John Thune of South Dakota. Several prominent Kentucky politicians spoke to The Courier Journal and released statements about McConnell's announcement on Thursday. Here's what they said.

Severe storms also swept through parts of Florida and Georgia, where tornado watches were in effect early Sunday, the National Weather Service said.

At least nine states from Georgia to Delaware are under snow and ice alerts as a winter storm moves east -- with brutal, record-breaking cold temperatures in the Midwest and Central U.S. in the wake of the storm.

The mother and child were swept away Saturday night in Kentucky's Bonnieville community, Hart County Coroner Tony Roberts said. In southeastern Kentucky, a 73-year-old man was found dead in floodwaters in Clay County, county Emergency Management Deputy Director Revelle Berry said.

Lawmakers in South Dakota’s legislature deferred a vote that could have allowed the US state to invest in Bitcoin — effectively killing the bill. In a Feb. 24 meeting of the state’s House Commerce and Energy Committee,