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A high-profile honor killing has led to calls for stronger laws. But a gang-rape victim who's spent 14 years fighting for justice says laws are undercut by ages-old feudal traditions against women.

A federal judge in Washington will allow John Hinckley to leave a mental institution and to live full-time with his mother. Hinckley shot President Ronald Reagan and three others in 1981.

The death of the vice president's eldest son derailed his own hopes for the White House. But he once had better approval ratings than Hillary Clinton and may have been a more competitive nominee.

Airs Thursdays, July 28 & August 4, 2016 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

Bernie Sanders addressed the Democratic National Convention Monday night, after a day of disunity in the Philadelphia arena. Read his speech here.

Outside the convention, supporters of Bernie Sanders demonstrated against what they said was a rigged system, while the atmosphere turned chaotic inside the convention hall.

A court award of half a million dollars to a kidnapped aid worker — and an increase in kidnappings — has spurred humanitarian groups to create better security plans.

Authorities advised the public to reduce the potential for serious temperature-related ailments by staying hydrated, avoiding unnecessary outdoor activity and checking on neighbors and relatives.

In his GOP presidential acceptance speech, Donald Trump cast himself as a champion for the middle class, arguing that with Hillary Clinton in the White House, economic strife would grow.

The entrepreneur praised her father's business sense and his commitment to women and working mothers. "My father values talent. He is colorblind and gender neutral," she said.