As heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain hit parts of the Deep South, a blast of Arctic air plunged much of the Midwest and the eastern U.S. into a deep freeze.

"It’s not his job to reinterpret the Constitution. It’s his job to follow the Constitution," Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey said Tuesday.

The company says it has in total “nearly 3,000 people at 11 locations in Maine, Connecticut, California, Japan and China, and in remote locations around the world.”

The state has been slow to adopt rules to protect Florida's endangered springs. While a boom in residential construction has increased the amount of groundwater being taken from the aquifers.

Over 75 extremely rare sea creatures — about “ 20% of the entire population ” — were spotted off the Maine coast, photos show.

Florida Atlantic University has named three finalists in its long-delayed search for a new leader. The Boca Raton university on Sunday night announced its presidential search committee had selected two veteran university administrators and a former state legislator for further interviews and campus visits.

After restarting a state-halted search, the school will select from Adam Hasner, a former House majority leader with FAU ties; Michael Hartline, business dean at FSU; and John Volin, provost at the University of Maine.

A polar vortex is slated to sweep most of the continental US bringing winter storm warnings and a hazardous freeze to millions.

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength since the Ronald Reagan era in the 1980s.

The blizzard warning in effect until midday Tuesday was the first issued by the office in Lake Charles, Louisiana, according to meteorologist Donald Jones.

"I am profoundly honored and grateful to be chosen as a finalist for president of Florida Atlantic University," FSU's Michael Hartline said.

From snowball fights with nuns to Texas sledding and furry friends frolicking in the snow, see how people are reacting to winter weather in various parts of the U.S.