Andrew Blake

CIA sued over Osama bin Laden porn stash

The CIA was sued by a conservative watchdog group on Monday in an effort to force the government into releasing further details about pornography recovered from Osama bin Laden's Abbottabad, Pakistan, compound in 2011.

March 9, 2016

Melissa Click, former University of Missouri assistant professor, appeals termination

Melissa Click, the former University of Missouri assistant professor who was fired after she tried to remove a student journalist from a campus protest, is appealing her termination.

March 9, 2016

FBI adopts new rules for accessing NSA data: report

New policies adopted by the FBI reportedly affect the bureau's access to intelligence gathered by the NSA on U.S. citizens, but officials say they're barred from explaining since the changes are classified.

March 8, 2016

Simon Zablah, Army deserter, sentenced for impersonating federal officer, fraud

An Army deserter who pretended for years to be a Special Ops sergeant and Purple Heart recipient was sentenced Monday to a year and a day in federal prison.

March 8, 2016

Feds appeal iPhone ruling, say decision in Apple case imposes ‘unprecedented limitation’ on courts

The Justice Department on Monday asked a federal judge in Brooklyn to reverse a decision from last week in which the District Court said Apple shouldn't be forced to unlock a drug dealer's iPhone at the government's request.

March 8, 2016

William Merideth, ‘drone slayer,’ seeks to dismiss federal lawsuit

William Merideth, the self-proclaimed "drone slayer" who shot down an unmanned aircraft as it hovered over his Kentucky home last June, has asked a District Court judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the owner of the drone, David Boggs.

March 8, 2016

Pi Kappa Alpha frat members face 112 charges, $275k fine for off-campus party near AU

Authorities have filed a combined total of 112 charges as a result of an off-campus frat party near American University in January that ended with at least two people requiring medical attention.

March 7, 2016

Pentagon: U.S. drone strike hits al-Shabaab training camp in Somalia

More than 150 fighters aligned with al-Shabaab, a terrorist group with ties to al Qaeda, were killed Saturday when the U.S. Defense Department launched an airstrike in Somalia to prevent an imminent threat against American and allied forces, the Pentagon said on Monday.

March 7, 2016

Permitless concealed carry coming to West Virginia after legislature overrides governor’s veto

Concealed carry permits won't be required for gun-owning adults in West Virginia after the stage Legislature this weekend voted to override Governor Earl Ray Tomblin's veto of a controversial firearm bill.

March 7, 2016

Marijuana dispensaries in Aspen, Colorado, outsold liquor stores in March, April 2015: report

Marijuana dispensaries in Aspen, Colorado, outsold city liquor stores during the months of March and April last year, according to newly released numbers.

March 7, 2016

Meth-smoking clown arrested in Georgia Waffle House

A Georgia man was arrested early Wednesday by police investigating reports of someone in a clown costume smoking methamphetamine inside a downtown Waffle House.

March 4, 2016

NYPD sued for using sound cannon at Eric Garner protest

The New York Police Department has been sued in U.S. District Court by several individuals who say they were injured when the department deployed a high-powered sound cannon during a 2014 protest over the police-related death of Eric Garner.

March 4, 2016

House Oversight Committee endorses Obama’s pick for OPM chief

The top lawmakers in the House Oversight Committee asked the Senate Thursday to approve Beth Cobert, President Obama's pick for director of the Office of Personnel Management.

March 4, 2016

Malachi Love-Robinson, ‘teen doctor’ from Florida, arrested again

Malachi Love-Robinson, the Florida teenager accused last month of impersonating a doctor, was arrested again this week and now faces new counts of fraud in addition to previously filed charges related to the bogus clinic he allegedly ran in Palm Beach County.

March 4, 2016

Russia threatens U.S. with further sanctions after Obama prolongs penalties

Russia's Foreign Ministry on Thursday said Moscow reserves the right to reciprocate against Washington after President Obama this week renewed sanctions imposed as a result of the 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula.

March 4, 2016

Edward Snowden on Ted Cruz debate slam: ‘Treason only if the voter is your enemy’

Edward Snowden, the former contractor who leaked National Security Agency secrets, fired back on Friday after being accused of treason by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas during the previous night's GOP debate.

March 4, 2016

Off-duty NYPD cop drew weapon on motorist moments before fatal crash: Prosecutor

An off-duty police officer who was fatally struck by a car on the New Jersey Turnpike early Sunday may have threatened the life of another motorist seconds prior to the crash, investigators said.

March 3, 2016

NYPD to stop arresting people for public urination, alcohol consumption in Manhattan

The New York Police Department next week will stop automatically arresting individuals caught publicly urinating, littering and drinking alcohol in Manhattan, eliminating the need to open approximately 10,000 criminal cases each year.

March 3, 2016

Viktor Krasnov, Russian blogger, faces jail time for ‘there is no God’ post

A Russian court this week began hearing the case against Viktor Krasnov, a blogger who faces up to a year in prison for denying the existence of God during an online debate in 2014.

March 3, 2016

Ercan Findikoglu, Turkish computer hacker, admits role in massive $55 million cyber spree

A Turkish computer hacker on Tuesday pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn courthouse to five counts related to a spree of cyberattacks that prosecutors said resulted in more than $55 million in losses to the global financial sector.

March 2, 2016