Victor Morton
Articles by Victor Morton
Caitlin Denison is woman in doorbell video, family believes
A Nevada family had hopes Wednesday that their missing teenagers might be the woman seen ringing a doorbell in a Texas home's surveillance video. The grandmother of 19-year-old Caitlin Denison told the Houston Chronicle on Wednesday that the teen went missing nine months ago after telling family members she was meeting someone in Texas. However the woman was identified as someone else later Wednesday. Published August 29, 2018
Betsy DeVos to propose campus sexual misconduct rules that protect accused, colleges: Report
The Education Department is reportedly preparing a series of new policies on campus sexual misconduct that aim to protect the rights of the accused and to limit colleges' liability. Published August 29, 2018
Lanny Davis admits he was source for CNN Trump Tower story, lied about it on air
Michael Cohen's attorney Lanny Davis has acknowledged being an anonymous source for the disputed CNN Trump Tower story and also admitted lying on TV about his involvement. Published August 27, 2018
James Inhofe says John McCain ‘partially to blame’ for Donald Trump flag-lowering controversy
To one Republican senator, Monday's flag flap was John McCain's fault. Sen. James Inhofe, Oklahoma Republican, said the two days of back and forth about the flag over the White House and President Trump's statements on Mr. McCain's death was the result of their being "strong willed people" and partially at the Arizona senator's doorstep. Published August 27, 2018
David Katz identified as Jacksonville gamer shooting suspect
Police have identified the suspect in Sunday's Jacksonville gamer shooting. Published August 26, 2018
Madden 19 Tournament shooting: Multiple deaths reported in Jacksonville, Florida
A Madden video-game tournament in Florida ended in a mass-shooting Sunday, with a losing competitor killing two people and wounding several others before killing himself. Published August 26, 2018
Betsy DeVos eyes school gun purchases with federal funds
The Education Department is reportedly considering letting states purchase firearms for schools using federal funds, reversing earlier policies and despite laws that bar states from using cash from Washington that way. Published August 22, 2018
Trump tags wrong Mike Pompeo in Tweet on South Africa
President Trump took to Twitter on Wednesday night to denounce South Africa's land-reform program and order Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to review it. Published August 22, 2018
Donald Trump considering pardon for Paul Manafort, Fox reports
A Fox News journalist said Wednesday evening that in an interview with President Trump, he told her that he was considering pardoning Paul Manafort. Published August 22, 2018
South Africa white-owned farm seizures ‘land reform’ that will ‘follow the rule of law’: State Dept.
The State Department issued a statement Wednesday on South Africa moving to expropriate largely white-owned farmland, offering assurances that the country was engaged in an "open process." And then President Trump promptly undid the statement and said he'd ordered Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to review the program, which he harshly criticized as mass murder. Published August 22, 2018
Jimmy Bennett issues statement on Asia Argento sexual assault accusation
Jimmy Bennett, the actor who claims he was raped as a teenager by Asia Argento, a leader of the #MeToo movement and Harvey Weinstein victim, broke his present-day silence Wednesday, saying he was traumatized by her claims of victimhood. Published August 22, 2018
Lanny Davis says Michael Cohen ‘more than happy’ to tell Robert Mueller ‘all he knows’
Lanny Davis, lawyer for Michael Cohen, says his client has information that likely will be of interest to special counsel Robert Mueller. Lanny Davis, in an interview Tuesday evening on MSNBC, said his client will be "more than happy to tell the special counsel all that he knows." Published August 21, 2018
Cristhian Rivera identified as Mollie Tibbetts suspect
The suspect in the Mollie Tibbets slaying has been identified by authorities as Cristhian Rivera. Published August 21, 2018
‘Silent Sam,’ Confederate monument, toppled on University of North Carolina campus
Protesters at the University of North Carolina have toppled and desecrated a Confederate monument on campus. According to local media reports and videos, the 1913 "Silent Sam" statue to honor soldiers who were killed in the Civil War was torn down and then had dirt poured on it. Published August 20, 2018
South Africa begins seizing white-owned farms
The seizures are part of a broad program of land redistribution that the post-Apartheid South African government has committed to speeding up, saying the country's current wealth distribution reflects theft from black tribes under the whites-only governments of the early- and mid-20th century. Published August 20, 2018
Pope Francis’ letter on sexual abuse orders no specific actions
Pope Francis condemned priest sexual abuse, denounced the church's past response as inadequate and said solutions must involve "all the members of God's People" in a rare letter Monday to Catholics worldwide. Published August 20, 2018
Jimmy Bennett says Asia Argento, Weinstein accuser, raped him, paid him off: Report
One of disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein's first accusers, according to a New York Times report Sunday, had herself paid off an actor who had accused her of statutory rape. Published August 19, 2018
Donald Wuerl to meet priests over sex-abuse scandals
The archbishop of Washington will reportedly hold a meeting Monday of priests in the archdiocese over his role in the Pennsylvania sex-abuse scandals. Published August 19, 2018
Michael Hayden dares Donald Trump to revoke his security clearance
Count former CIA and NSA boss Michael V. Hayden among those top former U.S. intelligence officials who'd be happy to have President Trump revoke their security clearances, too. Published August 19, 2018
William McRaven asks Donald Trump to revoke his security clearance in solidarity with John Brennan
William McRaven, the retired admiral who oversaw the Osama bin Laden raid, made the unusual move Thursday of calling on President Trump to revoke his security clearance. Published August 16, 2018