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Former first lady Rosalynn Carter dies at 96

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:43 GMT

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, wife of former President Jimmy Carter, died Sunday afternoon. She was 96.The Carter Center said in a statement that the former first lady passed away at just after 2 p.m. Sunday at her home in Plains, Georgia, about two days after she entered hospice care. “Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished,” President Carter said in a statement. “She gave me wise guidance and encouragement when I needed it. As long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew somebody loved and supported me.”The Carters marked their 77th wedding anniversary in July. As of 2021, their marriage became the longest for a first couple in U.S. history, surpassing George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush’s 73 years of marriage.Rosalynn Carter was a longtime advocate for mental health issues. She was diagnosed with dementia in March, which the center said the family was hoping to help destigmatize. "Besides being a loving mother and extraordinary First Lady, my mothe...

Notable quotes from former first lady Rosalynn Carter

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:43 GMT

___Rosalynn Carter, from her 1984 book, “First Lady from Plains”On the campaign: “Later I was thankful for those early months when there were no large crowds, although I wanted them at the time, and when there were no press with me to record every slipup or misstatement. I was soon able to anticipate questions and to answer them, falteringly at times, but I learned. I also developed a standard stump speech and learned to get my message across in the often small time allotted no matter what questions were asked.”___On her relationship with the president: “I often acted as a sounding board for him. While explaining a particular issue to me, he could think it through himself; and I and the rest of the family often argued with him more strenuously than his advisers or staff did. To us he was the same participant in our nightly dinner table discussions that he had always been. I soon discovered that it was easier for me to learn about people’s needs as I traveled than it was for him. ...

A timeline of key moments from former first lady Rosalynn Carter’s 96 years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:43 GMT

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — ___Landmarks and notable events in the life of former U.S. first lady Rosalynn Carter:— Aug. 18, 1927: Eleanor Rosalynn Smith is born at her family home in Plains, Georgia. She is the daughter of Wilburn Edgar Smith, a mechanic, and Allie Murray Smith, a seamstress and postal worker.— Late August 1927: “Miss Lillian” Carter, a neighbor and nurse who delivered Rosalynn, brings her son, Jimmy, nearly 3 years old, to meet the new baby.— 1940: Rosalynn’s father dies, leaving her to help her mother raise her younger siblings.— 1945: She begins dating Jimmy Carter, now a Naval Academy midshipman and the brother of her close friend, Ruth Carter.— Spring 1946: She graduates from Georgia Southwestern College.— July 7, 1946: She marries Jimmy at Plains Methodist Church, her childhood congregation. They would have four children: John William (“Jack”), born 1947; James Earl III (“Chip”), 1950; Donnel Jeffrey, 1952; and Amy Lynn, 1967. — 1946-1953: Rosalynn manages the C...

Rosalynn Carter: Advocate for Jimmy Carter and many others, always leveraging her love of politics

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:43 GMT

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — The Washington chattering class, often unsure what to make of outsiders, dubbed Rosalynn Carter the “Steel Magnolia” when she arrived as first lady.A devout Baptist and mother of four, she was diminutive and outwardly shy, with a soft smile and softer Southern accent. That was the “magnolia.” She also was a force behind Jimmy Carter’s rise from peanut farmer to winner of the 1976 presidential election. That was the “steel.”Yet that obvious, even trite moniker almost certainly undersold her role and impact across the Carters’ early life, their one White House term and their four decades afterward as global humanitarians advocating peace, democracy and the eradication of disease.Through more than 77 years of marriage, until her death Sunday at the age of 96, Rosalynn Carter was business and political partner, best friend and closest confidant to the 39th president. A Georgia Democrat like her husband, she became in her own right a leading advocate for people with me...

French performers lead a silent Paris march for peace between Israelis and Palestinians

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:43 GMT

PARIS (AP) — Holding olive branches and white banners, French performers from different religious and ethnic backgrounds led thousands of people on a silent march through central Paris on Sunday to call for peace between Israelis and Palestinians and unity in France.The crowd, which included actors Isabelle Adjani and Emmanuelle Beart as well as singers and other cultural figures, marched from the Arab World Institute toward the Museum of Art and History of Judaism, located across the Seine River.“We have a blue sky on top of our head today and in Israel, in Palestine, they’re having bombs, they’re having war. We’re not helping the situation by choosing sides or throwing hate on one side or another,’’ Nadia Fares said. The silence at Sunday’s march ‘’will balance, hopefully, the cacophony we have all over the world,” she said.France, home to significant Jewish and Muslim populations, has seen weeks of protests and tensions over the Israel-Hamas war.The French government is pus...

2 people killed, 3 injured when shots were fired during a gathering at an Oklahoma house, police say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:43 GMT

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Two people were killed and three were wounded when shots were fired early Sunday during an argument at a gathering at an Oklahoma home, police said.Tulsa police said officers were called to the home at about 2 a.m. Police have not said how many people fired weapons or whether any suspects have been identified or arrested.Police said one of the victims died at the scene while four others were taken to hospitals with critical injuries. One of those taken to a hospital died after arriving.Police said four small children were in a back room of the home at the time, but they were not hurt.The Associated Press

A hat worn by Napoleon sold for $2.1 million at an auction of the French emperor’s belongings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:43 GMT

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 belongings.Yes, $2.1 million.The signature broad, black hat — one of a handful still in existence that Napoléon wore when he ruled 19th-century France and waged war in Europe — was initially valued at 600,000 to 800,000 euros ($650,000-870,000). It was the centerpiece of Sunday’s auction in Fontainebleau of memorabilia collected by a French industrialist who died last year.But the bidding quickly jumped higher and higher until Jean Pierre Osenat, president of the Osenat auction house, designated the winner.‘’We are at 1.5 million (euros) for Napoleon’s hat … for this major symbol of the Napoleonic epoch,” he said, as applause rang out in the auction hall. The buyer, whose identity was not released, must pay 28.8% in commissions according to Osenat, bringing the overall cost to 1.9 million euros ($2.1 million).While other of...

At Formula One's inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, music takes a front seat — at a cost

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:43 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — At the inaugural Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix, music and entertainment have taken a dominant role. As the elite motorsport experiments with the new race, A-list events are ubiquitous in Sin City, an unignorable part of the celebration.Here are some of the highlights.DAY FOUR: LET'S GO RACINGStreets flood with fans in their race kits. Some are unhappy with the week's prohibitively expensive events — including the exclusive live music opportunities. Others are simply excited to be a part of history at this new Las Vegas race. Elizabeth Blackstock, a motorsports report at Jalopnik, explains that in some ways, the entertainment branding opportunities took precedent over the race fans in Las Vegas.“It's way more expensive than Monaco,” Blackstock says of the infamously exclusive and prestigious street race. “It feels like Formula One just misunderstood entirely what the audience was going to be here and thought it was going to be this multi-million-dollar playground ...

PHOTOS: Rosalynn Carter through the years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:43 GMT

(NEXSTAR) -- Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has died, just two days after entering hospice care. She was 96. Carter passed away Sunday afternoon at her Plains, Georgia, home, The Carter Center said in a statement. “Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished,” President Carter said in a statement. “She gave me wise guidance and encouragement when I needed it. As long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew somebody loved and supported me.” Former first lady Rosalynn Carter dies at 96 Here is a look at the former first lady's life in photos. Washington, DC: (L-R) First lady Rosalyn Carter being interviewed by Barbara Walters for ABC News. (Photo by Richard Howard /Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)(Original Caption) Rosalynn Carter, right, greets Pope John Paul II as he arrived at Logan International Airport 10/1, his first stop on his seven day tour of the United States. At left is Humberto Cardinal Medeiros. (via Getty)ASHKELON, ISRA...

Austin Trail of Lights named one of nation's best holiday light shows

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:41:43 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — 'Tis the season for Austinites, as the Austin Trail of Lights show was named one of the best holiday light shows nationwide.Recreational news outlet RV Trader named the Texas capital's holiday display among its Top 6. The annual show, celebrating its 59th year, features more than two million lights, 90 holiday-lit trees and more than 70 additional displays. Gillian Luce, director of consumer marketing with Trader Interactive, said in an email it's become a "long-standing tradition" for Austinites and visitors alike."During our search for unique destinations for holiday light lovers, Zilker Park made our top list as it transforms into Austin’s Trail of Lights each year. This event is loved by its locals and is the longest-standing tradition in the Texas capital bringing in hundreds of thousands of Central Texans and international visitors each year," Luce said.The ranking is as follows:Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens' Gardens Aglow105 Botanical Gardens Drive, Boothbay...