While the Crimson Tide beat LSU, two top-five teams lost on Saturday and shook up the College Football Playoff race.

The region northwest of Los Angeles has seen some of California’s most destructive fires over the years. The Mountain Fire swiftly grew from less than half a square mile (about 1.2 square kilometers) ...

and that truism translates to 10,000 years’ worth of discoveries at Death Valley National Park. Discarded items — ranging from Victorian era clothing to a mysterious memento left by a “Jim” — await ...