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Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital, to return home; condition still critical
• JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- South Africa's president says Nelson Mandela has been discharged from the hospital in the capital, Pretoria.
• President Jacob Zuma said in a statement Sunday that former President Mandela remains in critical condition and was sent to his Johannesburg home early Sunday, where he would continue to get intensive care.
• Mandela's condition sometimes is unstable, the statement said.
• The anti-apartheid leader had been hospitalized since June 8 for what the government has described as a recurring lung infection.
• "His home has been reconfigured to allow him to receive intensive care there," the statement said. "The health care personnel providing care at his home are the very same who provided care to him in hospital. If there are health conditions that warrant another admission to hospital in future, this will be done."
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Wildfire sends dense smoke into Yosemite Valley, shrouding views and hampering suppression
• YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) -- For the first time since a wildfire broke out around Yosemite National Park, dense smoke has begun to obscure the region's majestic mountain views, park officials say.
• The smoke from the two-week-old fire that shrouded parts of Yosemite Valley Saturday also hampered firefighting efforts.
• "I'm in Yosemite Valley right now, and I cannot see the cliffs around me," spokeswoman Kari Cobb said. "The wind has shifted and smoke is impacting the entire park. We have been lucky until now."
• All the campgrounds in the Valley still were full as of Saturday morning, despite the thick blanket and burning smell that permeated the area and was expected to linger until at least Monday, she said.
• As a health precaution, visitors were being asked to scale back their outdoor recreation plans and avoid strenuous activities or even stay indoors.
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