US President The President of the United States Barack Obama awards his Vice President Joe Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction, the only time the president has awarded this particular honor during his tenure.
Cellebrite Cellebrite, a data extraction company used by U.S. law enforcement, is hacked leaking 900 GB of confidential data from its servers.
Lin family murders Robert Xie is found guilty of the Lin family murders seven years after their bodies were found in the Australian city of Sydney.
European migrant crisis Germany announces plans to start deporting newly-arrived migrants to Greece starting in March. According to EU's Dublin Regulation, asylum seekers must file for asylum in the member state they arrived in.
U.S. military 3,000 U.S. troops are deployed in Poland as part of NATO's Operation Atlantic Resolve. Poland says that the deployment is a necessary response to Russian military exercises near its border and its intervention in Ukraine while Russia condemns the move as a "threat to national interests and security".
Cuba–United States relations President Barack Obama announces the end of the wet feet, dry feet policy, which previously allowed undocumented immigrants from Cuba to become permanent residents.
Tower of Power Two members of funk band Tower of Power are seriously injured after being struck by a train near Jack London Square in Oakland, California.