JOHN HINCKLEY

Killings of government leaders used to be far more common — and firearm deaths are exceedingly rare in Japan.

The man who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981 has apologized for his actions in a televised interview.

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.

A planned New York City concert by would-be presidential assassin John Hinckley Jr. has been canceled even as Hinckley was freed from federal court oversight.

John Hinckley Jr. has been freed from court oversight.

The man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 is saying thank you to the people who helped him win freedom from court oversight.

A federal judge has given his final blessing to full freedom for John Hinckley, the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981.

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The man known as the “Unabomber” 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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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.

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.

Jo Ann Hinckley, whose son John Hinckley Jr. tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan, has died.

The court-ordered restrictions on would-be presidential assassin John Hinckley are not a punishment for his mental illness, but precautions designed to protect society from a person with a past history

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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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: “Wow.