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A state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter will take place in Washington on Jan. 9. President Joe Biden also declared that day a National Day of Mourning.

Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working class icon as a waitress on the TV sitcom “Alice,” has died at age 87. Lavin’s representative says she died Sunday of complications from lung cancer. Lavin was already a success on Broadway when she was chosen to star in a new CBS sitcom in 1976 based on the...

The plane operated, by South Korean budget airline Jeju Air, skidded off a runway at Muan International Airport Sunday before slamming into a concrete fence and bursting into a fireball.

Beer lovers can raise a glass while honoring our nation’s 39th president. Jimmy Carter is a huge reason America’s craft beer scene is thriving today.

South Korean law enforcement officials have requested a court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as they investigate whether his short-lived martial law decree this month amounted to rebellion.

President Joe Biden mourned the death of former President Jimmy Carter in an address to the nation Sunday night from St. Croix, where he is spending his final New Year’s as president.

Calvin Coolidge was president in 1924, the year Jimmy Carter was born.

Former President Jimmy Carter will receive a full state funeral on Jan. 9. The Joint Task Force National Capital Region, an office within the Department of Defense, is handling the ceremony preparations. A National Day of Mourning has been declared.

Jimmy Carter’s 2015 melanoma diagnosis introduced the world to immunotherapy, sparking future cancer research. Millions of cancer patients are living longer because of it, experts say.

No ex-president had a more prolific and diverse publishing career than Jimmy Carter. He wrote more than 30 books, including memoirs, poetry, fiction, religious meditations, policy works and a children’s story.

The son of immigrants is among 23 Democratic attorneys general likely to be regularly suing the incoming Trump administration over contentious policies.

The flag will be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings until January 28, 2025 in honor of the life and legacy of former President Jimmy Carter.