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1. For many U.S. Olympic athletes, Italy feels like home turf

   Many spent their careers training on the mountains they'll be competing on at the Winter Games. Lindsey Vonn wanted to stage a comeback on these slopes and Jessie Diggins won her first World Cup there.

2. Immigrant whose skull was broken in 8 places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked

   Alberto Castañeda Mondragón was hospitalized with eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages. Officers claimed he ran into a wall, but medical staff doubted that account.

3. What we know about the massive sewage leak in the Potomac River

   A collapsed sewer line, about 8 miles from the White House, pumped 368 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of wastewater into the Potomac. Repairs could take longer than previously expected.

4. Pentagon says it's cutting ties with 'woke' Harvard, ending military training

   Amid an ongoing standoff between Harvard and the White House, the Defense Department said it plans to cut ties with the Ivy League — ending military training, fellowships and certificate programs.

5. 'Washington Post' CEO resigns after going AWOL during massive job cuts

   Washington Post chief executive and publisher Will Lewis has resigned just days after the newspaper announced massive layoffs.

6. One week since Nancy Guthrie was last seen, here's what we know

   Nancy Guthrie was last seen a week ago. In the days since, investigators have launched a frantic search to return the 84-year-old home.

7. After the Fall: How Olympic figure skaters soar after stumbling on the ice

   Olympic figure skating is often seems to take athletes to the very edge of perfection, but even the greatest stumble and fall. How do they pull themselves together again on the biggest world stage? Toughness, poise and practice.

8. Opinion: Alternate endings for modern attention spans

   Some film professors are bemoaning the shortcuts students take to avoid watching assigned movies: some don't know what happens at the end. NPR's Scott Simon offers his own synopses.

9. They're cured of leprosy. Why do they still live in leprosy colonies?

   Leprosy is one of the least contagious diseases around — and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. The colonies are relics of a not-too-distant past when those diagnosed with leprosy were exiled.

10. This season, 'The Pitt' is about what doesn't happen in one day

    The first season of The Pitt was about acute problems. The second is about chronic ones.