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1. 5 things to know about the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security

   The sprawling agency saw its baseline funding expire after lawmakers left town for a week-long recess, but without a deal to rein in the conduct of federal immigration officers.

2. Ilia Malinin, U.S. figure skater favored for gold, finishes 8th

   Malinin, undefeated since 2023, stumbled and fell multiple times, landing far off the podium. Mikhail Shaidorov of Kazakhstan won gold in an upset that shocked even himself.

3. DHS says immigration agents appear to have lied about shooting in Minnesota

   Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis was shot in the leg during the incident. Another Venezuelan man was also accused of attacking an immigration officer.

4. Venezuela debates sweeping amnesty for political prisoners

   After the fall of Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan regime promise amnesty and reconciliation — but for hundreds still jailed and thousands facing charges, justice remains uncertain.

5. It's been five years since catastrophic Texas blackouts. How much has changed?

   Power companies say they're better prepared for extreme weather, but challenges remain to electricity production as the state's demand grows

6. FBI releases description of suspect, increases reward in Nancy Guthrie case

   The FBI describes the armed man caught on Nancy Guthrie's camera as 5-foot-9-inches to 5-foot-10 and of average build. The 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie has been missing since Feb. 1.

7. Virginia court allows Democrats' redistricting vote in their plan to counter to Trump

   The ruling allows an April election where voters can let the legislature draw a new congressional map. It could help Democrats win more House seats. Republicans might still fight it in court.

8. A familiar move with a new twist: Trump tries to cut CDC funds he just signed into law

   A federal judge in Illinois quickly issued a restraining order after the Trump administration slashed more than $600 million in CDC grants to four blue states.

9. Kitty cats and cloud hands - how U.S. Olympic snowboarders keep calm in competition

   U.S. snowboarders psych themselves up before competition with heavy metal and pop music, cat photos, and apparently many on the men's halfpipe team now do Qigong.

10. Minnesota immigration crackdown will end, border czar says. And, DHS funding to expire

    Border czar Tom Homan announced that the Trump administration will end the immigration crackdown in Minnesota. And, DHS funding is set to expire after lawmakers failed to advance a spending bill.