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Victor Morton

Articles by Victor Morton

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., pauses as he gives a farewell speech in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. Ryan is bemoaning America's "broken politics" in which he calls Washington's failure to overhaul costly federal benefit programs "our greatest unfinished business." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump rips Paul Ryan on Twitter

President Trump lashed out on Twitter at former Republican House Speaker Paul D. Ryan on Thursday night, calling him a failure and quitter. Published July 11, 2019

Former New York Yankees pitcher Jim Bouton signs copies of the Associated Press book "New York Yankees 365," in New York,  Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. The Associated Press, founded in 1846, the same year as the first recorded baseball game was played in Hoboken, N.J., has published a new book chronicling the history of the sport's winningest team, the New York Yankees. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Jim Bouton dies at 80

The former New York Yankees pitcher who wrote the most famous tell-all book in baseball history has died. Jim Bouton, author of "Ball Four," was 80. Published July 10, 2019

This file photo from June 24, 2019, shows the MSC Gayane moored at the Packer Marine Terminal in Philadelphia. Customs authorities announced on Monday, July 8, 2019, they have seized the cargo ship where agents discovered nearly 40,000 pounds, or almost 18,000 kilograms, of cocaine when the vessel was inspected in Philadelphia last month. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

JPMorgan Chase-owned ship seized with cocaine shipment

The ship seized last week by U.S. Customs and Border Protection for having transported nearly 20 tons of cocaine into a U.S. port has a very high-profile owner -- a JPMorgan Chase fund. Published July 10, 2019

Former President Bill Clinton testified to investigators that he did not want to snub Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch when he walked the 30 yards from his private jet to hers. He told her she was doing a great job and that she was his favorite Cabinet secretary. (Associated Press/File)

Bill Clinton issues Jeffrey Epstein statement

Former President Bill Clinton claimed in a statement Monday that he knows nothing about the pedophilia charges filed against financier Jeffrey Epstein. Published July 8, 2019

A new exhibit celebrating the artistic legacy of MAD magazine that includes several examples of magazines over the years is displayed on Thursday, May 3, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. Artistically Mad: Seven Decades of Satire opens at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at Ohio State University on Saturday, May 5, and runs through Oct. 21. The exhibit will include original drawings and paintings, displays of vintage MAD magazines and memorabilia such as trading cards and board games. (AP Photo/Andrew Welsh-Huggins)

MAD Magazine shutting down: Reports

America's most venerable spoof magazine, the source of one of President Trump's most recent jibes at the Democrats, is reportedly no more. Published July 3, 2019

Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca testifies in 1979 before the House banking committee. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Lee Iacocca dies at 94: Report

Auto magnate Lee Iacocca, the father of the Ford Mustang and the man who saved Chrysler in the 1980s, has died. He was 94. Published July 2, 2019