NYC observation deck previewed
NEW YORK — Thrillseeking visitors at New York’s Hudson Yards will be able to catch expansive views from a 100-story-high outdoor observation deck early next year.
Hudson Yards Experiences said Thursday that tickets are on sale for the deck — called Edge — which will open on March 11.
The deck, surrounded by tall glass panels, is anchored on two sides of a skyscraper at 30 Hudson Yards. A section of glass floor allows for a dizzying view of the neighborhood below.
Tickets cost $36 to $38 for adults and $31 to $33 for children.
Carter released from hospital
ATLANTA — Former President Jimmy Carter was released from a hospital where he was treated after fracturing his pelvis in a recent fall at his home, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
Carter Center spokeswoman Deanna Congileo said in a statement that the former president was released from Phoebe Sumter Medical Center and was “looking forward to continuing to recuperate at his home in Plains, Georgia, and thanks everyone for their kind well-wishes.”
Carter, 95, fell Monday evening at his home. Congileo had said in a statement earlier that his fracture was minor and that he was in good spirits at the hospital.
It was the third time Carter has fallen in recent months. He first fell in the spring and required hip replacement surgery. Carter fell again Oct. 6 and despite receiving 14 stitches, traveled the same day to Nashville, Tennessee, to rally volunteers and help build a Habitat for Humanity home.
Woman shot by cop is mourned
DALLAS — Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of a black woman fatally shot in her home by a Fort Worth police officer.
Fort Worth’s mayor and interim police chief joined relatives and mourners from across the country at the service for Atatiana Jefferson on Thursday at Concord Church in Dallas.
An officer responding to a call about an open front door on Oct. 12 shot Jefferson through a back window. The killing sparked outrage in the North Texas city. The officer who shot her is charged with murder.