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PHELAN, Calif. (AP) — More evacuation orders are being lifted for residents affected by a Southern California wildfire that drove thousands from their homes. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department says residents in the Lytle Creek area will be allowed back to their properties. Residents must show proof of residency to return. At the height of the fire, some 82,000 people were under evacuation orders. The fire is now 83 percent contained.
PHELAN, Calif. (AP) — Fire crews continue to gain control on an arson fire that destroyed 189 homes in a Northern California town. Officials say a 6-square-mile fire in Lower Lake is now 95 percent contained. The blaze destroyed at least 300 structures, including 189 homes and eight businesses. Meanwhile, a nearly month-old blaze burning near California's scenic Big Sur is not expected to be fully contained until the end of September.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — High water in Louisiana and Arkansas has put a damper on the nation's rice harvest. While much of Louisiana's crop was in before record floods this month, Arkansas farmers had just started harvesting before rainy weather began last weekend. Arkansas produces half the nation's rice, while Louisiana produces about 15 percent.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that she's Donald Trump's campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway says she no longer believes Trump needs to release his tax returns. Trump claims he can't do so because he's being audited. Conway tells ABC's "This Week" that now that she's on the inside, she realizes "that this audit is a serious matter," and that he will release his tax returns when it's complete. During the GOP presidential primaries, Conway told an interviewer she believed Trump should be more transparent and release his returns.
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois has become the latest state to grant legal protections to nannies, housekeepers and in-home caregivers with a domestic workers "bill of rights." The Illinois rules were signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner earlier this month. They call for minimum-wage pay, at least one day off in a seven-day work week and protection from sexual harassment. The law takes effect next year.
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