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1. U.S. rock climber Alex Honnold reaches top of Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes

   Cheers erupted from a street-level crowd as Alex Honnold reached the top of the spire of the 508-meter (1,667-foot) tower, about 90 minutes after he started.

2. Here's how 'shared decision making' for childhood vaccines could limit access

   Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new approach to six shots that were formerly given routinely will introduce new hurdles for getting kids immunized. And it could have a chilling effect on doctors.

3. 5 things to know about the latest Minneapolis shooting

   Tensions are escalating in Minneapolis after Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a U.S. citizen, was killed during an encounter with immigration officials on Saturday morning. Here is what to know.

4. Thousands of new Americans opt for 'ultimate act of inclusion' despite obstacles

   Three citizenship ceremonies NPR attended in the Washington, D.C. area in January were largely celebratory experiences, despite a year of hurdles and changes to the naturalization process.

5. 40 years after Challenger: Lingering guilt and lessons learned

   Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.

6. Russian strikes knock out heat in freezing Kyiv as peace talks continue

   Russian strikes left much of Kyiv without heat, water and power during freezing temperature, even as Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. held talks on ending the nearly four-year war.

7. Billions owed: 'The Debt' podcast covers the South's long fight to repay public HBCUs

   A long-running fight over how to calculate and repay state funding debts to public HBCUs is flaring across the South, and Emily Siner and Camellia Burris tell the story in their podcast 'The Debt' from Nashville Public Radio and The Tennessee Lookout.

8. Photos: Massive winter storm sweeps across the U.S.

   A look at the extreme winter storm impacting two-thirds of the U.S.

9. Man shot dead by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis

   The incident, which was caught on video, marks the second deadly shooting by federal officers in Minneapolis in less than a month.

10. A man is fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis

    Federal agents have shot and killed another person in Minneapolis, this time a 51-year-old man.