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Also: Obama travels to North Carolina to highlight State of the Union remarks; Treasury Secretary nominee Jack Lew testifies before a Senate panel; the death toll in the Syrian civil war passes 70,000; and it's Ash Wednesday, the first day of the Christian Lenten season leading to Easter.

Top stories include a private rocket is launched into space, carrying supplies for the international space station; the International Atomic Energy Agency says a tentative deal was struck permitting inspectors to review Iran's nuclear program.

Top stories include the expected testimony of the Secret Service director on the recent scandal involving agents who allegedly hired prostitutes in Colombia; and Egyptians go to the polls today to choose a new president.

Top stories include a Chinese dissident who left the U.S. embassy has received assurances he'll be freed from house arrest but there are doubts; Taliban insurgents attack points in Kabul after President Obama departs following a lightning visit.

Also: Georgia's lieutenant governor threatens to end Delta's tax break over NRA ties; a new report warns of the dangers of U.S. poverty and racial inequality; and a warm Arctic means a colder Europe.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper began notifying lawmakers which projects will be canceled in their districts. "It is a slap in the face to the members of the Armed Forces," Sen. Chuck Schumer said.

The statute of limitations has expired on abuse charges, but prosecutors want ex-House Speaker Dennis Hastert to be sentenced for banking violations linked to his hush-money payments to the accusers.

Richard Donoghue, who served as acting deputy attorney general in the Trump administration, talks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about former President Donald Trump's efforts to subvert the 2020 election.

Also: Shuttle Endeavour begins trip to California; Chicago teachers return to work; Obama to meet with Myanmar's Suu Kyi; and Danish magazine to publish topless photos of Kate Middleton.

Also: Pakistan rejects U.S. conclusions about airstrikes that killed 24 of Pakistani soldiers; world leaders gather to pay respects to Vaclav Havel; U.S. hopes to buy missiles that have disappeared in Libya.