- MLB shifts six 2025 Rays games to avoid weather issues
- US women's keeper Naeher retiring after Europe matches
- Dow ends at fresh record as oil prices pull back on ceasefire hopes
- West Ham stun Newcastle to ease pressure on Lopetegui
- Menendez brothers' bid for freedom delayed until January
- Arteta calls on Arsenal to show 'ruthless' streak on Champions League travels
- Israel bids emotional farewell to rabbi killed in UAE
- Sonar image was rock formation, not Amelia Earhart plane: explorer
- Tottenham goalkeeper Vicario has ankle surgery
- Prosecutor moves to drop federal cases against Trump
- Green light for Cadillac to join Formula One grid in 2026
- Romania braces for parliamentary vote after far right's poll upset
- US-Google face off as ad tech antitrust trial comes to close
- Special counsel moves to drop federal cases against Trump
- Israel to decide on ceasefire as US says deal 'close'
- California vows to step in if Trump kills US EV tax credit
- Special counsel asks judge to dismiss subversion case against Trump
- Ronaldo double takes Al Nassr to brink of Asian Champions League quarters
- Brazil minister says supports meat supplier 'boycott' of Carrefour
- Egypt says over a dozen missing after Red Sea tourist boat capsizes
- Steelmaker ArcelorMittal to close two plants in France: unions
- Macy's says employee hid up to $154 mn in costs over 3 years
- Germany fears outside hand in deadly Lithuania jet crash
- EU grocery shoppers 'fooled' by 'maze' of food labels: audit
- Awaiting Commerzbank, Italy's UniCredit bids for Italian rival
- Alonso jokes about playing return amid Leverkusen injury woes
- Stocks push higher on Trump's 'steady hand' for Treasury
- G7 ministers discuss ceasefire efforts in Mideast
- Bayern need to win all remaining Champions League games, says Kane
- Indian cricketer, 13, youngest to be sold in IPL history
- Romania braces for parliament vote after far right's poll upset
- France unveils new measures to combat violence against women
- Beating Man City eases pressure for Arsenal game: new Sporting coach
- Argentine court hears bid to end rape case against French rugby players
- Egypt says 17 missing after Red Sea tourist boat capsizes
- Stocks push higher on hopes for Trump's Treasury pick
- Dortmund boss calls for member vote on club's arms sponsorship deal
- Chanel family matriarch dies aged 99: company
- US boss Hayes says Chelsea stress made her 'unwell'
- Deadly cargo jet crash in Lithuania amid sabotage probes
- China's Ding beats 'nervous' Gukesh in world chess opener
- Man City can still do 'very good things' despite slump, says Guardiola
- 'After Mazan': France unveils new measures to combat violence against women
- Scholz named party's top candidate for German elections
- Flick says Barca must eliminate mistakes after stumble
- British business group hits out at Labour's tax hikes
- German Social Democrats name Scholz as top candidate for snap polls
- Fresh strikes, clashes in Lebanon after ceasefire calls
- Russia and Ukraine trade aerial attacks amid escalation fears
- Georgia parliament convenes amid legitimacy crisis
Thousands ordered evacuated as Colorado fights latest fire
Thousands of Coloradans were placed under evacuation orders for the latest wildfire to tear through parts of the Rocky Mountain US state, where authorities Sunday said the blaze was partially contained.
The flames burning some 200 acres (81 hectares) near Boulder come just three months after the powerful, fast-moving Marshall fire caused devastation in Boulder County, destroying more than 1,000 homes and leaving two people missing and presumed dead.
Boulder fire rescue officials said this weekend's fire was less intense but nevertheless edged within hundreds of yards (meters) of homes in the city's southern suburbs and a national atmospheric research center, forcing the evacuations of nearly 20,000 residents late Saturday.
But with hundreds of firefighters converging on the blaze, and the successful use of fixed-wing air tankers and other aircraft to spread fire retardant, officials said the evacuation order was reduced to about 1,600.
No one has been reported missing, dead or injured, and the fire was now 21 percent contained, Boulder incident management team member Mike Smith told reporters.
"We're going to continue to try and corral this fire up into the rocks, into the snow" and away from the city, Smith said.
Like much of the American West, Colorado has been in the grip of a years-long drought that has left the area parched and vulnerable to infernos.
Although fires are a natural part of the climate cycle and help to clear dead brush, their scale and intensity are increasing.
Scientists say a warming climate, chiefly caused by human activities such as the unchecked burning of fossil fuels, is altering weather patterns.
"We're nervous about the season coming up," Smith acknowledged.
Boulder-based climate scientist Daniel Swain, who closely monitored the latest fire, tweeted that "current conditions are unseasonably hot, dry, and windy."
B.Shevchenko--BTB