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The 2024 White House Christmas Ornament featuring former President Jimmy Carter, is seen at the White House Historical Association Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Washington. Carter is the first of the U.S. presidents to be honored with an official White House Christmas ornament while still living.

Jimmy Carter becomes first living ex-president with official White House Christmas ornament

The 2024 White House Christmas Ornament featuring former President Jimmy Carter, is seen at the White House Historical Association Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Washington. Carter is the first of the U.S. presidents to be honored with an official White House Christmas ornament while still living.

February 21, 2024, 5:30pm Nation & World

Former President Jimmy Carter has another distinction to his name. Read story

A closeup of a human brain affected by Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease, is displayed at the Museum of Neuroanatomy at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y., on Oct. 7, 2003. According to findings published Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 in the New England Journal of Medicine, Alzheimer&rsquo;s quietly ravages the brain long before symptoms appear and now scientists are getting a closer look at the domino-like sequence of those changes _ a potential window to one day intervene.

Silent brain changes precede Alzheimer’s. Researchers have new clues about which come first

A closeup of a human brain affected by Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease, is displayed at the Museum of Neuroanatomy at the University at Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y., on Oct. 7, 2003. According to findings published Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 in the New England Journal of Medicine, Alzheimer&rsquo;s quietly ravages the brain long before symptoms appear and now scientists are getting a closer look at the domino-like sequence of those changes _ a potential window to one day intervene.

February 21, 2024, 5:09pm Health

Alzheimer’s quietly ravages the brain long before symptoms appear and now scientists have new clues about the dominolike sequence of those changes — a potential window to one day intervene. Read story

FILE - Election judges demonstrate the accuracy of the city&rsquo;s voting equipment on Oct. 28, 2022, in Minneapolis. With election season already underway, state election officials are expressing frustration that Congress has so far failed to allocate federal money they typically use for such things as securing voter registration systems, updating equipment and training staff.

Election officials in the U.S. face daunting challenges in 2024. And Congress isn’t coming to help

FILE - Election judges demonstrate the accuracy of the city&rsquo;s voting equipment on Oct. 28, 2022, in Minneapolis. With election season already underway, state election officials are expressing frustration that Congress has so far failed to allocate federal money they typically use for such things as securing voter registration systems, updating equipment and training staff.

February 21, 2024, 10:45am Latest News

With election season already underway, some state election officials are expressing frustration that Congress has yet to allocate federal money they have come to rely on to help cover the costs of securing their systems from attacks, updating equipment and training staff. Read story

First lady Jill Biden addresses a gathering during a discussion on women&rsquo;s health research, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass.

Jill Biden is announcing $100 million in funding for research and development into women’s health

First lady Jill Biden addresses a gathering during a discussion on women&rsquo;s health research, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Cambridge, Mass.

February 21, 2024, 10:44am Health

Jill Biden on Wednesday was announcing $100 million in federal funding for research and development into women’s health as part of a new White House initiative that she is heading up. Read story

Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., left, and Republican staff attorney Steve Castor, right, speak with James Biden, center, the brother of President Joe Biden, during a break of a private interview with House Republicans at Thomas P. O&rsquo;Neill House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.

James Biden tells GOP lawmakers that Joe Biden had no involvement in the family’s business dealings

Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., left, and Republican staff attorney Steve Castor, right, speak with James Biden, center, the brother of President Joe Biden, during a break of a private interview with House Republicans at Thomas P. O&rsquo;Neill House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024.

February 21, 2024, 10:29am Politics

James Biden told congressional investigators that his brother, President Joe Biden, “never had any involvement” in the family’s business dealings as James Biden appeared for a private interview Wednesday on Capitol Hill as part of House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry. Read story

FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Nov. 15, 2023, in Washington.

The Supreme Court leaves in place the admissions plan at an elite Virginia public high school

FILE - The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Nov. 15, 2023, in Washington.

February 20, 2024, 4:14pm Politics

The Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place the admissions policy at an elite public high school in Virginia that some parents claimed discriminates against highly qualified Asian Americans. Read story

Supreme Court rejects appeal from 3 GOP House members over $500 mask fines

February 20, 2024, 10:34am Politics

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals from three Republican U.S. House members who challenged fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor in 2021. Read story

President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media as he arrives at the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, after returning from Rehoboth Beach, Del.

Biden heads to California to rev up his fundraising in anticipation of a costly rematch with Trump

President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media as he arrives at the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, after returning from Rehoboth Beach, Del.

February 20, 2024, 10:17am Politics

President Joe Biden heads to California on Tuesday looking to soak up more cash for his reelection bid during a three-day swing through the state. Read story

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at a Washington hotel, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, after attending a hearing before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals at the federal courthouse in Washington.

Trump ranked history’s worst U.S. president, Biden finishes 14th, poll finds

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media at a Washington hotel, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, after attending a hearing before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals at the federal courthouse in Washington.

February 19, 2024, 3:59pm Politics

A rating of U.S. presidents found Donald Trump was the nation’s worst ever leader while Joe Biden ranks 14th, putting him among the top-third of commanders-in-chief. Read story

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) speaks during a news conference following the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on Sept. 19, 2023, in Washington, DC. Senate Democrats spoke to reporters about the House Republicans&rsquo; negotiation on government funding legislation.

Mars samples project looms large in final spending talks

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) speaks during a news conference following the weekly Senate Democratic policy luncheon meeting at the U.S. Capitol Building on Sept. 19, 2023, in Washington, DC. Senate Democrats spoke to reporters about the House Republicans&rsquo; negotiation on government funding legislation.

February 18, 2024, 9:00am Politics

​A complex project aimed at retrieving rock and dirt samples from Mars has long been a top priority for NASA, with proponents arguing the mission could answer the age-old question of whether life once existed on the red planet. Read story