Victor Morton

Charlie Keating IV, grandson of Charles Keating, is Navy SEAL killed in Iraq

The Navy Seal killed in Iraq has been identified as Charlie Keating IV, the grandson of an Arizona financier who became the central figure in the 1980s savings and loan scandal. Published May 3, 2016

Gerry Adams, Sinn Fein president, tweets N-word

Gerry Adams, the longtime leader of Irish Republican Army's political wing, used the most toxic of all racial slurs Sunday night, only to quickly delete it. Published May 1, 2016

Suspicious white powder found at Trump Tower

On Thursday, Trump Tower became the latest facility identified with a Republican presidential contender to be hit with a suspicious white powder. Published April 28, 2016

Donald Trump: If Hillary Clinton were a man, she’d get 5 percent of vote

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump went hard after Hillary Clinton in his acceptance speech Tuesday night, dismissing her as someone with no qualifications other than her sex. Published April 26, 2016

Hillary Clinton says half of Cabinet would be women

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton said Monday night that she would make sure half her Cabinet members were women. Published April 25, 2016

AmeriCorps volunteers brought women to abortion clinics, violated federal law: report

Volunteers with AmeriCorps escorted women to abortion clinics in violation of federal regulations, according to a report Monday evening in The Hill. Published April 25, 2016

Ted Cruz, John Kasich campaigns join forces to stop Donald Trump

After weeks of dividing the vote of people who don't want to see Donald Trump at the head of the Republican ticket, the campaigns of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich are officially collaborating to stop Mr. Trump. Published April 24, 2016

Prince reportedly treated for drug overdose days before death; autopsy planned

Pop superstar Prince had been treated for a drug overdose just days before his Thursday death and had left the hospital earlier than recommended, TMZ reported Thursday night. Published April 21, 2016

Curt Schilling fired for anti-transgender comments by ESPN

ESPN said Wednesday that it had fired baseball analyst Curt Schilling for his comments in favor of bathroom bills and against the transgender-rights movement. Published April 20, 2016

Flint water crisis: Michigan attorney general reportedly to announce criminal charges

Michigan state investigators will announce criminal charges Wednesday over the Flint water crisis, the Detroit Free Press reported Tuesday evening, citing "three sources familiar with the investigation." Published April 19, 2016

Conor McGregor hints at retirement

UFC featherweight champion and all-time trash talker Conor McGregor was pulled from the promotion's July pay-per-view card for refusing to help promote it. Published April 19, 2016

Stuart Jolly, Donald Trump’s national field director, resigns

The shakeup in Donald Trump's presidential campaign continued Monday night as his national field director resigned. Published April 18, 2016

Joe Biden blasts Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli government for moving country in ‘wrong direction’

Vice President Joseph R. Biden took unusually direct aim Monday night at the Israeli government, telling a liberal U.S. Jewish group that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government was hurting the chances for peace. Published April 18, 2016

Alexander Hamilton to remain on $10 bill, Jack Lew expected to announce

A CBS News report said the Treasury Department will announce this week that it will redesign the $20 bill to include a famous woman's face, not the $10 bill as initially planned. Published April 18, 2016

Doris Roberts, ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ actress, dies at 90

Beloved TV character actress and multiple Emmy winner Doris Roberts has died at age 90, a family spokeswoman told reporters Monday night. Published April 18, 2016

Kim Jong-un bans jeans, piercings in North Korea

In an edict straight from a 1950s anti-Elvis cautionary-tale movie (or maybe "Footloose"), the North Korean regime of Kim Jong-un is reportedly expanding its campaign against Western decadence in the poverty-stricken nation to -- jeans and piercings. Published April 18, 2016