Former first lady Rosalynn Carter…the closest adviser to Jimmy Carter during his one term as U.S. President and their four decades after as global humanitarians… has died at the age of 96. 

The Carter Center said she died Sunday after living with dementia and suffering many months of declining health. The statement said she “died peacefully… with her family by her side.” 

Populist Javier Milei resoundingly won Argentina’s Presidential election Sunday… swinging the country to the right following a fiercely polarized campaign in which he promised a dramatic shake-up to the state to deal with soaring inflation and rising poverty.  

With 99.4% of the votes tallied in the Presidential runoff… Milei had 55.7% and economy minister Sergio Massa 44.3%… 

According to Argentina’s electoral authority, It is the widest victory margin in a presidential race since the South American country’s return to Democracy in 1983.  

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s appeal of his conviction for second-degree murder in the killing of George Floyd.  

 Chauvin’s lawyers argued that their client was denied a fair trial in 2021 because of pretrial publicity and concerns for violence in the event of an acquittal.

Campbell Klecatsky can be reached at klec3202@stthomas.edu.