Victor Morton

Leonardo DiCaprio uses Oscars speech to address climate change

Leonardo DiCaprio used his Oscars speech to address climate change. Published February 28, 2016

Leonardo DiCaprio wins Oscar for best actor

Leonardo DiCaprio won the best actor Academy Award on Sunday night for his role in "The Revenant." Published February 28, 2016

Brie Larson wins Oscar for best actress

Brie Larson won the Oscar for best actress Sunday night for her role as a kidnap victim in "Room." Published February 28, 2016

Joe Biden introduces Lady Gaga at Oscars

Vice President Joe Biden made an appearance at Sunday night's Academy Awards, winning a standing ovation as he introduced Lady Gaga. Published February 28, 2016

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu wins Oscar for best director

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu won a historic second consecutive Academy Award for best director Sunday night for "The Revenant." Published February 28, 2016

Alicia Vikander wins Oscar for best supporting actress

Alicia Vikander won the Oscar for best supporting actress Sunday night for her role in "The Danish Girl." Published February 28, 2016

Cedric Ford identified as Hesston, Kansas, shooter by co-workers

The gunman in the Kansas workplace shooting has been identified by multiple co-workers as Cedric Ford, according to Wichita TV station KWCH. Published February 25, 2016

Hesston, Kansas, shooting: Multiple people reportedly shot at workplace

Four people were killed and 14 others injured in a Thursday afternoon rampage through a rural Kansas county that ended with the death of the gunman at police hands. Published February 25, 2016

U.S., China agree on resolution to punish North Korea

China has reportedly agreed to a series of measures at the United Nations to penalize North Korea for its recent nuclear and missile tests. Published February 24, 2016

Apple developing iPhone even it can’t hack: report

While Apple Inc. is battling the federal government over demands that it unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino killers, it is reportedly working to make the whole issue moot by developing security that even the company itself can't get around. Published February 24, 2016

U.S. Customs office in Alameda, California, evacuated over envelope with suspicious substance

A federal building in the San Francisco Bay Area received an envelope with a suspicious substance inside it, causing three people to fall ill. Published February 24, 2016

Quinton Tellis indicted in Jessica Chambers burning death in Mississippi

A man being held in a Louisiana jail on charges in another homicide has been indicted in the burning death of Jessica Chambers. Published February 23, 2016

China deploys fighter jets to contested South China Sea island

In the latest case of Chinese contempt for the U.S., Beijing reportedly deployed fighter jets on a disputed island in the South China Sea on the eve of a Tuesday meeting with America's top diplomat. Published February 23, 2016

Ted Cruz says he’d deport all illegal immigrants in U.S.

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas noticeably toughened his stance on immigration Monday night, saying in an interview that the U.S. should deport all 12 million illegal immigrants now here. Published February 22, 2016

Claire McCaskill announces she has breast cancer, will take leave from Congress

Sen. Claire McCaskill, Missouri Democrat, announced Monday that she has breast cancer and will be taking leave of Congress for a few weeks. Published February 22, 2016

Evo Morales of Bolivia loses referendum that would allow fourth term

An ally of Hugo Chavez and the Castros has apparently lost a referendum that would have made him eligible to run for office again, past the current constitutional limit. Published February 21, 2016

EPA asks Volkswagen to make electric cars in U.S. to atone for rigged emissions tests

U.S. environmental regulators are not letting a crisis go to waste, seeking to make Volkswagen do more than fix the diesel engines that cheated on emissions tests. Published February 21, 2016

Ted Cruz presidential eligibility court case to be heard in Chicago: reports

Birtherism is now officially a legal issue, as the eligibility of Sen. Ted Cruz to run for president will have a hearing Friday in Chicago, according to multiple news outlets. Published February 18, 2016

James Clyburn to endorse Hillary Clinton: report

The top black Democratic lawmaker in South Carolina will endorse Hillary Clinton, a potential key move in the former first lady's efforts to use the black vote to stem the challenge by Bernie Sanders. Published February 18, 2016

Richard Burr plans bill to criminalize encryption resistance by Apple, other tech firms

After this week's Apple ruling, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee plans a significant escalation in the fight between the government and technology firms over cybersecurity, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. Published February 18, 2016