Victor Morton

Philadelphia police officer shot

A Philadelphia police officer was shot and taken to the hospital Sunday evening, and two suspects are in custody.

April 17, 2016

Dilma Rousseff’s party concedes impeachment vote will pass

The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies voted Sunday night to impeach President Dilma Rousseff on corruption charges, sending the fate of the nation's head of state on to the Senate.

April 17, 2016

Leslie Van Houten, Charles Manson follower, granted parole

Charles Manson "family" member Leslie Van Houten was granted parole in her 20th request before the board at the California Institution for Women, which sent the recommendation on to Gov. Jerry Brown.

April 14, 2016

Bill Haslam vetoes bill to make Bible Tennessee state book

Gov. Bill Haslam vetoed a bill Thursday that would have made the Bible the Tennessee state book.

April 14, 2016

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, DNC sue Arizona over alleged voter suppression

The Democratic National Committee and both the party's two presidential hopefuls sued Arizona on Thursday, accusing the state of voter suppression.

April 14, 2016

Donald Trump favorite Bible verse is one Jesus specifically repudiated

Donald Trump was asked about his favorite Bible verse in a Thursday radio interview, and he responded by citing an Old Testament law that Jesus specifically repudiated.

April 14, 2016

Ted Cruz at CNN town hall names beleaguered ‘Godfather III’ among favorite films

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has taken many a controversial stand -- repealing Obamacare, deporting illegal immigrants. But he may have outdone himself Wednesday night at a CNN town hall meeting.

April 14, 2016

HazMat situation near University of Texas kills 1, injures 5

One person is dead and another hospitalized in a deadly chemical leak that brought out the HazMat suits and caused hundreds to evacuate a neighborhood just a few blocks from Austin campus of the University of Texas.

April 13, 2016

Kenneth Fults executed in Georgia

On Tuesday evening, Georgia executed Kenneth Fults, a murderer who shot his 19-year-old next-door neighbor five times in the back of the head during a 1996 crime spree.

April 12, 2016

XHamster.com porn site blocks North Carolina users over bathroom bill

The popular pornography site XHamster.com has blocked North Carolina IP addresses since 12:30 p.m. Monday, according to a report in the Huffington Post, in order to punish the state's porn hounds over the bathroom bill.

April 11, 2016

Ron Bateman, Anne Arundel County sheriff, arrested

The sheriff of Anne Arundel County was arrested Sunday evening, according to multiple news outlets.

April 10, 2016

CIA won’t torture terror suspects regardless of presidential orders, John Brennan says

Even if a President Trump were to order the CIA to torture terror suspects, the agency would refuse, Director John Brennan said.

April 10, 2016

Geraldo Rivera blasts Ted Cruz for ‘stinking anti-Semitic’ comments

Geraldo Rivera said Thursday night that Sen. Ted Cruz's attack on "New York values" is actually a form of anti-Semitism.

April 7, 2016

Bomani Jones wears ‘Caucasians’ T-shirt, sparks social media frenzy

One of ESPN's major talking heads used his sartorial choices Thursday to mock both the Cleveland Indians mascot and the team's decision to de-emphasize it, wearing a "Caucasians" parody T-shirt on air.

April 7, 2016

Bernie Sanders plays ‘Iraq card’ against Hillary Clinton

Sen. Bernard Sanders twice played the "Iraq card" against Democratic rival Hillary Clinton on Wednesday in a testy day-long exchange that began on the issue of guns.

April 6, 2016

Pablo Vasquez executed for Texas murder with Satanic overtones, blood-drinking

A Texas man who drank the blood of a 12-year-old boy and tried to decapitate him at Satan's request was executed Wednesday on the nation's busiest death row.

April 6, 2016

Merle Haggard dies at 79

Country-music legend Merle Haggard died Wednesday on his 79th birthday, according to a Nashville TV station, citing his manager.

April 6, 2016

Hillary Clinton has ‘lost patience’ with Bernie Sanders, will ramp up attacks

The Hillary Clinton campaign has "lost patience" and will start going after Sen. Bernard Sanders much harder and hoping to destroy his campaign, CNN reported Tuesday night.

April 5, 2016

Chad Dermyer is Virginia State Trooper killed in Richmond Greyhound bus station shooting

Chad Dermyer has been identified as the Virginia State Trooper killed in a Thursday afternoon shooting at the Greyhound bus station in Richmond that ended with the death of the gunman at the hands of other state troopers.

March 31, 2016

DraftKings, FanDuel to suspend college fantasy games

In the latest move in the year's shrinking of their business, DraftKings and FanDuel agreed Thursday to suspend indefinitely all games involving college sports, effective next week after college basketball's Final Four ends.

March 31, 2016