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By BEN FINLEY Associated Press 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. John Hinckley Jr. was 25 when he attacked the president. Jurors found him not guilty by

By AMY BETH HANSON, MARTHA BELLISLE and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press JOPLIN, Mont. (AP) — An Amtrak train that derailed in rural Montana over the weekend was going just under the speed limit at about 75 mph (121 kph) when it went off the track along a gradual curve. That’s according to federal investigators. They

By COLLIN BINKLEY and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are promising historic investments across all levels of education as they push ahead with President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan. The proposal includes universal prekindergarten, two years of free community college and expanded child care subsidies. Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan touches

By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Gen. Mark Milley has been the target of more political intrigue in two years as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff than any of his recent predecessors were in four. One after another, political firestorms have ignited around him. Milley will face

By OMER FAROOQ Associated Press HYDERABAD, India (AP) — A cyclone flooded parts of India’s eastern coast with heavy rains and uprooted thousands of trees and power poles, knocking out electricity, before weakening to a deep depression Monday. A local official said heavy rains had lashed the town of Kalingapatnam in Andhra Pradesh state, swamping

By LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion government-shaping plan is hitting a tumultuous week. With Republicans solidly opposed, Democrats are rushing to trim the total and finish up the big package — an enormous undertaking with consequences  certain to shape Biden’s presidency and the lawmakers’ own

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Sam is a powerful Category 4 storm in the Atlantic but it poses no threat to land as it loops northward in the Atlantic. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said in an advisory Monday that Sam is centered about 800 miles southeast of the northern Leeward Islands. Its maximum sustained winds

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian share are mostly higher, but skepticism about the regional economic outlook tempered the rally amid worries about further waves of COVID-19 outbreaks. Benchmarks in Japan, China, Australia and South Korea gained, while Shanghai declined. Japan’s ruling party holds an election later this week to choose