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A Navalny spokesperson said the assailant smashed a window of Leonid Volkov's car, sprayed tear gas into his eyes and started hitting him with a hammer in Lithuania's capital.

The fight for national bragging rights over gold medals — considered by many countries to be the most coveted prize — came down to the wire and, in the end, China and the U.S. tied with 40 apiece.

Also: A study finds sea levels are rising, blamed on global warming; Ted Cruz fires an aide just before today's Nevada GOP caucuses; and a U.N. agency bans lithium batteries from some flights.

Also: A senate committee is to take up the Hagel nomination; the manhunt for a former L.A. police officer moves to Mexico; wrestling may be out at the 2020 Olympic Games; and it's Fat Tuesday.

Also: A Taliban jailbreak frees hundreds of militants in Pakistan; Tropical Storm Flossie is downgraded; a European Union official visits ousted Egyptian president Morsi; and beleaguered San Diego mayor Bob Filner asks the city council to foot his legal bills in an alleged sexual harassment case.

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.

A U.S. Senate subcommittee met Tuesday to consider the nomination of former North Carolina Transportation Secretary Tony Tata for a top Pentagon role. Tata, a retired general who also served as acting undersecretary during President Donald Trump’s first term, saw a previous nomination to a similar position derailed in 2020 after past controversial comments resurfaced. Those comments came up again Tuesday.

Suicide killed more U.S. troops last year than combat in Afghanistan, a trend that's likely to continue this year. The causes and remedies are complicated, but Fort Bliss in Texas has bucked the trend. Suicides have declined there, after implementation of an interactive suicide prevention program.

Also: With tension high, Vice President Pence prepares to visit South Korea; Syria is moving thousands of people out of villages; and Topeka firefighters rescue a cat (and its owner) out of a tree.

Also: China launches the first aircraft carrier it has built; prosecutors review the death of a Milwaukee inmate who died in jail of dehydration; and baby humpback whales "whisper" to their mothers.

Also: A winter storm hits the West, leaving one girl dead; a House panel recommends defunding Planned Parenthood; and a Chinese city hosts a stunning ice sculpture festival.

Also: Scientists worry the Zika virus could spread at the Brazil Olympic games; the FBI releases video of the shooting of an Oregon militant; and guitarist Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane dies.

Also: The World Health Organization says Zika virus is spreading in the Americas; former Ivory Coast leader Gbagbo pleads not guilty to war crimes; and Michigan is to approve more money for Flint.

Also: Protesters clash with Hong Kong police; a report alleges Russia and Syria are using cluster bombs against civilians; and a report says there was a record number of shark attacks last year.

Also: Federal Reserve Chair Yellen testifies on Capitol Hill; Southern California is baking in near-record heat; and terms of a new Amazon game don't all apply in case of a zombie apocalypse.

Also: The suspect in the EgyptAir hijacking remains in custody; the death toll from the Brussels attacks is lowered; and your car's headlights probably don't illuminate the road very well.

Also: Utah orders anesthesia for abortions at 20 weeks; the FBI investigates a potential computer hacking of a hospital system; and an Alaskan volcano slows its eruption.

Also: President Obama writes an editorial urging Britons to stay in the E.U.; the Paris climate change accord will be signed today; and a gyrocopter pilot who landed at the U.S. Capitol is sentenced.

Also: Bernie Sanders will meet President Obama at the White House; bailout legislation for Detroit schools goes to Michigan's governor; and Thailand's king has ruled for 70 years.

Also: Jordan says terrorists have killed 5 people near the capital, Amman; the U.S. and China are holding their annual diplomatic meeting in Beijing; and today's the start of Ramadan.