Former US president Barack Obama is the most admired man in the United States and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton the most admired woman, according to a poll published Wednesday.
President Donald Trump has denied he is planning to fire special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating possible Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
A lawmaker in US state of Kentucky Dan Johnson is reported to have committed suicide following reports that he sexually assaulted a woman when she was 17.
Thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes north of Los Angeles as a fast-moving wildfire rips through the area. The blaze took hold in the early evening in southern California's Ventura County and burned 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares) within a few hours.
US Senate Republicans narrowly passed landmark tax reform early Saturday, a critical step toward delivering a monumental legislative victory for President Donald Trump in his first year in office.
