Carter taken to Ohio hospital with upset stomach

CLEVELAND (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter, on a trip promoting his new book, developed an upset stomach on a flight to Cleveland and was taken to a hospital for observation, officials said.

Carter was taken to MetroHealth Hospital, where he was resting comfortably, according to the Carter Center, his Atlanta-based think tank. The center said he is expected to resume his book tour this week.

Carter, 85, was a passenger on a Delta flight from Atlanta to Cleveland when he became ill. Upon landing, he was taken off the plane by rescue crews, said Jackie Mayo, a spokeswoman at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

Carter was scheduled to sign copies of his new book, “White House Diary,” at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in suburban Cleveland on Tuesday afternoon, according to the store’s event coordinator, Calondra McArthur. About 500 people were waiting in line at the store, he said.