Victor Morton
Articles by Victor Morton
Wayne Rogers, ‘Trapper John’ McIntyre on M*A*S*H, dies at 82
The actor who played Trapper John on the popular 1970s TV sitcom "M*A*S*H" has died. Wayne Rogers was 82. Published December 31, 2015
Hillary Clinton advised to consider resigning as secretary of state after Obama’s Russia comments
A key Hillary Clinton adviser told her that she may have to consider resigning as secretary of state after President Obama was caught telling Russia's president off-mic early in 2012 that he could make more concessions on missile defense after November's U.S. elections. Published December 31, 2015
Obama administration delays decision on Iran ballistic missile program sanctions
The White House has delayed a decision on whether to impose sanctions on Iranian individuals and companies over Tehran's ballistic-missile program. Published December 31, 2015
Munich police warn of ‘imminent threat’ of terror attack, evacuate train stations
Authorities in Germany warned that Islamic State backed terrorists were planning a rerun of the Paris attacks at the New Year's Eve celebrations in Munich. Published December 31, 2015
Obama administration preparing sanctions over Iran ballistic missile program
The U.S. is preparing sanctions against Iranian companies and individuals over Tehran's ballistic missile program, an act that the Islamic Republic has said would violate the recently signed nuclear deal. Published December 30, 2015
Utah bid to block Planned Parenthood funding prevented by appeals court injunction
Planned Parenthood can start taking Utah's state money, as a federal appeals court granted an injunction Wednesday against the governor's effort to defund the abortion provider. Published December 30, 2015
Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago police plan emphasizes Tasers, de-escalation
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced several changes in the training and equipping of the city's police, responding to a torrent of criticism about police brutality. Published December 29, 2015
Obama had NSA spy on Israel during Iran nuclear deal negotiations
President Obama vowed in 2013 to cut back on spying on U.S. allies. But in the interests of negotiating his Iran nuclear deal, according to the Wall Street Journal, he made an exception in the case of Israel and thereby also caught communications of U.S. Congress members in that dragnet. Published December 29, 2015
Iran conducts live-fire exercise near U.S. aircraft carrier Harry S Truman
In what the U.S. military called an "unnecessarily provocative" move, the Iranian Navy reportedly sent a ship less than a mile from a U.S. aircraft carrier and began conducting a live-fire exercise using unguided rockets. Published December 29, 2015
Ethan Couch, ‘affluenza’ teen, reportedly in custody
Ethan Couch, the 'affluenza' teenager given probation for a DUI accident that killed four people, is reportedly in custody after having fled with his mother to Mexico. Published December 28, 2015
Lemmy Kilmister, singer of Motorhead, dies at 70
Lemmy Kilmister, the lead singer of the heavy metal band Motorhead, died of a recently discovered cancer on Monday, according to an announcement on his band's Facebook page. He was 70. Published December 28, 2015
Tamir Rice officers not charged in fatal shooting
Calling the Tamir Rice shooting "a perfect storm of human error," a prosecutor announced Monday that a grand jury had declined to indict two Cleveland police officers in the shooting death of the 12-year-old boy who was playing with a pellet gun in a park. Published December 28, 2015
Charlotte Northlake mall hit by shooting; gunman killed
A fight between two rival groups who went to a North Carolina shopping mall on Christmas Eve looking for trouble escalated into a gunbattle that ended with an off-duty policeman killing a teenage rapper who had pointed a gun at him. Published December 24, 2015
Rival Democrats slam reports of Obama’s deportation push
Reports that President Obama's Homeland Security Department is planning raids against illegal-immigrant families from Central America prompted an immediate backlash Thursday from liberal advocacy groups and politicians, who especially lamented the timing of the Christmas-week news break. Published December 24, 2015
Donald Trump takes credit for Homeland Security’s planned illegal immigrant raids
The report that the Homeland Security Department plans raids against illegal immigrants was widely attacked Thursday by liberals, but it did pick up one prominent supporter -- Donald Trump. Published December 24, 2015
Daquan Westbrook, aka Donkey Cartel, is man killed in Charlotte, North Carolina, mall shooting
Daquan Westbrook, 18, was a rapper who performed as "Donkey Cartel" and has released a mixtape titled "Convicted Felon With a Weapon," the cover of which shows him in a prison cell wearing an orange jumpsuit. Published December 24, 2015
Homeland Security plans raids to deport illegal immigrant families
President Obama's Homeland Security Department is reportedly planning to target illegal-immigrant families from Central America for a series of raids, with raids coming as early as next month. Published December 23, 2015
One FC bans weight cutting to curb extreme dehydration
Asia's largest mixed martial arts promotion made a potentially revolutionary change in the sport Wednesday by banning the practice of "weight-cutting" and requiring its athletes to fight at their natural weights. Published December 23, 2015
Washington Post pulls political cartoon depicting Ted Cruz’s daughters as monkeys
The Washington Post pulled a political cartoon Tuesday night that portrayed the daughters of Ted Cruz -- ages 7 and 4 -- as monkeys. Published December 22, 2015
Hillary Clinton favors closing half the nation’s schools
Hillary Clinton's America would be like Garrison Keilor's Lake Wobegone, where all the children are above average. Published December 22, 2015
