Victor Morton
Articles by Victor Morton
Mike Pence calls on Joy Behar to apologize to Americans for linking Christianity, mental illness
Vice President Mike Pence confirmed Monday that Joy Behar had apologized to him for calling Christianity a form of mental illness on "The View," but suggested she needed to make amends with more people than just himself. Published March 12, 2018
Laurel High School teachers shown graphic Columbine shooting video
Teachers at Laurel High School in Maryland were blindsided last week by being shown unawares graphic footage of the Columbine High School shooting massacre. Published March 12, 2018
Adam Gotsis of Denver Broncos arrested on rape charge
Denver Broncos defensive tackle Adam Gotsis has been arrested and charged with raping a woman in 2013. Published March 12, 2018
Bill Dix, Iowa Senate majority leader, caught on video kissing lobbyist, resigns
The Republican leader in the Iowa state Senate resigned Monday after a local political site posted a video of him passionately kissing a lobbyist at a Des Moines bar. Sen. Bill Dix is married with three children. Published March 12, 2018
Kansas police denounce NCAA selection show’s new format
The new format for the NCAA selection show was widely denounced Sunday evening -- even by the police in a college basketball hotbed. Published March 11, 2018
Lawrence Rosen joins Trump team in Stormy Daniels dispute
Citing "multiple sources," ABC News reported Thursday evening that Lawrence S. Rosen has joined Mr. Trump's outside legal team, which also includes Michael Cohen, the president's longtime personal attorney also at the center of the Daniels fracas. Published March 8, 2018
Tony Tooke, U.S. Forest Service chief, resigns amid sexual misconduct accusations
Tony Tooke, the head of the U.S. Forest Service, is leaving his post immediately amid charges of sexual misconduct, saying he simply cannot combat media inaccuracies. Published March 7, 2018
Robert Mueller aware of Donald Trump contacts with key witnesses: report
President Trump has reportedly engaged in conversations with witnesses in special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia election probe, despite admonitions from his lawyers not to behave in ways that might look like witness-tampering. Published March 7, 2018
Hope Hicks email hacked, she tells House intelligence committee: report
Hope Hicks told the House intelligence committee, during what the network's sources described as a routine exchange, that she no longer had access to two email accounts, one personal and one campaign-related. Published March 7, 2018
Stormy Daniels suing Donald Trump
Stormy Daniels, the porn star who had said she had an affair with President Trump when he was just a real-estate tycoon, is now suing him. Published March 6, 2018
George Nader cooperating in Robert Mueller probe: Report
Special counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly getting the cooperation of a Lebanese-American businessman with ties to Arab royalty in his probe of foreign influence on the Trump presidential campaign, including the possibility of a back channel between the Kremlin and the Trump transition team. Published March 6, 2018
Anthony Borges suing Broward County officials over Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
A two-page letter has been sent to several parties, including the Broward County Sheriff's Office, notifying them of Anthony Borges's intent to sue them. Published March 6, 2018
Donald Trump plunges 200 spots on Forbes 2018 Billionaires List
According to the latest edition of the annual Forbes Billionaires List, President Trump has fallen more than 200 spots from his position last year. Published March 6, 2018
Seth Romero, Nationals’ first-round pick in 2017, sent home from spring training: report
Seth Romero, 21, was sent home for violating team policies, according to multiple news outlets Monday evening, though it wasn't specified what he had done. Published March 5, 2018
Erin Burnett tells Sam Nunberg ‘I have smelled alcohol on your breath’ on CNN
After interviewing Sam Nunberg, who was making a show of being subpoenaed by special counsel Robert Mueller, in the CNN studio, host Erin Burnett asked him the question point-blank. "Talking to you, I have smelled alcohol on your breath," she said, sitting just a few feet from Mr. Nunberg. Published March 5, 2018
Rhode Island bill would require $20 fee to access online porn
The bill would require that Internet providers block "sexual content and patently offensive material." To get around that block, computer users must pay a $20 fee that the provider must then pass on to the state treasurer. Published March 5, 2018
Canelo Alvarez tests positive for performance-enhancing drug ahead of Gennady Golovkin fight
Boxer Saul "Canelo" Alvarez has tested positive for a banned anti-fat drug ahead of his upcoming mega-fight -- and is blaming Mexican meat. Published March 5, 2018
Chris Berman left Jemele Hill ‘threatening and racially disparaging’ voicemail, lawsuit claims
A lawsuit against ESPN is saying the worldwide leader in sports fostered a hostile work environment, blaming in part Chris Berman for his interactions with Jemele Hill -- charges that Ms. Hill herself quickly rebutted. Published March 5, 2018
Guillermo Del Toro, ‘Shape of Water’ director, Movies erase national sovereignty
The "immigrant" theme dominated the acceptance speech, and not for the first time Sunday, in one of the major Oscar categories -- the best director award. Published March 4, 2018
Lupita Nyong’o, Kumail Nanjiani declare ‘dreamer’ solidarity in Oscar speech
Actors Lupita Nyong'o and Kumail Nanjiani took time before presenting the Oscar for production design to declare a side in the illegal immigration debate. Published March 4, 2018