• U.S. intelligence told lawmakers of Russian bid to boost Trump re-election: source
• Democrat Warren, worried campaign will run out of cash, taps $3 million loan
• California sues Trump administration over alleged failure to protect species
• Trump blasts best-picture Oscar for South Korean film 'Parasite'
• Bloomberg presidential campaign reports $409 million in total spending so far
• U.S. counterterrorism analyst pleads guilty to media leaks
• Businessman Steyer pumps $64.7 million of own funds into U.S. presidential bid in January
• Tennessee executes convicted killer by electric chair

World

• Assange's fate hangs in balance as UK court considers U.S. extradition bid
• Iranians vote in election, hardliners set to dominate
• Taliban, Afghan officials say reach pact to reduce violence
• Suspected shisha bar gunman published racist manifesto: German prosecutor
• India set to dazzle Trump with pomp and circumstance as trade rows fester
• Libya's Haftar says any ceasefire would be contingent on Turkish withdrawal: RIA
• Man arrested after prayer leader stabbed inside London mosque
• 'Traumatized' Africans stranded by coronavirus plead to be brought home

• Tesla gets court approval to clear forest for German Gigafactory
• T-Mobile, Sprint amend merger terms, SoftBank takes a hit
• Asian funds seek a sheltered shore in U.S. assets
• Outbreak will not change China's commitments to buy U.S. goods: senior U.S. official
• Global central bankers scour shopping malls, manufacturers for coronavirus playbook
• Samsung Electronics names non-executive director as board chairman in company first
• UniCredit shares fall at open after report Mustier vying for HSBC top job
• Airbus investing up to 1 billion euros in A220 passenger jet program this year

• Trump blasts best-picture Oscar for South Korean film 'Parasite'
• Irons defends himself against critics of his Berlinale role
• Jurors in Weinstein trial focus on 'Sopranos' actress Sciorra
• Prince Harry to meet Jon Bon Jovi and veterans' choir at Abbey Road studios
• Pacino turns Nazi hunter in TV series debut for Amazon
• British actress Julie Walters battled bowel cancer
• WarnerMedia, YouTube TV expand distribution deal to include upcoming HBOMax
• Rapper Pop Smoke shot dead in Hollywood Hills home; masked gunman sought

• NBA notebook: Irving to have season-ending shoulder surgery
• Nevada bans Wilder, Fury faceoff after weigh-in
• McIlroy shoots 65 for first-round lead in Mexico City
• McCourt set to kick-start new Irish MMA era in Dublin
• Brazil unveils Pele statue to mark 50th anniversary of 1970 triumph
• 'All about the spirit': Japanese kendo master readies for Olympic torch relay
• Factbox: Events affected by coronavirus epidemic
• Rugby: Toronto Wolfpack part ways with director of rugby Noble