Nation

The enduring bond between the Carters and Kings

Jimmy Carter is now 98 years old as he receives hospice care. His fellow Georgian, Martin Luther King Jr., would have been 94. The two men never met during their time in Atlanta. But the Rev. Bernice King tells The Associated Press that Carter has been a "courageous" and "principled" figure who built on her father's work, advancing the King family's vision of racial equality and human rights. (June 4)