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John Hinckley released from D.C. hospital 35 years after Reagan assassination attempt

John Hinckley, Ronald Reagan's would-be assassin, was released from a Washington, D.C. psychiatric hospital Saturday, according to CBS News.

September 10, 2016

Scott Walker, Wisconsin governor, met with protesters outside Maryland GOP fundraiser

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's appearance Friday at the Maryland Republican Party's biggest fundraiser of the year was met with protests courtesy of dozens of pro-union demonstrators who rallied outside while the former candidate for president addressed attendees of the annual Red, White and Blue Dinner in Glen Burnie.

September 10, 2016

Brits with blow-up doll asked to leave Ground Zero on eve of 9/11 anniversary: Report

Police reportedly asked a group of men to leave the National September 11 Memorial in lower Manhattan on Friday after they posed for pictures with a blow-up doll at ground zero two days before the 15th anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in modern history.

September 10, 2016

U.S. government asks judge to prevent jury from hearing FBI ran child porn site for months

Federal prosecutors on Friday asked that the jury tasked with hearing a case against a Florida man accused of running a massive child porn website be sparred details about the government's role in running that site after his arrest.

September 10, 2016

WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning begins hunger strike over prison treatment

Army Private Chelsea Manning, the convicted source of the biggest intelligence leak in U.S. military history, began a hunger strike Friday over what she described as "constant and overzealous administrative scrutiny by prison and military officials."

September 9, 2016

Emergency-call systems can be hacked due to exploitable FCC rule, researchers warn

A weakness that affects the way 911 calls are handled can let hackers compromise emergency systems across entire states and potentially entire countries, researchers at Israel's Ben-Gurion Univerisity warned in a report published Friday.

September 9, 2016

American Legion, veterans group, asks Congress for new marijuana laws

The American Legion has formally asked Congress to recognize the potential medical value of marijuana on behalf of the millions of U.S. military veterans who could benefit by seeing cannabis reclassified by the federal government.

September 9, 2016

Bill Nojay, New York assemblyman, commits suicide in Rochester cemetery days before primary

Bill Nojay, a New York State assemblyman scheduled to run next week in its Republican primary, committed suicide at a Rochester cemetery Friday morning, local media reported. He was 59.

September 9, 2016

Gregory Touhill, retired Air Force general, appointed by White House to new cyber role

The White House on Thursday appointed a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general to act as the government's first ever chief information security officer eight months after President Obama unveiled the role as part of a multi-prong effort to bolster the nation's ability to stop hackers.

September 9, 2016

Trump campaign says candidate now believes Obama was born in U.S.

Donald Trump no longer believes President Obama was born outside the United States, the Republican presidential nominee's campaign manager and one of his closest allies told reporters this week.

September 9, 2016

Roger Thomas Clark, Silk Road suspect, defies extradition efforts 10 months after arrest

Roger Thomas Clark, a Canadian man accused of helping operate Silk Road, the now defunct internet drug bazaar, vowed to beat efforts to have him extradited to the United States in his first interview since being arrested last year in Thailand.

September 8, 2016

Amish party in Ohio results in 38 adults pleading guilty to alcohol charges

An Ohio judge handed down sentences Wednesday to more than three-dozen adults who were arrested over the weekend at a wild Amish party about 90 miles south of Cleveland.

September 8, 2016

Deric Lostutter pleads not guilty to hacking charge related to Steubenville rape case

The felony computer hacking case brought against a man accused of participating in an online campaign waged in response to the 2012 rape of a teenage girl in Steubenville, Ohio, will move forward following hacktivist Deric Lostutter's entering of a not guilty plea Wednesday in federal court.

September 8, 2016

St. Jude Medical sues short-seller, security researchers over hacking claims

St. Jude Medical responded to recent claims about the insecurity of its implantable cardiac devices by suing the short-selling firm and research team responsible for the accusations this week in federal court.

September 8, 2016

James Schriver, ex-funeral home operator, gets probation over drugs found inside mortuary

James Schriver, the former operator of a South Dakota funeral home, was sentenced to five years probation on Tuesday for charges handed down after authorities found methamphetamine and nearly 3 pounds of marijuana while executing a search warrant inside Memorial Mortuary & Crematory earlier this year.

September 7, 2016

Denmark agrees to buy Panama Papers leaks to aid probe against tax cheats

Denmark announced Wednesday it plans to purchase data from the recent "Panama Papers" leak in order to investigate Danish citizens who may have used the infamous offshore law firm to evade taxes.

September 7, 2016

Michael Krawitz withdraws from N.J. race amid social media scandal with journalist

Republican candidate Michael Krawitz retired his latest bid for local office in Gloucester County, New Jersey, on Tuesday after a female journalist accused him of saying he hopes she gets raped.

September 7, 2016

David Michael Levin, security professional, gets jail time for exposing elections website flaws

A Florida man will serve 20 days in jail for computer hacking after he exploited a security flaw on the Lee County Elections Office website as "a silly political stunt" for a local candidate.

September 7, 2016

Nancy Pelosi asks Paul Ryan to ban GOP from using hacked documents

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi urged Republican leadership Tuesday to denounce using leaked documents for campaigning purposes ahead of the general election.

September 7, 2016

Wisconsin Juggalo charged over ‘ritualistic’ blood-drinking ceremony: Report

A Wisconsin man is facing charges of "mayhem" and causing reckless injury after authorities say he and his friends participated in a "ritualistic memorial" involving amputation, blood drinking and rapping clowns.

September 6, 2016