QUICK HITS

1 Back in court: Florida school shooting defendant Nikolas Cruz was back in court, this time for a hearing on charges that he attacked a corrections officer in jail. Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer heard several motions but did not issue any rulings, instead deferring to another hearing Feb. 24.

2 NPR reporter banned: The State Department will not allow National Public Radio’s diplomatic correspondent on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s government airplane for an upcoming trip, which includes a stop in Ukraine, following the secretary’s outburst last week over being questioned about Ukraine during an interview with the network. Michele Kelemen, who has covered the State Department for nearly two decades, was scheduled to cover Pompeo’s official visit this week to Europe and Central Asia, traveling with the diplomatic delegation.

3 Artist dies: Jason Polan, an incessant sketcher whose eclectic drawings and art projects — one was called “The Every Piece of Art in the Museum of Modern Art Book” — made him one of the quirkiest and most prolific denizens of the New York art scene, died in New York. He was 37. His family said the cause was cancer.

4 Weinsteintrial: A former roommate of Harvey Weinstein accuser Mimi Haleyi corroborated her 2006 claim of sexual assault in brief testimony Tuesday. Elizabeth Entin also recounted the powerful movie producer’s flirting with Haleyi at a downtown restaurant event around the time the women were living together that summer.

5 Bridge to reopen: The entire westbound span of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge will reopen before summer — one year ahead of schedule, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Tuesday.