Kentucky congress

The wife of Congressman Andy Barr, who represents Lexington, died Tuesday. Eleanor Carol Leavell Barr was just 39. She died of mitral valve prolapse, a condition where the two valve flaps which make up the mitral valve do not close properly. "Congressman Andy Barr's wife Carol passed away suddenly tonight at the family home in Lexington," Mary Rosado, the congressman's chief of staff, said in a statement Tuesday night. "During this tragic time, we respectfully ask for privacy for Congressman Barr and his family to grieve Mrs. Barr being called...