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St. Vincent to evacuate thousands under volcano threat

By Dánica Coto Apr. 09, 2021 12:05 AM EDT
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Empty cruise ships were scheduled to arrive Friday at the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent to help transport thousands of...

Plumes of ash rise from the La Soufriere volcano as it erupts on the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent, as seen from Chateaubelair, Friday, April 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Orvil Samuel)
Explosive eruption rocks volcano on Caribbean's St. Vincent

By Dánica Coto Apr. 08, 2021 08:47 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2013 file photo, former Gov. William Winter speaks at a symposium on the Future of Mississippi and the South on his 90th birthday, at the Old Capitol Museum in Jackson, Miss. The former governor, a Democrat who pushed to strengthen public education and improve race relations, has died. Family spokesman Dick Molpus says Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, that Winter died Friday night at home in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter dies at 97

By Emily Wagster Pettus Dec. 19, 2020 12:17 PM EST

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves removes his face mask during a COVID-19 press briefing in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Reeves stressed the need for the public's personal responsibility of wearing face masks to help stem the spread of the coronavirus during the press briefing where he and others discussed the state's ongoing strategy to limit transmission. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Governor: Mississippi seeing its 'worst' spread of COVID-19

By Emily Wagster Pettus Jul. 13, 2020 06:05 PM EDT

Gov. Tate Reeves, right, answers questions at his coronavirus news briefing while Stephen McRaney, deputy director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, background, listens, in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, July 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi limits elective surgeries amid COVID-19 surge

Jul. 11, 2020 02:07 PM EDT

State health care leaders, left, listen to Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs, right, express his concerns over the state's spike in COVID-19 patients at hospitals across the state during a news conference in the School of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center campus, Thursday, July 9, 2020 in Jackson, Miss. The medical professionals detailed recommendations to curb the community spread virus. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi's five largest hospitals are out of ICU beds

By Leah Willingham Jul. 09, 2020 03:45 PM EDT