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Judge allows John Hinckley to publicly display his artwork

The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan can now publicly display his writings, artwork and music, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. John Hinckley has long considered himself to be a mu...

Oct 28, 2020

Developer tied to Texas AG accused judge, others of fraud

DALLAS - An Austin real estate developer at the centre of recent allegations against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked for an investigation into his uncorroborated claims that other businessmen ...

Oct 28, 2020

Hurricane Zeta hits Louisiana with flooding, power outages

NEW ORLEANS - Hurricane Zeta slammed into storm-weary Louisiana on Wednesday, pelting the New Orleans metro area with rain and howling winds that ripped apart buildings, knocked out power to thousands...

Oct 28, 2020

Supreme Court leaves NC absentee ballot deadline at Nov. 12

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court will allow absentee ballots in North Carolina to be received and counted up to 9 days after Election Day, in a win for Democrats. The justices on Wednesday refused to di...

Oct 28, 2020

ICE settles lawsuit filed by immigrant activists in Vermont

BURLINGTON, Vt. - The federal government has agreed not to deport three immigrant activists in Vermont who sued two years ago after they were arrested, saying they were targeted in retaliation for the...

Oct 28, 2020

Former DHS official says he wrote 'Anonymous' Trump critique

WASHINGTON - A former Trump administration official who penned a scathing anti-Trump op-ed and book under the pen name "Anonymous" made his identify public Wednesday. Miles Taylor, a former chief of s...

Oct 28, 2020

Hospital, residential areas hit in Nagorno-Karabakh fighting

YEREVAN, Armenia - Rockets hit a hospital and residential areas Wednesday amid deadly fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh that has raged for...

Oct 28, 2020

Voting history of Detroit woman, 103, dates back to FDR

DETROIT - Talu Massey is among the millions of Americans who voted before Nov. 3, resulting in record-breaking early turnout. But it's far from the Detroit resident's first election. Very far. She vot...

Oct 28, 2020

School bus driver, 7-year-old girl killed in Tennessee crash

DECATUR, Tenn. - A school bus driver was killed along with a 7-year-old girl after a utility vehicle swerved into their lane. The bus, carrying 22 children, slammed head-on into the vehicle's side, th...

Oct 28, 2020

Tokyo festival opens with grueling boxing 'Underdog' film

TOKYO - Masaharu Take's films have always focused on painful stories about Japan's "under-class," people who are often overlooked in a nation stereotyped as monolithically well-to-do. The heroes of hi...

Oct 28, 2020