Victor Morton
Articles by Victor Morton
John Singleton dies at 51: Report
John Singleton died Monday, TMZ reported, hours after several news reports incorrectly said the pioneering black film director was already dead. Published April 29, 2019
John Ring fired from Guantanamo Bay detention center command
U.S. military officials have fired the admiral in charge of the Guantanamo Bay detention center, though the statement announcing the dismissal gave few specifics. Published April 28, 2019
Antonio Moreira Antunes, New York Times cartoonist, exhibited anti-Semitic work in 1983
The cartoonist who had his work pulled by The New York Times for using anti-Semitic tropes reportedly has a pattern on the subject. Published April 28, 2019
Marquise Brown, cousin of Antonio Brown, goes to Steelers rival Ravens
With their first-round pick in Thursday's draft, the Baltimore Ravens selected Marquise "Hollywood" Brown, a wide receiver from Oklahoma and cousin to Antonio Brown, an all-pro receiver with the Ravens' bitterest rivals, the Steelers. Published April 25, 2019
Robert Griffin III takes shot at Redskins upon drafting Dwayne Haskins
The Washington Redskins' last first-round quarterback took a thinly-veiled shot at the team Thursday night upon drafting Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins. Published April 25, 2019
Anita Hill rebuffs Joe Biden apology over Clarence Thomas hearings
Law professor Anita Hill has largely rebuffed an attempt to apologize by former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. Published April 25, 2019
Obama Boulevard christened in Los Angeles to honor former president
Los Angeles is so eager to honor former President Barack Obama that he will now have two roadways named for him. Published April 23, 2019
L.Z. Granderson blasts Masters Tournament as slavery, Jim Crow reference
The Masters Tournament is called that as a reference to slavery and Jim Crow, a prominent ESPN sportswriter implied Tuesday. Published April 23, 2019
Donald Trump says aides should not testify to Congress on Mueller report
President Trump said Tuesday that he does not want his aides testifying to congressional panels over issues raised by special counsel Robert Mueller's report, despite Democratic subpoenas and other requests. Published April 23, 2019
Kamala Harris open to Bernie Sanders Boston Marathon bomber vote from prison idea
Sen. Kamala Harris, California Democrat, said Monday that she was open to the possibility of allowing the Boston Marathon bomber and other convicted criminals and terrorists to vote while imprisoned. Published April 22, 2019
MSNBC reporter Mike Viqueira ambushes Robert Mueller at church
MSNBC reporter Mike Viqueira tried to ambush special counsel Robert Mueller as he left Sunday services at St. John's Episcopal Church in Washington, asking whether he would testify before Congress. Published April 21, 2019
National Thowheeth Jama’ath planned to attack Sri Lanka churches on Easter, officials warned
Sri Lankan officials were reportedly warned earlier this month that a Muslim jihad group planned to attack Christian churches on Easter Sunday. Published April 21, 2019
George Conway Washington Post op-ed calls on Congress to remove ‘cancer’ Donald Trump
The husband of key White House adviser Kellyanne Conway wrote Thursday night that the report of special counsel Robert Mueller provides sufficient grounds to impeach President Trump. Published April 18, 2019
Kate Smith ‘God Bless America’ banned by Yankees over ‘history of potential racism’
The New York Yankees' anti-racism efforts have extended to pulling from their seventh-inning stretch a famous recording of the legendary Kate Smith singing "God Bless America." Published April 18, 2019
Bill Peduto, Pittsburgh mayor, welcomes Donald Trump sanctuary cities plan
Pittsburgh now stands with fellow sanctuary city Oakland in telling President Trump it'd be happy to take in detained illegal immigrants. Published April 16, 2019
Brad Sherman mocks Sarah Sanders after Trump tax returns jab
Rep. Brad Sherman implied a combination of bad faith, poor judgment and a dumb boss on press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders for having said that Congress might not understand President Trump's tax returns. Published April 16, 2019
Pete Buttigieg dismisses Donald Trump MAGA slogan
One of the 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls is inverting President Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan by suggesting there was nothing great in the past and that appeals to past virtues are dishonest. Published April 16, 2019
Steve Cohen likens Donald Trump to Notre Dame Cathedral fire
Too soon? While warm sparks were still spilling down from the ceilings at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, a Democratic lawmaker was using the blaze to describe President Trump. Published April 15, 2019
Francois-Henri Pinault, father pledge 100 million euros to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral
One of France's richest families promptly stepped up to calls from the country's president to help rebuild the Cathedral of Notre Dame and pledged about $113 million to restore the gutted Paris icon. Shortly after, another wealthy family offered $226 million to the restoration fund. Published April 15, 2019
Bibi Andersson dies at 83
Swedish actress Bibi Andersson, best known for her roles in several Ingmar Bergman classics, died Sunday at age 83, several Scandinavian news outlets reported. Published April 14, 2019
