PLAINS, Ga. - Jimmy Carter , the 39th president of the United States who was known for his enduring commitment to philanthropy and humanitarian work, died on Dec. 29, 2024, just short of two years in at-home hospice care. He was 100 years old. The Carter Center confirmed his death, saying he died peacefully at his home in Plains, surrounded by his family. He was the longest-lived president in U.S. history. Carter's last public appearance was at his late wife Rosalynn Carter's funeral on Nov. 29, 2023. He was also briefly seen watching a U.S. Navy flyover with F-18s and World War II planes on his 100th birthday. FOX 5 Atlanta has made the decision not to show a close-up photo of former President Jimmy Carter out of respect. Related: Jimmy Carter covered by blanket paying tribute to Rosalynn Carter during Atlanta service James Earl Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, on October 1, 1924, into a family of peanut farmers. There, in the peanut capital of the world, the Carter family’s Baptist roots ran deep. Jimmy, as he liked to be called, was fond of the family business. But he grew to love the life of public service even more. Jimmy Carter on his peanut farm, Plains, Georgia, 1976. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images) (Getty Images) In his early years, Carter attended Georgia Southwestern College, Georgia Tech and the U.S. Naval Academy. He went on to serve overseas. Jimmy Carter (Photo by Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images) He married Rosalynn Smith , and they had three sons and a daughter. Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter attend Former Governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter's fundraiser for his 1976 Presidential run. (Rick Diamond/Getty Images) (Getty Images) After his father died in 1953, Jimmy Carter returned to Plains to take over the family farming supply business. While home, he became involved in community affairs, serving on the county school board, the hospital board and Georgia Planning Association. In 1962, amid the growing civil-rights movement, Carter was elected to the Georgia Senate. From there, it was on to a gubernatorial campaign in 1966. That attempt failed. But in 1971, Jimmy Carter became Georgia’s 76th governor. "I want to do a good job as governor, and I will do my best," he said at the time. From there, his political career flourished. In 1974, then-Gov. Carter announced his run for president. He won the Democratic Party nomination at the 1976 convention on the first ballot. On Nov. 2, 1976, Jimmy Carter, campaigning as a Washington outsider, defeated Republican incumbent Gerald Ford and won the White House. Democrat Jimmy Carter is sworn in by chief justice Earl Burger as the 39th president of the United States while first lady Rosalynn looks on, Washington DC, January 20, 1977. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (Getty Images) President Carter served one term, from 1977 to 1981. There were some monumental highs during his time in office, such as the brokering of the Camp David accord between Egypt and Israel. "I kept Sadat in one cabin, Menachem Begin in another cabin, and I went back and forth between them ... to try to bring some resolution to the issues that divided the Israelis and Egyptians," Carter said. But his years in office were also beset by the energy crisis, inflation, high interest rates and the infamous "444 days" of the American hostage crisis in Iran. All the hostages were released on Carter’s last day as president, just as Ronald Reagan took office. After losing his bid for re-election, President Carter continued to champion human rights throughout the world. He founded The Carter Center in Atlanta to promote global health, democracy and human rights. "I wanted to figure out a way to do this, and The Carter Center was born from the answer to that question," he said. (Original Caption) 3/24/1979-Elk City, Okla.: Closeup of President Jimmy Carter, addressing a town meeting. American flag in background. After his presidency, Carter also became a strong advocate of Habitat for Humanity, solidifying his legacy as one of the country’s most productive former presidents. Over the years, he wrote more than two dozen books and continued efforts to promote worldwide peace by monitoring international elections and establishing various relief efforts. In 2015 came shattering news about his health. Carter candidly announced that he was battling liver and brain cancer. "Now I feel it’s in the hands of God, who I worship, and I’ll be prepared for anything that comes," he said. Extensive treatment followed, yet that did not stop Carter from doing what he did best: serving the people. He continued to lead Sunday School classes at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains and to help build Habitat for Humanity houses for those in need. Carter received many honors throughout his life. At the 2000 Democratic Convention, delegates rose to their feet in his honor. The USS Jimmy Carter, a nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine, was added to the Navy fleet. Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn watch an Atlanta Falcons game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) (Getty Images) But, it was President Carter himself who said that his highest recognition came in 2002, when he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. "It is with a deep sense of gratitude I accept this prize." James Earl Carter considered life itself a prize and said he cherished every moment: "I’ve had a wonderful life. I’ve had thousands of friends, and I’ve had an adventurous and satisfying and gratifying existence." The public can share condolences on Jimmy Carter's official tribute website . The site has an online condolence book as well as print and visual biographical materials commemorating his life. The Carter family has asked that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to The Carter Center, 453 John Lewis Freedom Parkway N.E., Atlanta, GA 30307.
Rachel Reeves to wield ‘iron fist against waste’ by examining departments’ expenditure line by lineLuigi Mangione, a suspect in the murder of Brian Thompson , had previously shown an eerie interest in a quote on Goodreads before the crime occurred. After being arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, 286 miles from where the New York murder took place, authorities are delving into the 26-year-old's online activity. A keen reader, Mangione's GoodReads account reveals his engagement with controversial material, including quotes from Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, critiquing the American healthcare system. He shared his thoughts on Kaczynski's 'Industrial Society and Its Future,' writing. "It's easy to quickly and thoughtless write this off as the manifesto of a lunatic, in order to avoid facing some of the uncomfortable problems it identifies," wrote Mangione. "But it's simply impossible to ignore how prescient many of his predictions about modern society turned out. He was a violent individual - rightfully imprisoned - who maimed innocent people. While these actions tend to be characterized as those of a crazy luddite, however, they are more accurately seen as those of an extreme political revolutionary." NYC Mayor Adams says man detained in Altoona is 'strong person of interest' in shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Luigi Mangione officially ID'd as man connected to Brian Thompson shooting after McDonald's arrest Mangione also reflected on an online interpretation of the book, adding: "When all other forms of communication fail, violence is necessary to survive. You may not like his methods, but to see things from his perspective, it's not terrorism, it's war and revolution." Among his interests, he liked a quote from Kurt Vonnegut's book "Slaughterhouse Five" that discusses America as "the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves." Authorities discovered a ghost gun on him , similar to the one used in last week's shooting, along with a silencer, a counterfeit New Jersey driver's license, and a two-page manifesto criticizing healthcare companies. Mangione hails from Towson, Maryland, reports the Express US . In the manifesto, the man wrote that "It had to be done" as well as "These parasites had it coming." Elsewhere in the two-page document, Mangione states "I do apologize for any strife and trauma, but it had to be done." He attended Gilman School, an all-boys independent school in Baltimore Maryland offering classes from pre-K through high school, with high school tuition reaching up to $40,000. As class valedictorian, he graduated in 2016, speaking about how the "next hundred years of our future are going to be unlike anything humanity has ever seen before." Mangione pursued a Bachelor's and Master's in Engineering, Computer, and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania. While still in high school, he volunteered for five months at an assisted living facility. He was employed as a Data Engineer at TrueCar, Inc. based in Santa Monica, California, and has also resided in Honolulu, Hawaii. Daily Express US has contacted TrueCar for a comment. Mangione is yet to face formal charges. He is currently detained in connection with the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Thompson in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday. The manhunt lasted nearly six days before Mangione was located in Pennsylvania. DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter.
Corner kings Arsenal beat Manchester United to cut gap to LiverpoolThe San Fransisco 49ers will be without a key defender in its NFC Championship game rematch on Monday Charvarius Ward will not suit up for the San Fransisco 49ers against the Detroit Lions, per NFL insider Ian Rapoport. #49ers CB Charvarius Ward (personal) has been downgraded to out on Monday night vs. the #Lions . Ward was listed on the injury report Saturday after missing practice due to a personal matter. Head coach Kyle Shanahan suggested that the reason for Ward's absence is positive rather than negative according to Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area. In his absence, Isaac Yiadom is a candidate to step in as a starter on Monday. This story is being updated....Key details to know about the arrest of a suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Wallabies centre Joseph Suaalii could face Ireland in the final match of Australia's tour in Dublin this weekend despite leaving the pitch with an injury against Scotland on Sunday. Fears that the high-profile rugby league convert had broken his wrist in a tackle on Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu during the 27-13 loss at Murrayfield proved unfounded, the team said in a medical update released on Tuesday. "Joseph Suaalii lost function and had severe pain in his right arm and was substituted," it said. "After travelling with the team to Ireland, his function is returning, and pain is subsiding. He was medically reviewed post-game and there is no evidence of a fracture and will be monitored throughout the week." Lock Jeremy Williams, who was forced to pull out of the team for the Scotland game because of illness, is "recovering positively", the team said. Will Skelton, who started in the second row against Scotland, is unavailable for Saturday's match against the Irish because of club commitments as the fixture falls outside the international window. (Reporting by Nick Mulvenney, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
With his presidency ending in a few weeks, Joe Biden’s legacy is only getting messier. For many Democrats, he’s the man to blame for returning Donald Trump to the White House. If only Biden hadn’t selfishly run for reelection, the story goes, Kamala Harris would have had time to mount a better campaign — or maybe the party could have had a proper primary contest to find somebody, anybody, stronger than Biden or Harris. The trouble with that theory is that Democrats haven’t won a presidential election without Biden on the ticket since 1996. Perhaps Barack Obama didn’t really need Biden as his running mate in 2008 and 2012; yet he needed someone for the No. 2 slot, and he evidently thought Biden the best thing available. Democrats at the time should have pondered what that said about their talent pool. If they’d done so, they might have avoided the mistake that really set them up to lose this year — a mistake named Kamala Harris. Elite Democrats knew perfectly well Biden was already showing his age, then 77, when he won the 2020 nomination, but at the height of COVID lockdowns, his lack of cogency and energy wouldn’t be noticed on the campaign trail — because there wouldn’t be a campaign trail. If Biden was the best the party could field at the ticket’s top, though, what was left below him? By making Biden his veep, Obama had missed the chance to elevate a leader from his own generation. And Hillary Clinton, hell-bent on having the White House for herself, sucked all the air out of the 2016 primaries, leaving only enough oxygen for Bernie Sanders to challenge her from the left — which the then-75-year-old Vermont democratic socialist did surprisingly well. Senior Democrats in effect prevented the next generation of leadership from being born — perhaps a fitting thing for a party so fiercely dedicated to abortion. What they had in lieu of fresh presidential material was identity politics. So, fully aware Biden wasn’t fit to be a two-term president, Democrats accepted Harris as his running mate. Her qualification as Biden’s heir apparent wasn’t that she was popular with voters: On the contrary, she never made it to the first primary in her bid for the 2020 nomination, so pathetic were her polls. Nor did Harris represent, like Sanders, an ideological force within the party; her opportunism was already transparent long before she turned repudiating her own words and past policies into the hallmark of her ’24 campaign. What argued for making her Biden’s running mate was simply her race and sex. After all, the central message of Clinton’s campaign four years earlier had been that a woman deserved to be president. How could a party that ran on that not put any woman on its ticket next time? Yet it was also the year of George Floyd, and the party of Black Lives Matter couldn’t afford not to take color into consideration as well. Harris wasn’t popular, she wasn’t principled, but she was ambitious — and she ticked the right boxes. Yet when a party selects candidates this way, it can’t be surprised that it loses, especially after Clinton had already proved identity politics wouldn’t beat Trump. Elite Democrats may blame Biden now, but the truth is they knew all about his condition and still preferred to have him run again rather than risk the party’s fortunes on Harris. There was no one else: The choice was Biden or Harris, and until his debate meltdown — and for some time afterward, in fact — Democratic insiders saw Biden as obviously the stronger candidate. The party sealed its fate in 2020 when it elevated Harris for reasons having nothing to do with electability. Yet Democrats put their philosophy to the test: If race and gender preferences are needed in higher education and corporate America to right the wrongs of racism and sexism, isn’t it all the more important those wrongs be righted with preferences at the highest level, that of presidential politics? But trying to do that landed Democrats with a substitute for Biden who couldn’t win, even with the media branding her opponent an outright fascist. Harris’ campaign has revealed its internal polling never showed her ahead. Biden, Harris, Clinton and Obama led Democrats to a dead end. To escape, the party will have to rethink its identity politics — but given Trump’s gains with black men and Latinos , Democrats may fear any retreat from affirmative action will unravel their already fraying coalition. By rejecting Harris and electing Trump, however, the nation’s voters — of both sexes and all colors — sent Democrats a clear message. The question is whether they’re willing to hear it.
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Former US president dies aged 100
