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1. The Winter Olympics gets 8 new events, including its first new sport in decades

   Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut this year, the first winter sport to do so since 2002. Skeleton, luge, ski jumping and moguls are also getting new events.

2. Team USA settles in to athletes' villages, 'smash' pizzas

   US Olympic athletes are arriving and settling into their digs for the next couple of weeks in Italy. Curlers are amazed by the mountain scenery in Cortina; figure skaters are plant fostering in Milan; and the big air slopestyle women are "smashing pizzas" in Livigno.

3. As Trump reshapes foreign policy, China moves to limit risks, reap gains

   President Trump's focus overseas may spare China for now, but Beijing still worries that his "America First" rhetoric hasn't softened what it calls U.S. "military adventurism."

4. Searching for dinosaur secrets in crocodile bones

   Until now, estimating how old a dinosaur was when it died has been a fairly simple process: Count up the growth rings in the fossilized bones. But new research into some of dinosaurs' living relatives, like crocodiles, suggests that this method may not always work.

5. They help police with mental health calls. So why are 'mobile crisis' teams in crisis?

   Interactions between police and someone in psychiatric crisis can end in violence. Communities have been sending mental health professionals instead, but paying for that service has been a struggle.

6. How the new dietary guidelines could impact school meals

   Cutting back on ready-to-eat meals won't be easy, and whole milk may make a comeback. One thing that's certain: It'll be a while before the new guidelines trickle down to schools.

7. Poll: Two-thirds of Americans say ICE has 'gone too far' in immigration enforcement

   A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds a jump in disapproval of the agency among Democrats and independents, but Republicans are standing by ICE and the president.

8. Morning news brief

   Hundreds of federal agents are leaving from Minnesota, poll finds a jump in disapproval of ICE among Democrats and Independents, the last major arms control treaty between Russia and the U.S. expires.

9. Nike faces federal probe over allegations of discrimination against white workers

   The federal agency for protecting workers' civil rights revealed Wednesday that it is investigating sportswear giant Nike for allegedly discriminating against white employees.

10. ICE can't make warrantless arrests in Oregon unless there's risk of escape, judge rules

    U.S. immigration agents in Oregon must stop arresting people without warrants unless there's a likelihood of escape, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.