Jan 06 WATCH: Jimmy Carter funeral events – 39th president returns to Georgia Carter was celebrated Thursday for his personal humility and public service before, during and after his presidency during a funeral at Washington National Cathedral featuring the kind of pageantry the 39th U.S. president typically eschewed. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 2:18 Jimmy Carter honored in his home state of Georgia on first day of memorial events By William Brangham, Kaisha Young, Gerard Edic The nation’s farewell to former President Jimmy Carter began Saturday in his home state of Georgia, launching six days of memorial events for the 39th president. The Carter family, joined by crowds of mourners, came together to honor the life… Continue watching
Jan 04 WATCH: Funeral service for Jimmy Carter held at Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta By Bill Barrow, Jeff Amy, Kate Payne, Associated Press Jimmy Carter's extended public farewell began Saturday in Georgia, with the 39th U.S. president’s flag-draped casket tracing his long arc from the Depression-era South and family farming business to the pinnacle of American political power and decades as a global… Continue reading
Jan 01 The notable lives we lost in 2024 By Bernard McGhee, Associated Press Alexei Navalny, who crusaded against Russian President Vladimir Putin, former President Jimmy Carter, U.S. congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, actress Maggie Smith and hall-of-fame baseball player Willie Mays are among some of the notable people who died this year… Continue reading
Dec 29 Jimmy Carter, 39th president, humanitarian and Nobel laureate, dies at 100 By Geoffrey Lou Guray Former President Jimmy Carter, a former peanut farmer and Navy officer who went on to become the longest-living American president in history, died Sunday, according to his son. He was 100. Continue reading
Nov 13 Ted Olson, conservative lawyer who argued Bush recount and same-sex marriage cases, dies at 84 By Associated Press Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson, who served two Republican presidents as one of the country’s best known conservative lawyers and successfully argued on behalf of same-sex marriage, died Wednesday. Continue reading
Oct 29 Teri Garr, funny star of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ dies at 79 By Bob Thomas, Associated Press The quirky comedy actor who rose from background dancer in Elvis Presley movies to favorites such as "Young Frankenstein" and "Tootsie" died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis. Continue reading
Oct 23 Fernando Valenzuela, Dodgers pitcher who inspired ‘Fernandomania,’ dies at 63 By Beth Harris, Associated Press Valenzuela was one of the most dominant players of his era and a wildly popular figure in the 1980s, although he was never elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Continue reading
Oct 21 Fethullah Gülen, Turkish spiritual leader who self-exiled in the U.S., has died By Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press Gülen was a reclusive U.S.-based Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement while facing unproven accusations he masterminded a failed 2016 coup in his native Turkey. Continue reading
Oct 14 Lilly Ledbetter, fighter for equal pay, dies at 86 By Alexandra Olson, Associated Press Ledbetter was a former Alabama factory manager whose lawsuit against her employer made her an icon of the equal pay movement and led to landmark wage discrimination legislation named in her honor. Continue reading