after drinking raw milk.

March 9, 2016

Dos Equis dropping ‘Most Interesting Man’ actor from ad campaign

A Dos Equis beer ad debuting on Thursday will mark actor Jonathan Goldsmith's last appearance as the "Most Interesting Man in the World," the suave character who helped drive up sales for the Heineken-owned brand during the last decade through ubiquitous adverts in which he told viewers: "Stay thirsty, my friend."

March 9, 2016

Islamic State operative says terror group has chemical weapons

Defense officials said Wednesday that a chemical weapons expert for the Islamic State told investigators that the terror group has weaponized mustard gas into powder form and had planned to use the lethal substance against opponents in Iraq and Syria.

March 9, 2016