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Flags to be raised for Trump’s inauguration, despite half-staff order for Carter’s death
By Alana Wise Flags will be flown at full-staff on Jan. 20 for Donald Trump’s inauguration as president, despite an order from President Biden to lower the flags to half-staff in remembrance of the late President Jimmy Carter. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, a Republican, announced the decision to raise the flags to full…
Why Michelle Obama Missed Jimmy Carter’s Funeral
For former president Jimmy Carter’s funeral, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, as well other former presidents, were joined by their spouses while Barack Obama attended solo. Michelle Obama is sending her condolences to late president Jimmy Carter from afar. After the former president died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, President…
Jimmy Carter’s Funeral: Donald Trump & More Leaders Attend Service
Nearly two weeks after former U.S. President Jimmy Carter died at the age of 100, public figures including President-Elect Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama, gathered to honor him. Jimmy Carter‘s loved ones and fellow public figures are paying their respects to the former president. Nearly two weeks after Carter passed away at the…
Wildfires upend lives in Southern California. And, Jimmy Carter’s state funeral
By Brittney Melton here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Nearly 30,000 acres continue to burn early today across Los Angeles County. At least five people have died and the fires have destroyed whole neighborhoods. Every school in Los…
All 5 living presidents expected to attend Jimmy Carter’s National Cathedral funeral
Elena Moore Political leaders in Washington will honor the life of former President Jimmy Carter with a funeral service at the National Cathedral this morning. Carter, who died on Dec. 29 at 100, was the nation’s longest-living president. Thursday’s event marks the final public tribute to Carter, following additional funeral services and ceremonies since Saturday…
Jimmy Carter’s funeral services begin in DC. And, photos from the major winter storm
By Brittney Melton here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. The remains of former President Jimmy Carter are set to arrive in Washington, D.C., today. He will be honored with a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, where he will…
What Happened to Carter’s White House Solar Panels? They Lived On.
Jimmy Carter (1924-2024) The panels, removed under Ronald Reagan, found new homes from Maine to China. And their legacy still reverberates. By Austyn Gaffney It was a novel idea at the time, but one that made sense: In 1979, President Jimmy Carter had 32 solar panels installed on the roof of the White House. They…
Everything you need to know about Jimmy Carter’s funeral
There will be multiple days of ceremonies and services in Washington DC to mourn the passing of US President Jimmy Carter, who died at age 100. The former president will be honoured at a state funeral on 9 January before he is buried in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, alongside his wife, Rosalynn, who died…
In Jimmy Carter’s hometown of Plains, people remember the former president
By Grant Blankenship PLAINS, Ga. — By late Monday morning, flags were at half-staff in this small downtown and the decorations were coming down—early. “This next week was gonna be our packing up Christmas,” said Jillian Williams, a fixture of the business community in this strip of shops by the railroad tracks where holly boughs…
Jimmy Carter’s Quiet but Monumental Work in Global Health
Jimmy Carter (1924-2024) In his decades as a former president, he and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, helped bring lifesaving treatments and sanitation to poor people around the world. By Stephanie Nolen Stephanie Nolen, who covers global health, has observed the Carter Center’s health and aid projects in more than a dozen countries. Jimmy Carter’s five…
A look at Jimmy Carter’s legacy. And, rules for regifting unwanted presents
By Brittney Melton here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Jimmy Carter’s life will be remembered with more than a week of events. The 39th president of the United States died in his hometown of Plains, Ga., yesterday at…
Jimmy Carter’s challenges mirror those faced by Biden
Forty-four years elapsed between the time Jimmy Carter left the presidency and the day he died. Four decades seems like a long time – a record for a former US president – yet many of the challenges facing America in 2024 are not that different from the ones Carter faced, and at times succumbed to,…
Carter’s single White House term still stirs controversy after more than 40 years
Ron Elving 1 of 12 Few presidents have come as far as fast in national politics as Jimmy Carter. In 1974, he was nearing the end of his single term as governor of Georgia when he told the world he wanted to be president. Two years later, he was the president-elect. Although his name recognition…
La historia de amor de ocho décadas de Jimmy Carter y Rosalynn Carter
Former President Jimmy Carter, who died at the age of 100 on Dec. 29, and Rosalynn Carter fell in love, raised a family and spent most of their 77 years of marriage living in Plains, Ga. When Eleanor Rosalynn Smith first laid eyes on Jimmy Carter, he was a fascinating older boy. She was a few…