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Jimmy Carter Headlines

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Today in History

Today is Tuesday, June 18, the 169th day of 2013. There are 196 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally K. Ride, 32, became America's first woman in space as she and four colleagues (commander Robert L. Crippen, pilot Frederick H. Hauck ...

  • Updated: 9:03 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2013
FILE - This April 5, 2013 file photo shows former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar during an interview with The Associated Press in his office at the Interior Department in Washington. Salazar announced Thursday, June 6, 2013 that he is joining WimerHale as a partner and will open a law office in Denver. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Ken Salazar to work for int'l law firm in Denver

Former U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will start work next week as a partner in an international law firm that will allow him to remain in his home state and work on cases involving the energy industry he once regulated. The former U.S. senator and Colorado attorney general announced Thursday ...

  • Updated: 2:05 p.m. Thursday, June 6, 2013

Edward Reed Jr., federal judge in NV, dies at 88

U.S. District Judge Edward C. Reed Jr., who was appointed to the bench in Reno by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, died Saturday at the age of 88. Reed High School in Sparks was named for the Nevada native because he served on the Washoe County School Board from 1956 ...

  • Updated: 6:04 p.m. Saturday, June 1, 2013

Court backs border-state gun sale reporting rule

A U.S. appeals court panel Friday unanimously upheld an Obama administration requirement that dealers in Southwestern states that border Mexico report when customers buy multiple high-powered rifles. The firearms industry trade group, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, and two Arizona gun sellers had argued that the administration overstepped its legal ...

  • Updated: 1:29 p.m. Friday, May 31, 2013

Today in Nebraska history for June

June 1 1871 — The state Senate voted 9-3 to impeach Gov. David Butler for converting state funds to his own use. Butler retired to his farm in Pawnee County, and Secretary of State William H. James filled out the remainder of Butler's term. 1894 — The three remaining companies ...

  • Updated: 9:31 a.m. Thursday, May 30, 2013

GA exhibit features historic copy of Constitution

The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum is set to display George Washington's personal copy of the Constitution. National Archives spokesman Tony Clark says the museum will display the document along with Georgia Washington's handwritten notes between June 7 and June 24. Clark says the exhibit is one of the ...

  • Updated: 1:01 a.m. Thursday, May 30, 2013
In this May 23, 2013 photo, Cheryl Marie Michell, of Royal Oak, poses with a photo of her aunt Marie Michell Robinson, who was a Woman Airforce Service Pilot that died during World War II, but never received military recognition for her service as a co-pilot and was deemed a civilian. Michell, along with a group called Operation Celestial Flight have fought to have all 38 women who died during the war as WASP to be recognized for their military service. Michell's aunt received those honors on Monday, May 27, 2013, at White Chapel Cemetery in Troy, Mich. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Kimberly P. Mitchell) DETROIT NEWS OUT, TV OUT, INTERNET OUT, MAGS OUT, NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT

Woman who flew for US in WWII finally gets honors

One of the 1,000-plus women who flew for the armed forces during World War II but waited decades to earn full military recognition was the focus of her family's thoughts at a Memorial Day graveside ceremony. Maria Michell's family gathered at White Chapel Cemetery in Troy for a flag ceremony. ...

  • Updated: 6:12 p.m. Monday, May 27, 2013
This undated image from video released by PBS shows host Tavis Smiley, right, during an interview with Hillary Rodham Clinton on "Tavis Smiley Reports." Smiley, who’s marking his 10th year this month as host of his PBS talk show and his 20th year in broadcasting. (AP Photo/PBS)

Tavis Smiley marks 10th year on PBS

Tavis Smiley has stood out in 20 years in broadcasting, and he has no intention of changing his style or substance. He's the rare black host with national TV and radio platforms, one who sees his job as challenging Americans to examine their assumptions on such thorny issues as poverty, ...

  • Updated: 5:49 p.m. Friday, May 24, 2013
Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn talks with Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, May 20, 2013, prior to testifying before the House subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations hearing on Advocating for American Jacob Ostreichers Freedom after two years in Bolivian detention. Ostreicher was arrested in June 2011 by Bolivian police after it was alleged that he did business with “people wanted in their countries because of links with drug trafficking and money laundering.” (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Actor urges US to pressure Bolivia to free citizen

Actor Sean Penn urged the U.S. government to pressure Bolivia to free an American businessman detained without charge since 2011 in a case that has drawn accusations he was the victim of corrupt local prosecutors. Penn said pressure on Bolivian President Evo Morales could help free Jacob Ostreicher. "International pressure ...

  • Updated: 5:55 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013
Academy Award-winning actor Sean Penn waits to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, May 20, 2013, before the House subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations hearing on Advocating for American Jacob Ostreichers Freedom after two years in Bolivian detention. Ostreicher was arrested in June 2011 by Bolivian police after it was alleged that he did business with “people wanted in their countries because of links with drug trafficking and money laundering.” (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Penn urges US to pressure Bolivia to free US man

Actor Sean Penn on Monday urged the U.S. government to pressure Bolivia to free an American businessman detained without charge since 2011 in a case that has drawn accusations he was the victim of corrupt local prosecutors. Penn said international pressure on Bolivian President Evo Morales could help free Jacob ...

  • Updated: 5:39 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013
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