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Lower earnings this year are forcing five-star restaurants across the country to look for ways to cut costs without compromising quality. In Portland, Maine, chef Sam Hayward is sustaining his clientele with homegrown comfort foods that are less expensive to prepare — like fish cakes and beans.

The controversies over gifted education start with identifying who qualifies for that title.

Massive crowds protested in Tel Aviv calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal to free remaining hostages. It came after Israel's military recovered bodies in Gaza.

Also: Gambia's leader calls a state of emergency; a suspect wanted in an Orlando officer's death is arrested; and Trump inaugural paraphernalia is for sale - including Russian nesting dolls.

Also: President Trump lifts a government hiring freeze; ex-Iranian president Ahmadinejad says he's running again; and Germany investigates possible militant links to bombings near a soccer team bus.

Also: The White House cuts funding for a U.N. family planning program; a digging machine makes progress in Seattle; and Coca Cola puts shareholder Warren Buffet's face on some cans in China.

Also: Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson says no Muslim should be President; a body is found near a California wildfire; and World Rugby considers rule changes to reduce concussions.

Also: Los Angeles says homelessness is at emergency levels; Volkswagen faces new probes over evading emission tests; and lawmakers in Kosovo behave badly, throwing eggs at the Prime Minister.

Also: North Korea fires short range missiles while U.S., South Korea hold drills; February 2015 was the coldest ever in some northeastern cities; and a NASA spacecraft closes in on a dwarf planet.

Also: A purported ISIS video appears to show a child executing a man; the Houston Ship Channel is still partially closed after a collision; and the Iditarod Sled Dog Race is underway.