Victor Morton
Articles by Victor Morton
Donald Trump demands $5 million from CNN to participate in next Republican debate
Like a star football player holding out before training camp, Donald Trump said he may demand CNN pay him to be in next presidential debate. Published November 30, 2015
Betsy Hodges, Minneapolis mayor, asks Black Lives Matter protesters to end police precinct vigil
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges requested Monday that Black Lives Matter demonstrators end their 24-7 vigil outside a police precinct station, saying the group was becoming threatening and disruptive. Published November 30, 2015
Bus carrying Virginia Tech, University of Virginia students overturns near Richmond
A bus carrying college students home from Thanksgiving break crashed and flipped over on a freeway near Richmond, Va., injuring 33 people. Published November 29, 2015
Tony Romo, Cowboys quarterback, out for season with collarbone injury
Dallas quarterback Tony Romo reinjured his left collarbone in the Cowboys' traditional Thanksgiving Day game and, according to ESPN, is done for the season. Published November 26, 2015
Chicago erupts in protests after release of Laquan McDonald police shooting video
Protests erupted in Chicago on Tuesday night in the wake of the release of a video showing a policeman kill a black suspect. Published November 24, 2015
Earthquake strikes eastern Peru
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake has struck eastern Peru, the United States Geological Survey reported. Published November 24, 2015
State Department issues worldwide travel alert for U.S. citizens, cites terror threats
The State Department has released a worldwide travel alert for Americans, citing increased terrorism threats worldwide, and advising U.S. citizens to "avoid large crowds or crowed places," especially during the holiday season. Published November 23, 2015
Joyce Carol Oates on ISIS: ‘Is there nothing celebratory & joyous?’
One of America's best-known liberal writers lamented on Twitter hearing only negative things about the Islamic State. Published November 22, 2015
Kansas City raises legal age to buy cigarettes, tobacco products to 21
The city council for Kansas City, Missouri voted Thursday night to raise the age for purchasing cigarettes, e-cigarettes or related products to 21. Published November 19, 2015
Carly Simon reveals Warren Beatty is ‘You’re So Vain’ inspiration
Warren Beatty is the man Carly Simon is alluding to in the second verse of her 1972 hit "You're So Vain," the singer told People Magazine. Published November 18, 2015
Obama to delay release of plan to close Guantanamo Bay detention facility: report
The Obama administration has reportedly held off on releasing its plan on closing the terrorist-detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. Published November 18, 2015
Salah Abdeslam, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, ‘ninth attacker’ are targets of Saint-Denis raid: report
Paris attacks mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud, suspect Salah Abdeslam and a man believed to be the "ninth attacker" are holed up in a Saint-Denis apartment, The Guardian reported. Published November 18, 2015
Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Paris attacks mastermind, is target of Saint-Denis raid: police source
The alleged organizer of the attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, is the target of the attack in Saint-Denis, a police source confirmed to AFP. Published November 18, 2015
France anti-terror raids: Gunfire breaks out in Saint-Denis
A woman wearing an explosive suicide vest blew herself up as French commandos raided an apartment in Saint-Denis as part of the hunt for Paris terror attacks suspects, including alleged mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud. Two are dead and seven were arrested. Published November 17, 2015
Air France flight from Los Angeles to Paris diverted over ‘security incident’
An Air France flight from Los Angeles to Paris was diverted to Salt Lake City, Utah, the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday evening. Published November 17, 2015
Jeh Johnson, James Comey to brief House on Paris attacks intel at Paul Ryan’s request
Two of the Obama administration's top homeland security officials will brief the House on Tuesday about what the U.S. knows about the Paris terrorist attacks. Published November 16, 2015
Scott Johansen, Utah judge who ordered foster child removed from lesbian household, recuses self
The Utah juvenile-court judge who ordered a foster child removed from a lesbian household has recused himself from the case, which had prompted a national firestorm because he questioned the fitness of same-sex parents. Published November 16, 2015
France launches anti-terror raids across country after Paris attacks
French police conducted a massive series of anti-terrorism raids in the early hours of Monday morning, just hours after the nation's air force pounded Islamic State targets in Syria. Published November 15, 2015
Robert Bentley says Alabama will not accept Syrian refugees, cites Paris terror attacks
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley, citing the Paris terror attacks, said he will not accept Syrian refugees in his state. Published November 15, 2015
‘Jihadi John’ believed killed in U.S. airstrike in Syria
The Islamic State's executioner with an English accent was targeted by a U.S. drone strike in Syria, and while there was no official word on the outcome, multiple news outlets reported that he was almost certainly killed. Published November 12, 2015
