1.   As Dennis moved north Monday, Wilmington area officials lifted evacuation orders and residents and vacationers returned to find relatively little damage.

2.   County officials lifted the state of emergency and reopened the roads and bridges to the throngs of tourists who left here two days earlier when Felix appeared more threatening.

3.   Federal health officials have lifted the threat of closure to the Stephen Smith Home for the Aged.

4.   In Slovakia, customs officials lifted the cover, and were shocked to find people.

5.   Santiago said through an interpreter Wednesday that a female U.S. Customs official lifted her dress and pressed on her stomach to ensure she was not pregnant.

6.   Three months ago, officials had lifted more modest spending limits on federal agencies, as President Fernando Henrique Cardoso prepared to start his campaign for re-election.

7.   By the time port officials lifted it out of the water with a crane boat late Monday, the whale had already died from its wounds.

8.   By the time port officials had lifted it out of the water with a crane boat late Monday, the whale had already died from its wounds.

9.   Defago said he was optimistic California officials will lift the ban.

10.   Federal officials partially lifted a ban on air travel, allowing flights that had been diverted on Tuesday to finish their journeys.