Carter taught his Sunday school class roughly twice a month to accommodate crowds that sometimes swelled to more than 500.

ATLANTA — As cold air begins to move into Atlanta and north Georgia, warming centers are opening across the metro area to help residents cope with plunging temperatures and brisk winds.

The patient contracted the virus after exposure to both backyard poultry and wild birds, Louisiana health officials said.

After the 39th president's death at the age of 100, advocates are remembering Carter for elevating environmental issues and energy conservation.