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Flames and smoke rise from a fire near Mayer, Ariz. By Thursday, the Goodwin Fire had burned more than 20,000 acres and was just 1 percent contained.

Hundreds Flee Arizona Blaze As Conditions Spur Numerous Wildfires Across Southwest

The Goodwin Fire in Central Arizona's Yavapai County spurred the evacuation of at least 1,500 residents.

North Carolina State University students vote in the primaries at Pullen Community Center on March 15 in Raleigh, N.C.

As November Approaches, Courts Deal Series Of Blows To Voter ID Laws

In the past two weeks, judges have ruled against voter ID or proof-of-citizenship requirements in Texas, Kansas, North Carolina, Wisconsin and North Dakota.

A Syrian child threads a path last week through the rubble of blasted buildings in the rebel-held town of Douma, in the enclave of eastern Ghouta outside Damascus.

Syrian War Enters 8th Year, Trailing Smoke And Suffering In Its Wake

Civilians outside Damascus and in Afrin marked the dark anniversary as they have all the others: by trying to survive.

Demonstrators chant and hold up signs as they gather in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline in September.

Trump's Election Overshadows Energy Pipeline Protests Around The U.S.

Pipelines are center stage in a fight over the nation's energy future, concerns about climate change and private property rights. Donald Trump's election means the battles are likely to continue.

New yellow wildflowers, the result of December's above-average rainfall, cover a hillside near Lake Murray, March 24, 2015. Fire officials warn the new growth could add to the region's fire fuel if dry conditions persist.

San Diegans — Get Ready For Another Heat Wave

Temperatures across San Diego County could reach 20 degrees above average on Thursday and Friday — from 90 degrees in the inland valleys to the upper 80s along the coast.

Trying To Understand 'What Made Maddy Run'

Journalist Kate Fagan's new book digs into the life of a young woman whose suicide shocked the University of Pennsylvania, where she ran track. Madison Holleran's life seemed perfect, until it wasn't.

Hundreds of people fled to La Jolla shores for relief from hot temperatures, Sunday, March 15, 2015.

Heat Wave Brings Record Temperatures To San Diego

A heat wave that gripped San Diego from Friday through Sunday, the last weekend of winter, shattered previous daytime high temperatures by as much as 9 degrees.

Children aboard this World Airways DC-8 jet on April 2, 1975, were evacuated from Vietnam shortly before the fall of Saigon and just two days before the first official Operation Babylift flight. Among the children, was 12-year-old Thanh Jeff Ghar (center, lying down in front of a window). He says being brought to the U.S. gave him opportunities he never would have had if he remained in Vietnam.

Two Days Before Operation Babylift, 57 Children Were Evacuated To The U.S.

Despite controversy, a flight attendant and passenger say taking children out of Vietnam before the fall of Saigon in April, 1975, was the right thing to do.

Staff at the Secretary of State's Office inspect the damage to the new Ten Commandments monument outside the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., on Wednesday morning. Police say a car crashed into it less than 24 hours after it was installed.

Arkansas' Ten Commandments Monument Lasted Less Than 24 Hours

Police say a man drove a 2016 Dodge Dart into the 6,000-pound granite slab less than a day after it was installed on the grounds of the state Capitol. The man reportedly took video as he accelerated.

Asian elephant Shanthi plays in an enclosure at the Elephant Community Center during the unveiling of the major expansion of the elephant house at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in 2013.

Arthritic Elephant At National Zoo Gets Pachyderm Pedicures And Giant Teva Boots

Veterinarians at the Smithsonian's National Zoo have turned to an unconventional therapy for an arthritic 41-year-old Asian elephant — shoes. The talented animal also knows how to play the harmonica.

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