Andrew Blake

Luis Alvarez remembered with scholarship named for late 9/11 first responder and advocate

Luis G. Alvarez, a former New York Police Department detective who became among the most vocal advocates for fellow first responders following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, was memorialized with an educational scholarship announced Thursday.

November 29, 2019

BBC asks Conservatives to halt ‘completely unacceptable’ Facebook ads over impartiality concerns

The BBC complained after video footage of its presenters appeared in a political advertisement that the U.K. Conservative Party paid to run on Facebook starting Thursday.

November 29, 2019

Julian Assange case: Pamela Anderson rebuts Australian PM’s refusal to intervene in extradition

Pamela Anderson cried foul Friday after Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison rejected her plea to help bring home native-born WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.

November 29, 2019

Singapore flexes ‘fake news’ laws over Facebook post

Facebook on Friday faced pressure from the government of Singapore to issue a correction to users who saw a recent post on the social networking service that irked authorities.

November 29, 2019

Apple scolded by Ukrainian official after heeding Russian request over annexed Crimea

Apple caused an uproar Wednesday over how the American company's popular iPhone applications refer to Crimea, a contested peninsula annexed from Ukraine by Russia in 2014.

November 27, 2019

PM says Australia ‘unable to intervene’ in Julian Assange extradition: Report

Australia is "unable to intervene" in the international row over native-born WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, Prime Minister Scott Morrison wrote in a letter reported Tuesday.

November 27, 2019

Ilhan Omar challenger permanently suspended from Twitter after tweets about hanging congresswoman

Danielle Stella, a Republican seeking to unseat Rep. Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Democrat, was suspended from Twitter after her account posted Tuesday about killing the congresswoman.

November 27, 2019

Phil Murphy, New Jersey governor, pushes lawmakers to decriminalize marijuana until voters decide

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy pushed Tuesday for the state to swiftly decriminalize marijuana possession in light of a vote on legalization likely nearly a year away.

November 27, 2019

Paul Whelan case: U.S. says Russia blocked delivery of Thanksgiving meal to jailed former Marine

Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine jailed in Moscow, almost had a traditional Thanksgiving meal in prison until Russian authorities intervened, State Department officials said Wednesday.

November 27, 2019

Facebook countersued by NSO Group, Israeli spyware vendor

Facebook was sued Tuesday by several employees of NSO Group, an Israel cybersecurity firm on the opposite end of a civil suit brought by the social networking company last month.

November 26, 2019

Newt Gingrich asks to ‘overlook’ Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher’s ‘mistake’ of posing with dead combatant

Newt Gingrich said Tuesday that President Trump chose to "overlook" criminal activity by recently restoring convicted Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher to chief petty officer, the enlisted rate he had prior to his conviction.

November 26, 2019

‘Unite the Right’ organizer found in civil contempt in lawsuit over deadly Charlottesville rally

An organizer of the deadly 2017 "Unite the Right" rally attended by white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia, was found in civil contempt Monday by a federal court judge.

November 26, 2019

Tucker Carlson speculates Barack Obama might endorse wife Michelle in 2020 race over Joe Biden

Tucker Carlson is not convinced Michelle Obama has ruled out running for the White House in 2020.

November 26, 2019

Joe Biden clarifies ‘gateway drug’ comment amid criticism over marijuana stance

White House hopeful Joseph R. Biden said Monday that he does not believe marijuana is a gateway drug, a little more than a week since the former vice president sparked criticism from fellow Democrats for saying science might suggest otherwise.

November 26, 2019

Devin Nunes likely to face ethics probe over Vienna allegation: Armed Services Committee chair

The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee indicated Saturday that he expects Rep. Devin Nunes, California Republican, will face an ethics probe over allegations he met in Vienna late last year with a former Ukrainian prosecutor in pursuit of dirt on Joseph R. Biden, Mr. Trump's potential opponent in the 2020 presidential election.

November 23, 2019

Donald Trump tweets Rep. Adam Schiff will be ‘compelled to testify’ if House votes to impeach

President Trump asserted Saturday that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam B. Schiff will be "compelled to testify" if the House of Representatives votes to impeach.

November 23, 2019

Andrew Yang asks MSNBC for on-air apology over coverage of 2020 campaign

Andrew Yang is awaiting an apology from MSNBC over the channel's coverage of his White House campaign, the Democratic presidential candidate said from his Twitter account Saturday.

November 23, 2019

Beck distances himself from Scientology: ‘I don’t have any connection or affiliation’

Beck Hansen seems to have experienced a spiritual sea change after the acclaimed recording artist distanced himself from the Church of Scientology in an interview published Friday.

November 23, 2019

DOJ official doubles down on Russian hacking indictment amid renewed skepticism about 2016 race

The Department of Justice has reiterated its assertion that Russians hacked Democrats during the 2016 U.S. presidential race amid new claims about foreign meddling in the election.

November 23, 2019

Giuliani associate claims Rep. Devin Nunes sought dirt on Joe Biden from former Ukrainian prosecutor

Rep. Devin Nunes, California Republican, was accused Friday of meeting overseas with a former Ukrainian official in search of information damaging to Democratic presidential candidate Joseph R. Biden. He has subsequently threatened to take legal action over the allegation.

November 23, 2019