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A look back at Jimmy Carter's presidency
President Carter addresses the nation from the White House on his energy proposal on April 18, 1977.
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter died on Sunday at 100 years old. He was a Georgia governor when he began his bid to become the 39th president on a campaign of decency, equality and freedom.
Carter served a single term, from 1977 to 1981, most memorable for his human rights-centered foreign policy and for establishing the departments of education and energy, as well as the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The Camp David Accords were the Carter administration’s greatest foreign policy achievement. Carter brought together Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat at the presidential retreat in Maryland. On Sept. 17, 1978, the accords were signed, leading to an official peace treaty between the two countries the following year.
After his presidency, Carter continued in his pursuit of human rights. He and his wife, Rosalynn, founded The Carter Center and volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, helping to build and advocate for affordable housing.
Here’s a look at Carter’s time as president in photos.
Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter walk down Pennsylvania Avenue after Carter was sworn in as the nation’s 39th president on Jan. 20, 1977, in Washington, D.C.
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Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter walk down Pennsylvania Avenue after Carter was sworn in as the nation’s 39th president on Jan. 20, 1977, in Washington, D.C.
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President Jimmy Carter receives the applause of members of Congress who witnessed his signature on a bill creating the Department of Energy in a Rose Garden ceremony Thursday, Aug. 4, 1977, at the White House in Washington, D.C.
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President Jimmy Carter receives the applause of members of Congress who witnessed his signature on a bill creating the Department of Energy in a Rose Garden ceremony Thursday, Aug. 4, 1977, at the White House in Washington, D.C.
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Ed and Mary Cashat of Pasadena, Texas, listen to the address on energy by President Carter before a joint session of Congress on April 21, 1977. Ed Cashat is a foreman of the operations department that handles machinery and equipment at a Shell Oil Company refinery.
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Ed and Mary Cashat of Pasadena, Texas, listen to the address on energy by President Carter before a joint session of Congress on April 21, 1977. Ed Cashat is a foreman of the operations department that handles machinery and equipment at a Shell Oil Company refinery.
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In this handout file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin chats informally with Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat and President Carter during their peace talks on Sept. 6, 1978, at Camp David in Maryland.
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In this handout file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin chats informally with Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat and President Carter during their peace talks on Sept. 6, 1978, at Camp David in Maryland.
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President Carter waves to the crowd gathered in the House chamber of the Capitol building on Jan. 23, 1979, as he prepares to deliver his annual State of the Union address.
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President Carter waves to the crowd gathered in the House chamber of the Capitol building on Jan. 23, 1979, as he prepares to deliver his annual State of the Union address.
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Deng Xiaoping and President Carter sign diplomatic agreements between the United States and China on Jan. 31, 1979.
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Deng Xiaoping and President Carter sign diplomatic agreements between the United States and China on Jan. 31, 1979.
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President Carter poses with a baby in Quincy, Ill., in 1979, during a summer vacation cruising the Mississippi River. The baby’s T-shirt reads “I’m a Carter Nut” above the outline of a peanut.
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President Carter poses with a baby in Quincy, Ill., in 1979, during a summer vacation cruising the Mississippi River. The baby’s T-shirt reads “I’m a Carter Nut” above the outline of a peanut.
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Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat, left, U.S. President Jimmy Carter, center, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin stand at attention as the national anthems of their respective countries are played on the north lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24, 1979.
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Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat, left, U.S. President Jimmy Carter, center, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin stand at attention as the national anthems of their respective countries are played on the north lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24, 1979.
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The Rev. Martin Luther King Sr., left, President Carter and Coretta Scott King, the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. pray during the convocation at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Jan. 14, 1979.
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The Rev. Martin Luther King Sr., left, President Carter and Coretta Scott King, the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. pray during the convocation at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Jan. 14, 1979.
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President Carter, his daughter Amy, South Korean President Park Chung-hee and others wave during a motorcade in Seoul on June 30, 1979.
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President Carter, his daughter Amy, South Korean President Park Chung-hee and others wave during a motorcade in Seoul on June 30, 1979.
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President Carter poses for photographers in the Oval Office on Jan. 14, 1981, just prior to delivering his farewell address on national television.
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President Carter poses for photographers in the Oval Office on Jan. 14, 1981, just prior to delivering his farewell address on national television.
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Days after his term ended, in January 1981, former President Carter boards Air Force One in Georgia to return to Washington, D.C., and continue onto Wiesbaden, Germany, to greet the newly released Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days.
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Days after his term ended, in January 1981, former President Carter boards Air Force One in Georgia to return to Washington, D.C., and continue onto Wiesbaden, Germany, to greet the newly released Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days.
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The audio portion of this story is from Up First Sunday, hosted by Rachel Martin. Don Gonyea contributed to the reporting. The audio was produced by Dan Girma, and edited by Jennifer Schmidt. Digital support by Audrey Nguyen.
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The U.S. Supreme Court refused Friday to allow Virginia to use a new congressional map that favored Democrats in all but one of the state’s U.S. House seats. The map was a key part of Democrats’ effort to counter the Republican redistricting wave set off by President Trump.
The new map was drawn by Democrats and approved by Virginia voters in an April referendum. But on May 8, the Supreme Court of Virginia in a 4-to-3 vote declared the referendum, and by extension the new map, null and void because lawmakers failed to follow the proper procedures to get the issue on the ballot, violating the state constitution.
Virginia Democrats and the state’s attorney general then appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to put into effect the map approved by the voters, which yields four more likely Democratic congressional seats. In their emergency application, they argued the Virginia Supreme Court was “deeply mistaken” in its decision on “critical issues of federal law with profound practical importance to the Nation.” Further, they asserted the decision “overrode the will of the people” by ordering Virginia to “conduct its election with the congressional districts that the people rejected.”
Republican legislators countered that it would be improper for the U.S. Supreme Court to wade into a purely state law controversy — especially since the Democrats had not raised any federal claims in the lower court.
Ultimately, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with Republicans without explanation leaving in place the state court ruling that voided the Democratic-friendly maps.
The court’s decision not to intervene was its latest in emergency requests for intervention on redistricting issues. In December, the high court OK’d Texas using a gerrymandered map that could help the GOP win five more seats in the U.S. House. In February, the court allowed California to use a voter-approved, Democratic-friendly map, adopted to offset Texas’s map. Then in March, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the redrawing of a New York map expected to flip a Republican congressional district Democratic.
And perhaps most importantly, in April, the high court ruled that a Louisiana congressional map was a racial gerrymander and must be redrawn. That decision immediately set off a flurry of redistricting efforts, particularly in the South, where Republican legislators immediately began redrawing congressional maps to eliminate long established majority Black and Hispanic districts.
An explosion and fire drew a large emergency response on Friday to a lumber mill in the Midcoast region of Maine, officials said.
The State Police and fire marshal’s investigators responded to Robbins Lumber in Searsmont, about 72 miles northeast of Portland, said Shannon Moss, a spokeswoman for the Maine Department of Public Safety.
Mike Larrivee, the director of the Waldo County Regional Communications Center, said the number of victims was unknown, cautioning that “the information we’re getting from the scene is very vague.”
“We’ve sent every resource in the county to that area, plus surrounding counties,” he said.
Footage from the scene shared by WABI-TV showed flames burning through the roof of a large structure as heavy, dark smoke billowed skyward.
The Associated Press reported that at least five people were injured, and that county officials were considering the incident a “mass casualty event.”
Catherine Robbins-Halsted, an owner and vice president at Robbins Lumber, told reporters at the scene that all of the company’s employees had been accounted for.
Gov. Janet T. Mills of Maine said on social media that she had been briefed on the situation and urged people to avoid the area.
“I ask Maine people to join me in keeping all those affected in their thoughts,” she said.
Representative Jared Golden, Democrat of Maine, said on social media that he was aware of the fire and explosion.
“As my team and I seek out more information, I am praying for the safety and well-being of first responders and everyone else on-site,” he said.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
Crime scene tape surrounds a bicycle in front of St. Lukes Episcopal Church in Atlanta on May 14, 2026. (SKYFOX 5)
ATLANTA – The woman stabbed to death on the Beltline has been identified as 23-year-old Alyssa Paige, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner.
The backstory:
Paige was killed by a 21-year-old man Thursday afternoon while she was on the Beltline. Officials confirmed to FOX 5 that the stabbing happened near the 1700 block of Flagler Avenue NE.
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said the department was alerted around 12:10 p.m. that a woman had been stabbed just north of the Montgomery Ferry Drive overpass. She was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital where she later died. Another person was also stabbed during the incident, but their condition remains unknown.
According to officers, the man responsible attacked a U.S. Postal worker prior to the stabbing before getting away on a bike. He then used that bike to flee the scene of the stabbing as well.
The suspect was arrested near St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Peachtree Street in Midtown around 5:25 p.m.
What we don’t know:
While officials haven’t released an official motive, they noted the man may have been suffering a mental health crisis.
The Source: Information in this article came from the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office and previous FOX 5 reporting.
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