1. CEASE-FIRE DEAL REACHED BETWEEN KIEV AND MOSCOW
Marathon talks in Belarus end in an agreement on halting the fighting from midnight Sunday in the eastern part of Ukraine, but hostilities continue today.
2. OBAMA'S WAR POWERS REQUEST COULD AFFECT SUCCESSOR
The president is asking for a three-year authority to fight the Islamic State, possibly passing on an active Middle Eastern conflict to the next administration.
3. MOTIVE SOUGHT IN DEADLY CONFRONTATION
Authorities are investigating whether hate or a parking dispute led to the fatal shootings of three Muslims near the University of North Carolina.
4. VETERAN '60 MINUTES' CORRESPONDENT BOB SIMON DIES
The reporter, whose career spanned five decades, was killed in a car accident in New York City. He was 73.
5. WHO IS FADING FROM THE 2016 CHATTER
Vice President Joseph Biden, who will arrive in Iowa on an official White House trip, isn't organizing in key early voting states or setting up an exploratory committee.
6. LEBANESE STILL DIVIDED BY HARIRI ASSASSINATION
A decade after the powerful Sunni premier was killed in a massive Beirut explosion, Lebanon is beset by frequent violence and sectarian tensions.
7. HOW A JERUSALEM EXHIBIT IS CAUSING AN ANTIQUITIES FUROR
A collection of ancient Babylonian tablets on display at an Israeli museum is renewing the debate over showing artifacts that may have been looted in the region's turmoil.
8. ITALIAN CRUISE SHIP CAPTAIN GETS 16 YEARS, 1 MONTH IN PRISON
Prosecutors had sought a significantly longer term for Francesco Schettino, who abandoned the Costa Concordia after it wrecked, killing 32.
9. 'NUT RAGE' EXEC SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR IN PRISON
The former Korean Air executive was found guilty of violating aviation law when she ordered the chief flight attendant on her flight from New York off the plane, forcing the aircraft to go back to its gate.
10. WHERE SKI JUMPING IS STILL A HIGH SCHOOL SPORT
New Hampshire, with a rich alpine history, is the only state left that allows students to compete in the gravity-testing jumps.