BREAKING; Former United States President reportedly dies

Former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, who dedicated his life after he left office to brokering international peace, has died at age 100, his office confirmed Sunday.

Carter, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his human rights work around the world, had been in hospice care since February 2023 at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he lived with his wife of 77 years, Rosalynn Carter. The former first lady, 96, died on Nov. 19, 2023.

U.S. President Biden pardons his Son as Trump disagrees, says its ‘miscarriage of justice’

U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday said he has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, even after promising previously that he would not do so.

The president’s 54-year-old son had pleaded guilty to federal tax charges after being found guilty of charges relating to gun possession and drug use in two separate trials.

The sentences were to be announced later in December.

The U.S. president said that, while he had promised he wouldn’t interfere with the Department of Justice’s decisions, “It is clear that Hunter was treated differently.”

“The charges in his cases came about only after several of my political opponents in Congress instigated them to attack me and oppose my election,” the older Biden said in a statement released by the White House.

“Then, a carefully negotiated plea deal, agreed to by the Department of Justice, unravelled in the courtroom – with a number of my political opponents in Congress taking credit for bringing political pressure on the process.

Had the plea deal held, it would have been a fair, reasonable resolution of Hunter’s case.

“No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son – and that is wrong,” continued the U.S. president.

Biden had said several times that he would not pardon his son. His term in office ends when power is handed over to President-elect Donald Trump on January 20.

During the election campaign, Hunter Biden’s legal problems also weighed on his father politically.

Biden was originally set to be the Democrats’ candidate for the White House but withdrew from the race after a disastrous performance in a televised debate against Trump.

He was eventually replaced by his vice president, Kamala Harris, who was defeated by Trump in the November election.

US President-elect Donald Trump described the decision as a “miscarriage of justice.”

He pointed on his Truth Social platform to people jailed for participating in the January 6, 2021 riots on Capitol Hill in Washington, terming them “hostages.”

“Does the Pardon given by Joe to Hunter include the J-6 Hostages, who have now been imprisoned for years?

Such an abuse and miscarriage of Justice!” Trump posted.

Trump is to be inaugurated in Washington on January 20.

Father kills his Wife four other Family members, then commits suicide after Trump’s victory

A tragic shooting incident in Duluth, Minnesota, has left five people dead, including a man, his wife, his ex-partner, and two children, following the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Authorities identified the shooter as 46-year-old Anthony Nephew, who, according to police, had a history of mental health issues and had expressed anger over the election of President Donald Trump.

The incident unfolded on November 5, the day after Trump’s victory, when police discovered the bodies of Anthony Nephew’s ex-partner, Erin Abramson, 47, and their 15-year-old son, Jacob Nephew, at their home.

Both had died from apparent gunshot wounds. Shortly afterward, police identified Nephew as the suspect and found his wife, 45-year-old Kathryn Nephew, and their 7-year-old son, Oliver Nephew, also dead from gunshot wounds at their nearby residence.

In the days leading up to the tragedy, Nephew had posted multiple politically charged statements on social media, including anti-Trump and left-wing views.

On Facebook, he expressed fear of religious extremism and shared disturbing thoughts about his mental health.

In one post, he wrote: “My mental health and the world can no longer peacefully coexist,” and spoke of being “terrified of religious zealots” who he felt were imposing their beliefs on him and his family.

Nephew also voiced strong political opinions, criticising both major U.S. political parties and expressing disillusionment with the system. In one Facebook post, he wrote that he wished for better candidates to emerge from both parties, describing the choices as “fascism” and “not fascism.”

His mental health struggles were well-documented, with Nephew having previously written an op-ed for the Duluth News Tribune in 2021, in which he warned about the potential consequences of untreated mental health issues, including suicide or homicide.

He criticised the lack of support for mental health in America and the stigma surrounding it, noting that millions of Americans face mental health breakdowns without adequate help or understanding.

Duluth Police Chief Mike Ceynowa confirmed that Nephew had a “pattern of mental health issues,” and police are continuing to investigate the incident, though they have not yet established a clear motive for the shootings. The police have assured the public that there is no ongoing threat to the community.

The tragic event underscores the complex intersection of mental health struggles, political polarization, and personal trauma, as authorities seek to understand the underlying factors that led to this devastating act of violence.