Schools and cities from Texas to Georgia are shutting down in anticipation of freezing rain and snow forecast for much of the Southern U.S. The severe weather is expected across a stretch from New Mexico to Alabama starting Wednesday night and early Thursday.

Another weekend of conference play in college basketball is underway with plenty of marquee matchups Saturday including a showdown between two of the top programs from the Mountain West. New Mexico will put its perfect 5-0 record against conference opponents on the line when it hosts San Diego State on CBS.

President-elect Donald Trump announced his plans to rename the “Gulf of Mexico” in a press conference this morning at Mar-a-Lago.

Former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador threatened to declare the property a natural protected area or seize it by force if Vulcan didn’t accept a $360 million offer for the gravel pits. Vulcan maintains the Punta Venado deep-water port facility has an estimated value of more than $1 billion.

In some high-elevation areas, including in parts of Texas, wind chill was plunging the feels-like temperatures to subzero levels.

K-State has been busy restocking the wide receiver position after losing four contributors from last season. The 6-foot-1, 198-pound Medford is the third wideout to join the Wildcats via the transfer portal, following Boston College's Jerand Bradley and Jaron Tibbs from Purdue.

An Alabama congressman is throwing his support behind President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to rename the Gulf of Mexico, which has held the name for more than 400 years.

A Texas community is mourning the loss of Navasota Police Sgt. Mark Butler, who died while saving others from a wrong-way driver during a pursuit. The cruise line pushed back heavily at the request and accusation.

Tulane at Temple, 1 p.m. La Salle at UMass, 2 p.m. Rice at FAU, 1 p.m. Memphis at Charlotte, 3 p.m. Youngstown St. at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Iowa St. at West Virginia, 1 p.m. Ohio St. at Penn St., 1 p.m. Seton Hall at UConn, 1 p.m. William & Mary at Northeastern, 1 p.m. North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. Hofstra at Elon, 1 p.m. LSU at Florida, 1 p.m.

Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) told Newsweek: "ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch from January 20-23 due to predicted extreme cold weather across the ERCOT region, higher electrical demand, and the potential for lower reserves. Winter precipitation is also expected across parts of the state.

The SS United States was poised to set sail at the end of last year on her final voyage from Philadelphia to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico to become an artificial reef. But Coast Guard concerns have complicated the trip south.