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John Hinkley Jr. freed from court oversight after decades

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — John Hinckley Jr., who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was freed from court oversight Wednesday, officially concluding decades of supervision by legal and mental health professionals. FILE - U.S.…

Dolly Parton gives $1M to infectious disease research, again

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dolly Parton is donating $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, the organization announced on Wednesday. FILE - Dolly Parton performs at Austin City Limits…

US report: nearly 400 crashes of automated tech vehicles

DETROIT (AP) — Automakers reported nearly 400 crashes of vehicles with partially automated driver-assist systems, including 273 involving Teslas, according to statistics released by U.S. safety regulators on Wednesday. FILE - A Tesla owner charges his…

New study looks into Alzheimer's disease

JACKSON, Tenn. -- June is Brain Health Awareness Month, and experts want to help you get ahead. Dr. Joshua Grill, the professor of Psychiatry and Neurobiology Behavior at the University of…

CBS News' Richard Schlesinger of '48 Hours' is retiring

NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime CBS News correspondent Richard Schlesinger, a fixture on the newsmagazine “48 Hours,” is retiring after nearly four decades at the network. The New York-based Schlesinger, who had also reported for the “CBS Evening News,” “CBS…

Ohio governor signs bill allowing armed school employees

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio school districts could begin arming employees as soon as this fall under a bill signed into law Monday by GOP Gov. Mike DeWine. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine discusses a law that gives school…