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1. FBI director invites fresh scrutiny over travels with appearance at US men's hockey team celebration

   When the American men's hockey team retreated to their locker room to celebrate their Winter Olympics gold medal win, they were joined by a special guest from the United States: FBI Director Kash Patel.

2. France moves to bar US Ambassador Charles Kushner from direct government access

   France's top diplomat has requested that U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner no longer be allowed direct access to members of the French government. Kushner skipped a meeting Monday to discuss comments by the Trump administration over the beating death of a far-right activist.

3. GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales faces pressure from party over affair allegations

   The Texas Republican is facing calls from fellow House Republicans to resign, following allegations of an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide.

4. In pictures: Winter storm slams the east coast

   Photos of cities in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts as they cope with a powerful winter storm.

5. The FDA creates a quicker path for gene therapies

   The Food and Drug Administration aims to evaluate treatments for rare diseases based on plausible evidence that they would work — without requiring a clinical trial first.

6. BAFTAs apologize after guest with Tourette syndrome uses racial slur during ceremony

   A man with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur and other offensive remarks during the BAFTA awards ceremony Sunday. The BBC did not edit out his outbursts in its delayed broadcast.

7. 'Everything was in pieces:' Lindsey Vonn describes grueling surgery on broken leg

   In a recent video, the Olympic skier credits her surgeon with saving her leg from potential amputation.

8. A new lawsuit alleges DHS illegally tracked and intimidated observers

   Observers watching federal immigration enforcement in Maine who were told by agents they were "domestic terrorists" and would be added to a "database" or "watchlist" are now part of a new federal class action lawsuit.

9. Huge snowstorm in the Northeast forces millions to stay home

   Meteorologists said the storm is the strongest in a decade, dumping more than 2 feet of snow across the Northeast.

10. U.K. arrests ex-ambassador to the U.S. on suspicion of misconduct over Epstein ties

    Police have arrested Peter Mandelson, a veteran Labour Party politician who served as British ambassador to the U.S., as part of an investigation into his ties with Jeffrey Epstein.