Andrew Blake

Francois Hollande, French President, abandons soccer match after explosion near stadium

President Francois Hollande was attending a soccer match when an explosion was heard near Stade de France, the country's national stadium, north of the city.

November 13, 2015

Jeremy Dear, Albuquerque cop, reinstated after ‘repeated insubordination and untruthfulness’

Officials in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have agreed to reinstate a police officer who had been fired for routinely turning off his body camera, including during a fatal 2014 officer-involved shooting.

November 13, 2015

At least 26 reported dead in Paris after shootout, blasts

Casualties were reported in Paris late Friday following an apparent shootout at a restaurant, and authorities are investigating a nearby explosion that may be linked.

November 13, 2015

Oregon attorney general ‘appalled’ by Black Lives Matter surveillance

Oregon's attorney general said she was "appalled" to learn this week that an investigator working within the state's criminal division had conducted social media surveillance of Black Lives Matter activists.

November 13, 2015

Darius McCollum, serial bus thief, takes Greyhound for NYC joyride

A Greyhound bus was stolen Wednesday from the Port Authority terminal in Manhattan by Darius McCollum, a 50-year-old New York resident who has been arrested dozens of times since the 1980s for crimes targeting mass transit, police said.

November 13, 2015

‘Jesus had 2 dads’ church sign causes international stir among Catholics

A sign was taken down from outside of a church in western New York this week after its message, "Jesus had 2 dads and he turned out just fine," prompted the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo to receive angry phone calls from across the globe.

November 13, 2015

Obama to Medal of Honor recipient: ‘I am not the lead singer from Korn’

President Obama assured the latest recipient of the prestigious Medal of Honor during a reception Thursday at the White House: "I am not the lead singer from Korn."

November 13, 2015

Rand Paul says he won’t ban encryption if president, chides Chris Christie over governor’s stance

The Obama administration may have punted for now on the topic of encryption, but Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said he'll ensure Americans can securely protect their digital data if he's elected president.

November 13, 2015

Pentagon readies for cyber ‘war games’ against China, Iran, N. Korea, Russia

The revised Department of Defense spending bill cleared by Congress this week will see to it that the U.S. Cyber Command readies for a digital war as cyberattacks continue to strike American computer networks.

November 13, 2015

Five-story vending machine for cars unveiled near Nashville

An auto dealership in Tennessee is attempting to make buying a car as hassle-free as purchasing a Snickers bar with a five-story vending machine unveiled in Nashville this week.

November 12, 2015

‘Charlie Brown’ voice actor pleads guilty to making criminal threats

Peter Robbins, the former child actor who supplied the voice of Charlie Brown in various "Peanuts" specials in the 1960s, pleaded guilty in a California courtroom this week to making criminal threats.

November 12, 2015

Breach of prison contractor compromises 70M phone records, conversations

A security breach has allowed for more than 70 million phone records concerning the calls made by prisoners to become compromised, and the data suggests that thousands of legally-protected conversations between inmates and attorneys may have been unlawfully recorded.

November 12, 2015

Tor Project warns: Academics accused of helping FBI de-anonymize Internet users

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon are being accused of helping the FBI exploit a vulnerability that allowed investigators to gather information on users of Tor, an online tool that allows individuals around the globe to browse the Internet anonymously.

November 12, 2015

Russia changes stance, orders Twitter to comply with data localization law

Internet regulators in the Kremlin said this week that Twitter must begin storing the details of Russian users at facilities located within the country, walking back an earlier decision not to force the company into complying with a controversial, recently enacted data law.

November 12, 2015

Facebook sees global surge in law enforcement requests, censorship

Facebook said on Wednesday that requests for user data from government agencies and law enforcement groups surged in the first half of 2015, with the social network site reporting an increase in demands by 18 percent worldwide.

November 12, 2015

Germany reported to be spying on U.S., others after Angela Merkel’s outrage

After angrily upbraiding the U.S. for its electronic spying networks that targeted Germans, the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel has been rocked by two reports in less than a week charging that German intelligence targeted U.S. arms companies, the FBI, a top French diplomat, several international organizations and allied government departments, and even a German diplomat working for the European Union.

November 11, 2015