Victor Morton

Gunman reported near University of Virginia campus

A gunman was reported Tuesday evening near the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville, prompting an official warning to students.

June 7, 2016

‘Free the Nipple’ sues Fort Collins, Colorado, over ‘sexist’ topless ban

Free the Nipple filed the lawsuit in federal court in Denver on Tuesday against the city of Fort Collins, Colorado, claiming also that the city's public nudity ordinance also chills free speech.

May 31, 2016

Michelle Gregg, mother of boy who fell into gorilla moat at Cincinnati Zoo, fires back at critics

The mother of the 4-year-old child who fell into a zoo's gorilla enclosure struck back at social media critics and animal rights activists who have called her a bad parent.

May 30, 2016

South Korea fires warning shots after North Korean boats breach disputed sea border

The South Korean navy fired on two North Korean vessels that had broached the enemy nations' sea border on Friday.

May 26, 2016

Troy Ave arrested in T.I. concert shooting

A suspect has been arrested in Wednesday night's fatal shootout at a New York hiphop concert, reportedly the result of a Brooklyn neighborhood feud among rappers. Brooklyn-based rapper Troy Ave, whose real name is Roland Collins, has been charged with attempted murder, weapons charges and lesser-included counts such as menacing and endangerment.

May 26, 2016

Khloe Kardashian files for divorce from Lamar Odom: report

Reality-TV star Khloe Kardashian has renewed her divorce complaint against former NBA star Lamar Odom, reportedly because he had relapsed and began drinking again.

May 26, 2016

Rep. Rick Allen reads Bible verse condemning homosexuality, spurs meeting walkout

Several Republican lawmakers reportedly walked out of a regular policy meeting when one of them opened it my reading a biblical condemnation of homosexuality.

May 26, 2016

T.I. concert shooting: Several injured at New York’s Union Square

A backstage fight at a rap concert Wednesday night in New York's famed Union Square neighborhood escalated into a shooting that killed at least one man and wounded three other people.

May 25, 2016

Johnny Depp’s wife Amber Heard files for divorce: report

The actress-model wife of Johnny Depp has filed for divorce at a particularly awkward time for the movie star, TMZ reported Wednesday afternoon.

May 25, 2016

Jorge Zambrano, suspect in Officer Ronald Tarentino Jr. killing, fatally shot by police

Jorge Zambrano was killed in a shootout with police officers that also injured a second state trooper. Officer Ronald Tarentino Jr. had been killed in the early hours of Sunday morning at a traffic stop.

May 22, 2016

Mohamed Said Aly Aly Shakeer identified as EgyptAir Flight MS804 pilot

EgyptAir identified Thursday the pilot and co-pilot of the doomed Flight MS804, which crashed in the overnight hours in the Eastern Mediterranean.

May 19, 2016

EgyptAir flight 804 from Paris to Cairo disappears from radar

An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo disappeared from radar Thursday morning, with 56 passengers and 10 crew aboard.

May 18, 2016

Bob Bennett apologized to Muslims for Donald Trump in final days

A dying Republican senator used his last days to apologize to Muslims for the rise of Donald Trump as his party's presidential nominee, the man's family members told the Daily Beast.

May 18, 2016

Chinese fighter jets threaten U.S. military aircraft, Pentagon says

The Pentagon said Wednesday that two Chinese fighter jets had a dangerous confrontation with a U.S. patrol plane over international waters the previous day.

May 18, 2016

Donald Trump says he’d meet with Kim Jong-un

Presumed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said in an interview Tuesday that he'd be willing to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.

May 17, 2016

D.C. special police officers charged in death of MedStar patient James McBride

Two special police officers were charged Tuesday with involuntary manslaughter in the 2015 death of MedStar Washington Hospital Center patient James McBride.

May 17, 2016

Obama administration to tell schools transgender students can use bathroom of choice

The Obama administration will issue a decree Friday telling all the nation's public schools that they must let transgender students use the bathroom of their choice -- or else.

May 12, 2016

Joint Base Andrews on lockdown after security incident

Joint Base Andrews was put on lockdown at rush hour Thursday afternoon over a security incident, base officials said.

May 12, 2016

Carlie Trent found; Gary Simpson in custody

An armed civilian was able to end a Tennessee Amber Alert case Thursday, finding a 9-year-old girl missing for a week and the uncle suspected of kidnapping her.

May 12, 2016

CDC labs sanctioned for mishandling biological weapon agents: report

Multiple labs run by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been sanctioned by federal regulators for mishandling pathogens used in biological warfare, USA Today reported Tuesday.

May 10, 2016