This is how Secret Service protection has changed for presidents over the years
As the world has vastly changed, so has protection for presidents since the days when the public could come to the White House to meet Abraham Lincoln.
EXPLAINER: How parade crash insanity plea will work
A man accused of driving his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee has served notice that he'll try to convince a jury that he was mentally ill during the incident and shouldn't go to prison.
Hinckley to get full freedom 41 years after shooting Reagan
A federal judge says John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is โno longer a danger to himself or othersโ and will be freed from court oversight this month as planned.
'Unabomber' Ted Kaczynski moved to prison medical facility
The man known as the โUnabomberโ has been transferred to a federal prison medical facility in North Carolina after spending the past two decades in a federal Supermax prison in Colorado for a series of bombings that targeted scientists.
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John Hinckley, who shot Reagan, to be freed from oversight
A federal judge says the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan four decades ago can be released unconditionally from the restrictions he's been living under next year if he remains mentally stable.
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Lawyers to urge no restrictions for Reagan shooter Hinckley
Lawyers for the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan are scheduled to argue in court that 66-year-old John Hinckley should be freed from restrictions placed on him after he moved out of a Washington hospital.
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Hearing set to discuss unconditional release for Hinckley
A court hearing has been scheduled regarding whether the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan can live without restrictions in the home he shares with his mother and brother in Virginia.
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Judge allows John Hinckley to publicly display his artwork
FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2003, file photo, John Hinckley Jr. arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan can now publicly display his writings, artwork and music, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Hinckley, who shot and wounded Reagan in 1981, must inform his treatment team of his plans to display his works. Barry Levine, who represents Hinckley, said at a September court hearing that Hinckley should eventually be granted unconditional release. Around the time that then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in January 2011, Hinckley told one of his doctors: โWow.