John Hinckley apologises for Reagan assassination attempt and insists he’s an ‘ordinary guy’ ‘It’s something I don’t want to remember’ The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2022
Hinckley says he's sorry for shooting that wounded Reagan The man who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981 apologized for his actions in a televised interview The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2022
Commentary: Republicans are banning books about historical truths their own leaders have apologized for On a recent outing my wife and I took in a touring exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution titled “Righting a Wrong.” Within the modest confines of a single room at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, the exhibit conveyed an epic tragedy: the incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans and… Los Angeles Times · Jun 28, 2022
Analysis: Supreme Court is bold, confident, conservative and ready to move further right WASHINGTON — This is not the Supreme Court most Americans have known. Los Angeles Times · Jun 25, 2022
A history of skyrocketing gas prices A look back at American gas price increases, the global factors that contributed and the presidents who got blamed Salon · Jun 25, 2022
How Americans lost their right to abortions: a victory for conservatives, 50 years in the making Why, and how, a decision opposed by a majority of Americans came about has everything to do with political power, experts say The Guardian - US · Jun 24, 2022
George Skelton: California has long been a voice for abortion rights. But there’s a political ring to it SACRAMENTO, Calif. — People often ask me how things have changed at California’s Capitol over the last 60 years. One answer: Politics today is a lot more knee-jerk partisan. Los Angeles Times · Jun 23, 2022
Rambo: First Blood review – Stallone’s 80s hero ripe for devotees of old-school action Fans of movie explosions get another chance to spend time with the character that inspired Ronald Reagan The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2022
John Hinckley Jr. speaks: 'I'm trying to not dwell on the past' The man who shot Reagan is now totally free. He talks about his music career and the concept of redemption with Eve 6's Max Collins. Input · Jun 20, 2022
Self-Defense Is Sexy In America, social change often comes after a politician or government goes too heavily on offense against individuals wishing merely to stand their ground and assert their rights. Reason · Jun 20, 2022
John Hinckley NYC concert canceled; Chicago show previously scrapped The Market Hotel in Brooklyn cited “very real and worsening threats and hate” in its announcement on social media Wednesday that it was canceling the July 8 concert. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 16, 2022
NYC guitar concert by Hinckley, who shot Reagan, is canceled 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 The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022
Attempted Reagan assassin John Hinckley Jr’s sold-out Brooklyn concert cancelled ‘We’re living in very, very scary times, to be honest’, said the disappointed 67-year-old The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022
First Thing: bodies found in search for Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira Regional police chief says one of men arrested led officers to burial site. Plus, two US volunteers in Ukraine feared taken prisoner by Russia The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2022
Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2022 Man who shot Ronald Reagan fully freed from court oversight after 41 years The man who shot then-US president Ronald Reagan has been released without conditions in compliance with a federal judge’s order on Wednesday.
WEKU · Jun 16, 2022 John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate President Reagan, is granted full release Hinckley, who was confined to a mental hospital for decades, has been inching his way toward freedom for years. On Wednesday, an order lifting some remaining restrictions went into effect.
Salon · Jun 16, 2022 John Hinckley Jr. is officially free Acquitted for the attempted murder of Reagan in 1981, Hinckley has been under court supervision for over 41-years
Tribune News Service · Jun 15, 2022 Would-be Reagan assassin Hinckley fully released Wednesday, NYC show canceled John Hinckley Jr., the former Texas resident who shot former President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was fully released from court restrictions on Wednesday, looking forward to launching a music career in an already sold-out concert in Brooklyn next month.
The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022 Anthony Fauci on the Aids crisis, monkeypox, trans rights and his retirement In an exclusive interview with Io Dodds, Dr Anthony Fauci looks back on his decades-long career in public health
The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022 John Hinckley Jr: Attempted Ronald Reagan assassin fully released after 41 years Hinckley was acquitted by reason of insanity and spent decades in a Washington psychiatric hospital
The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022 John Hinkley Jr. freed from court oversight after decades John Hinckley Jr. has been freed from court oversight
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 13, 2022 Sun-Times/WBEZ Poll: Most Illinois Republican voters don’t believe Trump really lost in 2020 Nearly two-thirds of Illinois Republican voters say former President Donald Trump should run in 2024. The survey found an overwhelming majority fall into the election-denier category — believing Trump should still be in the White House.
The Guardian - US · Jun 12, 2022 US Southern Baptist churches facing ‘apocalypse’ over sexual abuse scandal A report named hundreds of church leaders accused or found guilty of abusing children and says survivors were mistreated
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 12, 2022 Robert F. Kennedy’s speech on gun violence is still relevant today “No one — no matter where he lives or what he does — can be certain who next will suffer from some senseless act of bloodshed. And yet it goes on and on and on in this country of ours ... Why?”
The Independent UK · Jun 10, 2022 Jan. 6 hearings remind some voters of Watergate, Iran-Contra Bucks County, a suburb near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has an ample supply of swing voters — they've sent Republicans and Democrats to Congress