Hurricane Beryl’s Category 4 eye sweeps Jamaica's coast. Roofs ripped from airport, buildings

It’s too soon to know the full extent of the havoc the storm wrought on the island nation, but it’s already left at least seven dead from its first brush with the eastern Caribbean and leveled some of the smaller islands in the southeast Caribbean. As of the 5 p.m. Eastern time update Wednesday, the National Hurricane Center said Beryl was still holding on to its Category 4 status with 140 mph sustained winds, a slight decline from earlier in the day. In a potential good sign, the initial readings...