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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.

Former Vice President Biden says tackling climate change is all about creating jobs. We examine his ambitious plans to make the U.S. economy carbon neutral and challenges he would face as president.

Also: The next round of Iranian nuclear talks has opened; three astronauts return safely from space; and Christie's breaks all records in its latest contemporary art auction featuring Warhol.

Also: An appellate court suspends voter ID laws in Arizona and Kansas; Thai protesters are angry over their interim government; and China uses monkeys to help patrol military bases.

Also: President Obama gets a briefing on ISIS; scores of homes burn down in a small California wildfire; and Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek is back for a new season - with his old moustache.

Also: A new confrontation breaks out in Ferguson, Missouri; Denver students walk out to protest proposed changes to their history classes; and a widow sues the NFL over her husband's suicide.

Also: Reports indicate locally acquired Zika spreads in Florida; Doctors Without Borders leaves north Yemen; and the world's biggest vertical farm is in New Jersey.

Also: There's a housing shortage in Louisiana after record flooding; wildfires burn out of control near Spokane; and police in Maine are looking for a 10-foot snake that's loose.

Also: The Syrian ceasefire is extended by another 48 hours; a witness testifies the Philippines president formerly ordered killings of opponents; and Ford is moving small car production to Mexico.

Also: A small bomb went off in central Athens, with no injuries; Taiwan is set to consider same sex marriage; and the Toy Hall of Fame will induct its new members today.

Also: Most of the National Park Service Board quits, angry over government indifference; wintry weather crashes into the East; and a suspected meteor causes quite the sonic boom in Eastern Michigan.

Also: A government shutdown looms as Congress can't agree on a spending bill; a powerful storm roars through Europe; and former CIA Director Stansfield Turner dies.