Victor Morton
Articles by Victor Morton
John Houser, Alabama drifter, named as gunman in Lafayette theater shooting; 3 dead
Police in Lafayette, Louisiana, identified an Alabama drifter as the suspect who killed three people, including himself, and wounded at least nine others in a mass shooting Thursday night at a movie theater. Published July 23, 2015
Stewart Parnell, tainted-peanut executive, faces life sentence
By seeking life imprisonment in the peanut-butter contamination case, the Justice Department is "saying to the food industry, 'you've got to do a better job,'" according to an eminent food-science professor. Published July 23, 2015
Ken Stabler, Raiders and Tide QB, dies of colon cancer
Ken Stabler, the quarterback who took the Oakland Raiders to their first Super Bowl win, died in Alabama of colon cancer according to a statement from his family. Published July 9, 2015
Donald Trump warned by Reince Priebus about illegal immigration rhetoric
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus warned presidential candidate Donald Trump that his rhetoric on illegal immigration was jeopardizing the party's efforts to woo Hispanic voters. Published July 8, 2015
Jason Pierre-Paul has right index finger amputated after July 4 fireworks mishap: report
New York Giants had no knowledge of Jason Pierre-Paul getting a finger amputated as a result of a fireworks accident and were not allowed to see the defensive lineman at the hospital. Published July 8, 2015
Keith Olbermann, ESPN again part ways as network cancels show
ESPN has cancelled the TV show of cantankerous liberal host Keith Olbermann. Published July 8, 2015
Kathryn Steinle killing gun belonged to federal agent: report
The federal agent's gun used to kill Kathryn Steinle was taken from the agent in an auto burglary in June, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Published July 7, 2015
Bill Cosby admitted getting Quaaludes to give to women he sought sex with
Comedian Bill Cosby has admitted under oath to drugging multiple women in order to coerce them into sex, according to a 2005 deposition made public Monday. Published July 6, 2015
U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team wins World Cup with victory over Japan
The U.S. women's national soccer team overwhelmed Japan 5-2 at Sunday's World Cup Final and cemented America's dominance of women's soccer as the first nation to win the world championship three times. Published July 5, 2015
George Takei implies Clarence Thomas race traitor in defense of ‘blackface’ comments
Gay activist and former "Star Trek" supporting actor George Takei doubled down on his "clown in blackface" attack on Supreme Court Clarence Thomas on Thursday night and implied that the jurist was a race traitor for not striking down state marriage laws last week. Published July 2, 2015
U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team beats Germany, advances to World Cup Final
The U.S. national soccer team advanced to the Women's World Cup final Tuesday by defeating Germany 2-0 in Montreal, Canada, securing a spot in the Sunday final and a chance at a third world championship. Published June 30, 2015
Teresa Manning loses Iowa law school conservative discrimination lawsuit
A pro-life activist has lost a lawsuit that accused the University of Iowa law school and its former dean of discriminating against her because of her political views. Published June 29, 2015
Transgender immigrant detainees to be housed according to preferred gender
U.S. immigration officials said Monday that they will house detainees according to their preferred gender identity rather than their sex. Published June 29, 2015
Hillary Clinton’s lead shrinks in New Hampshire as Bernie Sanders surges in polls
Hillary Rodham Clinton's lead among Democratic primary voters in New Hampshire is now only in the single-digits as Sen. Bernard Sanders continues to surge in polling. Published June 25, 2015
Democrats use Confederate flag flap in South Carolina to solicit donations
National Democrats tried Monday evening to raise funds off the South Carolina Confederate flag flap. Published June 22, 2015
Church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina
A South Carolina black church founded by former slaves in 1865 was attacked by a white gunman Wednesday night and multiple churchgoers have reportedly been killed. Published June 17, 2015
Brian Williams out as ‘NBC Nightly News’ anchor
Brian Williams has been permanently removed from the anchor chair at "NBC Nightly News," according to a report Wednesday evening in the New York Post. Published June 17, 2015
$10 bill: Alexander Hamilton to be replaced by a woman, Treasury Department says
It was unclear Wednesday night what Hamilton's exact fate would be -- whether he'd remain on a separate series of printings or whether the new bills, designed to be harder to counterfeit, will feature both him and the woman. Published June 17, 2015
Rachel Dolezal dismissed from local university, weekly paper
Rachel Dolezal, the white woman who said she was black and became leader of a Washington state NAACP chapter, lost two outside portfolios Monday, no longer employed either by the city's alternative weekly or the local university where she had taught Africana Studies. Published June 15, 2015
Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi emails withheld from House investigators
Sidney Blumenthal's email correspondence on Benghazi suggests that the State Department or former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton did not turn over all of her emails to House investigators, as she has insisted, according to a report in Politico on Monday evening. Published June 15, 2015
