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Former President Jimmy Carter arrived at the US Capitol to lie in state as members of Congress paid their respects ahead of his funeral on Thursday. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden in an interview published Wednesday said he still believes he could have defeated President-elect Donald Trump in the 2024 election but isn’t sure if he could have served a full second term.

Lawsuit challenges the federal government’s December 2024 decision to add restrictions to offer of drilling leases The US state of Alaska has sued the Biden administration for what it calls violations of a congressional directive to allow oil and gas development in a portion of the federal Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The federal lawsuit … Read more

There are significant health benefits to trying new things, whatever the activity – and there is always more to learn There is a paradox to being 20 metres under the ocean. It is a place of calm and wonderment. I am immersed in a foreign world, with a new watery sky above me. There is … Read more

People held in jail for shoplifting and drug possession after voters shift right with Prop 36: ‘Officers are jubilant’ Law enforcement agencies across California are touting mass arrests and prosecutions for drug charges and thefts following the passage of a tough-on-crime ballot measure that increases incarceration for some non-violent offenses. After decades of reforms to … Read more

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to block criminal proceedings in his hush money case in New York, with a sentencing hearing scheduled for Friday.

Hillside homes abandoned and 30,000 evacuated as infernos rip into north and west areas of Californian city Southern California wildfire – live Residents of Los Angeles have fled wildfires engulfing the suburbs of the US’s second city, as firefighters struggled to contain the flames overnight amid fears they would worsen on Wednesday morning. California officials … Read more

Biden confirms he may still opt to protect Trump’s enemies from prosecution, while Trump scrambles to halt sentencing in criminal business fraud case Attorneys for Donald Trump this morning appealed to the US supreme court to pause proceedings in the president-elect’s prosecution on business fraud charges in New York, ahead of his sentencing scheduled for … Read more

Plane was taxiing for takeoff to San Juan when door was opened by passenger, who is now expected to face charges A person on board a plane at Boston Logan international airport that was taxiing for takeoff suddenly opened an exit door and was quickly restrained by other passengers, authorities said. The JetBlue passenger was … Read more

A toppled reindeer? A window of pink balloons? These images explore Dana Stirling’s depression – and remind us how ‘beauty and sorrow walk together’ Continue reading…