A timeline of key moments from former first lady Rosalynn Carter’s 96 years
The Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Landmarks and notable events in the life of former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter: Aug. 18, 1927: Eleanor…
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Rosalynn Carter, outspoken former first lady, dies at 96
By BILL BARROW and MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his…
Continue Reading Rosalynn Carter: Advocate for Jimmy Carter and many others, always leveraging her love of politics
By BILL BARROW Associated Press PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — The Washington chattering class, often unsure what to make of outsiders, dubbed Rosalynn Carter…
Continue Reading French performers lead a silent Paris march for peace between Israelis and Palestinians
PARIS (AP) — Holding olive branches and white banners, French performers from different religious and ethnic backgrounds led thousands of people on…
Continue Reading 2 people killed, 3 injured when shots were fired during a gathering at an Oklahoma house, police say
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Police say two people have been killed and three wounded when shots were fired during an argument at a gathering at an Oklahoma…
Continue Reading Mother of teen killed during a traffic stop in France leads a protest against officer’s release
By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press NANTERRE, France (AP) — The mother of a 17-year-old who was killed during a police traffic stop in France has…
Continue Reading Reports say Russell Brand interviewed by British police over claims of sexual offenses
LONDON (AP) — Comedian Russell Brand has been interviewed by British police over three alleged sexual offenses. The Sunday Times and BBC say Brand,…
Continue Reading Investigators probe for motive behind shooting at New Hampshire psychiatric hospital
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Investigators in New Hampshire were probing for answers as to why a man shot a security guard to death at a New Hampshire…
Continue Reading A hat worn by Napoleon sold for $2.1 million at an auction of the French emperor’s belongings
PARIS (AP) — A faded and cracked felt bicorne hat worn by Napoléon Bonaparte sold for $2.1 million at an auction Sunday of the French emperor’s…
Continue Reading AP Top 25: Ohio State jumps Michigan, moves to No. 2. Washington, FSU flip-flop at Nos. 4-5
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Ohio State passed Michigan and moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, a…
Continue Reading US calls Nicaragua’s decision to leave Organization of American States a ‘step away from democracy’
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. State Department is calling Nicaragua’s formal withdrawal from the Organization of American States “another…
Continue Reading Fires in Brazil threaten jaguars, houses and plants in the world’s largest tropical wetlands
By LUCAS DUMPHREYS and DIANE JEANTET Associated Press POCONE, BRAZIL (AP) — Firefighters in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands earlier this month…
Continue Reading Congo’s presidential candidates kick off campaigning a month before election
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE and JUSTIN KABUMBA Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and a politician hoping to…
Continue Reading Alabama police chief says department policies violated in fatal shooting of Black man outside home
DECATUR, Ala. An Alabama police chief says he believes department policies were violated when an officer shot and killed a man in his front yard…
Continue Reading NTSB investigators focus on ‘design problem’ with braking system after Chicago commuter train crash
CHICAGO (AP) — Federal safety officials investigating a Chicago commuter train crash that injured nearly 40 people when it slammed into…
Continue Reading 32 killed in attacks in the Abyei region, which is disputed between Sudan and South Sudan
By EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Heavy fighting in a disputed region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan has killed at…
Continue Reading Hollywood’s feast and famine before Thanksgiving, as ‘Hunger Games’ prequel tops box office
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” topped the North American box office in its first weekend…
Continue Reading DeSantis won’t condemn Musk for endorsing an antisemitic post. ‘I did not see the comment,’ he says
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is refusing to condemn Elon Musk’s post…
Continue Reading Ben Dunne, an Irish supermarket heir who survived an IRA kidnapping and a scandal, dies at 74
LONDON (AP) — An Irish businessman who survived a kidnapping by the IRA and triggered a scandal that shook Ireland’s politics has died.…
Continue Reading The Bidens start Thanksgiving early by serving dinner and showing ‘Wonka’ to service members
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden visited naval installations in Virginia on Sunday to kick off the…
Continue Reading Heartbreak for Kohli and India as Australia wins the Cricket World Cup for 6th time. Head hits 137
By CHETAN NARULA Associated Press AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Australia has won the Cricket World Cup for a record-extending sixth time. Australia…
Continue Reading A toddler accidentally fires his mother’s gun in Walmart, police say. She now faces charges
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — Police say a mother is facing a child endangerment charge after her toddler found a gun in her purse and accidentally fired it…
Continue Reading An orphaned teenager who was taken to Russia early in the Ukraine war is back home with relatives
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An orphaned Ukrainian teenager who was taken to Russia last year during the war in his country returned home on his 18th…
Continue Reading Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijack an Israeli-linked ship in the Red Sea and take 25 crew members hostage
By ISABEL DEBRE and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have seized an Israeli-linked ship in a…
Continue Reading Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios wins Miss Universe crown
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Miss Nicaragua, Sheynnis Palacios, has won the Miss Universe competition in El Salvador, the first to wear the…
Continue Reading K-12 schools improve protection against online attacks, but many are vulnerable to ransomware gangs
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some K-12 public schools are racing to improve protection against the threat of online…
Continue Reading Extreme weather can hit farmers hard. Those with smaller farming operations often pay the price
By MELINA WALLING MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Following historic rainfall and flooding earlier this summer, farmers in Graves County, Kentucky sustained…
Continue Reading Dissent over US policy in the Israel-Hamas war stirs unusual public protests from federal employees
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal government workers from the State Department to NASA are circulating open…
Continue Reading Bangladesh’s top court upholds decision barring largest Islamist party from elections
By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s highest court has dismissed an appeal by the country’s largest Islamist…
Continue Reading Tens of thousands of religious party supporters rally in Pakistan against Israel’s bombing in Gaza
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s main religious political party have rallied in the eastern city of Lahore…
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