Victor Morton
Articles by Victor Morton
Louie’s Grill & Bar in Oklahoma City: ‘Armed citizen’ fatally shoots gunman
A potential mass shooting at Louie's Grill & Bar in Oklahoma City was prevented by an "armed citizen" killing the gunman, the city's police department reported Thursday evening. Published May 24, 2018
Rachel Dolezal welfare fraud case leads to felony theft charge
Rachel Dolezal, the white woman who passed as black and led an NAACP chapter, is facing a lengthy prison term on welfare fraud charges. Published May 24, 2018
David Hogg targets Publix in gun-control push
David Hogg is trying to shake down Publix. The public face of the gun control movement demanded $1 million Thursday from the Florida-based grocery chain, just one day after calling for a "die-in" protest at its stores. Published May 24, 2018
Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters ‘ashamed’ of Donald Trump
Count grunge-rock legend Dave Grohl among the entertainers who've taken to attacking President Trump. Mr. Grohl, once the drummer for Nirvana and now front man for the Foo Fighters, told a British news outlet while abroad that the president is a national embarrassment for the U.S. Published May 24, 2018
Robert De Niro bans Donald Trump from Nobu restaurants
Legendary Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro, who co-founded the Nobu restaurant and hotel chain with renowned Chef Nobu Matsuhisa, said in an interview that President Trump is barred from the establishment. Published May 23, 2018
Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels’ lawyer, locks Twitter account, then unlocks it
Stormy Daniels' very public lawyer went private on Twitter. For much of the day, anyway. Published May 23, 2018
Christopher Johnson says New York Jets players can protest anthem despite new NFL policy
New York Jets chairman Christopher Johnson said that the team will not impose any fines or suspensions under the new national-anthem rules the league announced Wednesday. "There will be no club fines or suspensions or any sort of repercussions," Mr. Johnson said. Published May 23, 2018
Mark Penn turns on Clintons, denounces Robert Mueller probe as ‘deep-state’ quasi-coup
As a former chief pollster and campaign strategist for Bill and Hillary Clinton, Mark Penn has a long history of railing against special prosecutors and political investigations of the president. But even though it's 2018 and the partisan shoe is on the other foot, Mr. Penn hasn't changed. Published May 21, 2018
A.J. Delgado ridicules Trump campaign ‘spy’ claims
A.J. Delgado, former senior adviser to President Trump's campaign, ridiculed reports that the FBI had planted an informant in the campaign team. Published May 21, 2018
Stefan Halper, suspected FBI informant in Trump campaign, sought role in administration: Report
Stefan Halper, who reportedly was an informant for the FBI within Donald Trump's presidential campaign, also sought a permanent position within the Trump administration, Axios reported Monday. Published May 21, 2018
Dimitrios Pagourtzis won’t face death penalty, could get parole in 40 years
The teenager accused of the massacre at a Texas high school Friday could be out of prison in 40 years and will definitely not be executed. Published May 20, 2018
Las Vegas’ Boulevard Mall swarmed by police amid active shooter reports
Las Vegas police were out in force at a local mall Thursday evening amid reports of an active shooter. According to TV station KLAS Channel-8, police had established a "massive presence" at the Boulevard Mall at Desert Inn Road and Maryland Parkway. Published May 17, 2018
Samantha Grant: Police find no evidence Meghan Markle’s half-sister in car accident
Police in Florida are saying they cannot substantiate claims by Megan Markle's half-sister, Samantha Grant, that she was the victim of a paparazzi-caused car accident. Published May 17, 2018
Planned Parenthood federal funding to be cut by Trump administration: Reports
The proposed rule change in Title X, a $260 million federal program for contraception and "family planning," will interpret the 1970 law as requiring absolute separation between contraception and abortion activities, effectively making Planned Parenthood ineligible. Published May 17, 2018
Jeffrey Yohai, Paul Manafort’s former son-in-law, cooperating with Robert Mueller probe: report
Paul Manafort's former son-in-law Jeffrey Yohai has reportedly pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges and is cooperating with special counsel Robert Mueller. Published May 17, 2018
‘Catfish’ suspended by MTV amid Nev Schulman sexual misconduct accusations
MTV has put "Catfish: The TV Show" on hiatus while it investigates accusation that host and executive producer Nev Schulman engaged in sexual misconduct against a woman on the show. Published May 17, 2018
CNN’s Chris Cillizza tweets Donald Trump in crosshairs image
A CNN political analyst put out an image of President Trump in crosshairs -- exactly what Sarah Palin did and which caused liberal commentators to blame her for the Gabby Giffords assassination attempt. Published May 15, 2018
Concord Management and Consulting denounces Robert Mueller indictment
Concord Management and Consulting, the first of the 16 Russian entities to respond to indictments by special counsel Robert Mueller, has denounced the charges as a political witch hunt in service of a nonexistent case. Published May 14, 2018
Eric Greitens case dropped
Missouri state prosecutors have dropped their criminal case against the Republican governor. Gov. Eric Greitens had been accused of invasion of privacy for taking a nude picture of the woman with whom he'd been having an affair. Published May 14, 2018
Waffle House hero James Shaw joins David Hogg, Emma Gonzalez
The Waffle House hero is teaming up with The Parkland Kids. Published May 13, 2018
