At least 9 people have died in the US due to severe winter weather, with Kentucky being hardest hit. Heavy rain and flooding have caused widespread damage, while a polar vortex brings record-low temperatures.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Saudi Arabia on Monday ahead of expected talks with Russian officials aimed at ending Moscow’s nearly three-year war in Ukraine.
The Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to intervene and keep Hampton Dellinger, head of the Office of the Special Counsel, off the job while the litigation proceeds.
The flood damage over the weekend was not as catastrophic as some previous climate disasters in the state. But the rains still brought widespread havoc, and painful reminders of trauma.