- $100 Million for One Square Mile: Deal to Protect Land in Grand Tetons
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:31:43 +0000
After years of negotiations and threats of development, Wyoming will sell a prized piece of land so that it can be preserved inside Grand Teton National Park.
- After Jimmy Carter Won the Presidency, Democrats Lost the South
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 10:49:21 +0000
Mr. Carter witnessed a shift from what had been a solidly Democratic South to one that Republicans, supported by white voters and particularly evangelicals, came to dominate.
- The Number of Murders Kept Falling This Year, but Fear of Crime Persists
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:55:39 +0000
Crime was a talking point on the presidential campaign trail. But after a spike during the pandemic, murders have been dropping steadily, including in big cities like Chicago and San Francisco.
- A Large Family Built Its Own Little Town. A Hurricane Killed 11 of Them.
- Sun, 29 Dec 2024 08:00:21 +0000
The extended Craig family has suffered an unthinkable loss after landslides slammed into their North Carolina town during Hurricane Helene. The survivors are trying to move forward.
- Trump Endorses Mike Johnson to Continue as House Speaker
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:36:03 +0000
The question of whether the president-elect would back the speaker for another term has hung over Republicans, especially after recent tensions over an end-of-year spending bill.
- Jimmy Carter Carved a New Mold for Ex-Presidents
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:56:07 +0000
Jimmy Carter redefined what a president can do after departing the White House, leaving a lasting imprint through his work overseas, particularly in the realm of public health.
- Man Dies After Saving His Family From Christmas Morning House Fire
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:14:54 +0000
Steven Weatherford ran upstairs to wake his father and two aunts as a fire engulfed their home in Oakland, Calif. He later died of smoke inhalation, the authorities said.
- Walter Mondale, Jimmy Carter’s Vice President, Left a Eulogy That Will Be Read at the Funeral
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:37:26 +0000
Walter F. Mondale died in 2021, but he left behind the eulogy he planned to deliver at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral.
- Biden Announces $2.5 Billion in Security Aid to Ukraine
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:34:03 +0000
The Treasury Department also released an additional $3.4 billion in budget aid as the Biden administration rushes assistance to Kyiv in its final weeks in office.
- Jimmy Carter’s Funeral Will Be Held on Jan. 9 in Washington
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:54:42 +0000
The state funeral will cap more than a week of remembrances honoring Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, who died at 100 on Sunday.
- How Top Pollsters Grade 2024’s Polls
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 10:03:08 +0000
Despite a pretty accurate year, the pre-election polls once again underestimated support for Donald Trump. Does that make it a successful polling cycle, or not?
- The Men Who Use Instagram to Groom Child Influencers
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:23:03 +0000
Photographers and other men offer to build online followings for young girls, but some are pedophiles who work with parents to sexualize them.
- Carter Had Complicated History With Israel, Despite Camp David Accords
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 04:54:18 +0000
After his presidency, Jimmy Carter became critical of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and likened the situation to apartheid.
- ‘He Always Knew My Name’: Carter Is Remembered at a Bar That Was Dear to Him
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 03:00:05 +0000
The former president had kicked off his campaign for Georgia governor at Manuel’s Tavern in Atlanta. On Sunday, workers and patrons at the bar raised a glass in his honor.
- Jimmy Carter Has a Top-Secret Navy Submarine Named After Him
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 02:30:05 +0000
The former president, who served aboard submarines as a young naval officer, was “in awe” when he learned the capabilities of the U.S.S. Jimmy Carter.
- In His Own Words: Carter Had ‘Fear for Our Democracy’
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 15:28:57 +0000
‘Our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss,’ the former president wrote in 2022. ‘Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict.’
- Jimmy Carter’s Children and Siblings Carved Varied Paths Through Life
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 01:00:04 +0000
Mr. Carter’s brother hawked Billy Beer and got tied up with the Libyans. His daughter was arrested while protesting the C.I.A. His grandson sought to follow him as governor of Georgia.
- Jimmy Carter’s Pivotal Role in an Israel-Egypt Peace Deal
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:55:03 +0000
Mr. Carter was a lifeline to stalled talks by mediating a summit at Camp David in 1978.
- When Jimmy Carter Visited the South Bronx
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:45:04 +0000
Mr. Carter made a ‘sobering’ trip to the South Bronx to reinforce his commitment to urban areas. Other leaders would follow.
- Trump, Biden and Other U.S. Presidents Pay Tribute to Jimmy Carter
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 02:28:08 +0000
The living members of the exclusive club of Oval Office occupants said Mr. Carter would be remembered for his efforts to promote peace and democracy.
- Carter the Critic Didn’t Spare His Successors
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:37:31 +0000
Jimmy Carter defied the unwritten rule of former presidents: Don’t criticize the occupant of the Oval Office.
- Jimmy Carter Opened the White House to the Music He Loved
- Sun, 29 Dec 2024 23:46:04 +0000
The Allman Brothers kick-started his candidacy and Willie Nelson smoked marijuana at the White House. Mr. Carter’s tastes were a confluence of strategy, generational change and forthright appreciation.
- Covering Carter: A Reporter Recalls the President’s Personal Side
- Sun, 29 Dec 2024 23:30:04 +0000
In private, Jimmy Carter could be appealing and unassuming, according to a reporter who covered his presidency for The Times.
- Covering Carter: Seeing Hope Restored in Africa
- Sun, 29 Dec 2024 23:14:03 +0000
A Times reporter visited a clinic in Ethiopia that provided life-changing treatment with the support of Jimmy Carter.
- Jimmy Carter Funeral: Tentative Plans Will Play Out Over the Next Eight Days
- Sun, 29 Dec 2024 23:44:09 +0000
Plans include lying in state at the U.S. Capitol and a state funeral at Washington National Cathedral.
- From Peacemaking to Nuclear Reactor Management, Jimmy Carter’s Era Was Rarely Slow
- Sun, 29 Dec 2024 22:47:05 +0000
A single week in 1979 underscored just how eventful Mr. Carter’s presidency really was.
- After the Presidency, Shaking Hands and Teaching Sunday School
- Sun, 29 Dec 2024 22:30:04 +0000
Once he left the White House in 1981, Mr. Carter became known for his striking accessibility and his sense of humility.
- Among Presidents, Jimmy Carter Was the Odd Man Out
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 12:39:43 +0000
Jimmy Carter’s relationship with his successors in the Oval Office, both Republicans and fellow Democrats, was generally tense because of his outspokenness. That never mattered to him.
- How Jimmy Carter’s Legacy Evolved After His Presidency
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 14:38:08 +0000
The 39th president left the White House with his popularity in tatters. But four decades later, he is judged more kindly, in part for what he did after leaving office.
- Jimmy and Rosalynn’s Relationship Was a Constant Through Wins and Losses
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:44:17 +0000
Their partnership withstood the glare of political campaigns and the strains of raising a family. As their world inevitably narrowed in the dusk of life, the couple came to rely on their bond even more.
- That Time President Carter Was Menaced by a ‘Killer Rabbit’
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:39:30 +0000
Mr. Carter’s 1979 confrontation with a swimming rabbit was a “throwaway story” that became emblematic of his problems at home and abroad.
- A Timeline of Jimmy Carter’s Life
- Sun, 29 Dec 2024 23:51:00 +0000
Mr. Carter spent his childhood on a peanut farm and returned there after serving in the Navy. His political career took him to Atlanta, the White House and beyond.
- Jimmy Carter, Peacemaking President Amid Crises, Is Dead at 100
- Mon, 30 Dec 2024 06:36:57 +0000
Rising from Georgia farmland to the White House, he oversaw the historic Camp David peace accords, but his one-term presidency was waylaid by troubles at home and abroad.