Victor Morton
Articles by Victor Morton
Sawyer Sweeten, ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ son, dead in apparent suicide
The actor who played one of the young twins on the situation-comedy "Everybody Loves Raymond" apparently has committed suicide, according to reports in multiple entertainment-industry trade outlets. Published April 23, 2015
Michael Brown family suing Ferguson for wrongful death
Michael Brown’s family is suing the city of Ferguson, Missouri, for his death at the hands of a white police officer, according to a media alert released by the family's lawyers Wednesday night. Published April 22, 2015
Pamela Geller’s anti-jihad ads protected by free speech: federal judge
Conservative activist Pamela Geller won the latest court decision against a local transportation authority trying to censor her anti-jihad and anti-sharia campaign. Published April 21, 2015
Little Rock challenges Arkansas discrimination law, passes protections for gays
The city of Little Rock is defying the state of Arkansas, by passing a new law providing anti-discrimination protections to homosexuals and the transgendered. Published April 21, 2015
Gary Payton accused in lawsuit of assaulting woman
Former NBA star Gary Payton has been accused in a lawsuit of battering a woman several times in one night this January, according to TMZ Sports. Published April 20, 2015
Metro Green Line service disrupted by bridge collapse between Greenbelt, College Park
Published April 15, 2015
GM bankruptcy worth billions in faulty-ignition switch reprieve
A federal judge handed General Motors a multi-billion-dollar reprieve Wednesday, ruling that the company could not be sued in hundreds of death and injury claims related to the defective ignition switches that are estimated to have killed more than 80 people. Published April 15, 2015
Lindsey Graham: Capitol gyrocopter should have been shot down
Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, said District of Columbia law enforcement should have shot down the gyrocopter that landed on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Published April 15, 2015
Daniel Craig named by U.N. to lead anti-mine efforts
Daniel Craig, who won international acclaim playing James Bond, received a special mission on Tuesday when Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed the actor as the first U.N. Global Advocate for the Elimination of Mines and Explosive Hazards. Published April 14, 2015
Harrison Ford injured in small plane crash in California
Actor Harrison Ford suffered a bloody head wound when a World War II-era training plane he was flying crashed onto a California golf course Thursday afternoon. Published March 5, 2015
Benjamin Netanyahu rejects Senate Democrats’ invitation to meet privately
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused an invitation from Senate Democratic leaders to meet privately with members of their party next week when he gives a speech to a joint session of Congress. Published February 24, 2015
Eddie Ray Routh guilty in murder of ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle
Eddie Ray Routh, the ex-Marine who shot and killed "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield at a Texas gun range in February 2013, was found guilty Tuesday evening of the murders. Published February 24, 2015
Robert McDonald, VA secretary, lied to homeless veteran about serving in special forces
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald falsely claimed to a homeless veteran earlier this year that he had served in the special forces, an untruth to which the secretary admitted Monday evening. Published February 23, 2015
2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland set for week of July 18: report
The Republican Party will hold its 2016 presidential nominating convention more than five weeks earlier than the spot in the calendar the event had in 2012, CNN reported on Wednesday night. Published January 15, 2015
Michael Grimm to resign from House after guilty plea to felony tax evasion
U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm will resign from the House this week after having pleaded guilty to felony tax evasion, the New York Daily News reported Monday night. Published December 29, 2014
Arizona county mulling policy that would ban it from hiring smokers
While Mr. Bulzomi said the county will not impose random nicotine tests, if a supervisor has specific reason to suspect an employee who says he is tobacco-free is not, a mandatory test could happen. Published December 6, 2014
Eric Garner protests leave NYPD too busy for missing-person case, ‘speechless’ father says
The New York Police Department is too busy to search for a Columbia University professor's missing son, thanks to all the police-abuse demonstrators, according to a report in the Daily Mail. Published December 6, 2014
Cops in Akai Gurley shooting texted union while man died: report
The New York City policeman who fatally shot an unarmed black man in a housing project did not tell his boss or a 911 operator about the incident for more than six minutes, according to a report in the New York Daily News. Published December 6, 2014
Darren Wilson injury photos from Michael Brown confrontation released
State officials released photos Monday night showing Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson's injuries from the fatal confrontation with Michael Brown that triggered weeks of demonstrations and charges of racism. Published November 25, 2014
Obama will bypass Congress on Iran sanctions if nuclear deal is reached
In another example of the White House bypassing Congress to avoid a vote it would lose, the Obama administration will not to seek congressional approval to suspend sanctions against Iran if a deal on the Islamic republic's nuclear program can be reached, The New York Times reported Sunday night. Published October 19, 2014
