Foie gras is set to be taken off the menu in New York City.
Electrical equipment led to a fatal wildfire which swept through Southern California last year and another currently burning near Los Angeles, utilities companies have said.
The US is believed to have mounted fresh raids on senior Isil suspects in Syria as officials assessed a trove of intelligence gathered from the attack on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's final hideout.
A United States army officer assigned to the White House has told House impeachment investigators he was disturbed by President Donald Trump's demand that Ukraine investigate one of his political rivals and feared it would undermine US national security.
A dress worn by Lady Gaga to this year's Golden Globes is at the centre of a dispute after it was put up for sale by a hotel cleaner who found it.
Masked gunmen opened fire at Iraqi protesters in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, killing 18 people and wounding hundreds in one of the deadliest single attacks since anti-government demonstrations erupted earlier this month.
Lebanon's embattled prime minister has said he is handing his resignation to the president after he hit a "dead end" amid nationwide anti-government protests.
