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An Sea Hawk helicopter provides aerial firefighting support to fight the fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard, July 14, 2020.

Massive Blaze Aboard Navy Ship On San Diego Bay Declared Extinguished

As of early afternoon Thursday, "all known fires" on the USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego were out.

Sailors and Federal Fire Department San Diego firefighters combat a fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego, July 14, 2020.

Crews Make Progress Against Fire On Ship At San Diego Naval Base

Though the fire — so widespread and hot that, for a time, was too dangerous to battle from aboard the warship — has caused extensive destruction to the 41-ton vessel, the damage apparently is not irreparable, according to the Navy.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic at Parliament on Monday in Wellington, New Zealand.

New Zealand Says It Has Won 'Battle' Against COVID-19

"There is no widespread undetected community transmission in New Zealand. We have won that battle," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday as the country eased COVID-19 restrictions.

Bruno, 8, and younger brother Alan, 4, ride their bikes in Moià, a town about an hour and a half outside Barcelona. Spain has eased restrictions that kept children from leaving their homes.

For The First Time In 6 Weeks, Millions Of Children In Spain Can Play Outside Again

After mounting pressure from parents, the Spanish government announced last week that starting Sunday, children could leave the house for one hour each day.

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, shown in 2014, says we're witnessing a period of "secular stagnation."

You May Be Experiencing Secular Stagnation

Symptoms include persistently low interest rates and mediocre economic growth. It might be time to talk to former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers.

For the 78 residents of St. Joseph's Senior Home in New Jersey, the arrival of hazmat-suited officials in March in their caravan of ambulance buses was terrifying. Some evacuees with dementia shouted and furiously clawed at them. Others begged not to be taken away.

The Tragedy Of 'St. Joe's'

Back in March, a coronavirus outbreak at St. Joseph's Senior Home in Woodbridge, N.J., led state officials to evacuate all 78 of its residents. Within weeks, nearly half of them were dead.

The outside of the San Diego Unified School District Education Center is shown on May 8, 2018.

San Diego Unified School District Gears Up For Formal Online Instruction

The county’s largest school district joins others in officially launching “do no harm” distance learning programs.

A person wearing a face mask walks down a mostly empty Michigan Avenue in Chicago Thursday. In all major political groups, most people say they support shelter-in-place orders to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent poll.

8 In 10 Americans Support COVID-19 Shutdown, Kaiser Health Poll Finds

Only around 20% of Americans say shelter-in-place measures are "causing more harm than good," the Kaiser Family Foundation reports.

Energy analysts say coal use is down so much that some power plants might run out of room to stockpile it.

Pandemic Shutdown Is Speeding Up The Collapse Of Coal

Coal use has plummeted in part because it's more expensive than natural gas or renewable energy. Mines are shutting down, and some power plants may run out of places to stockpile coal.

Healthcare workers talk in the Covid-19 unit at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas in July.

In Texas, 2 Big Problems Collide: Uninsured People And An Uncontrolled Pandemic

Nearly 700,000 Texans have lost health insurance during the pandemic, and the state already had more uninsured people than any other. Many Texans with COVID-19 symptoms hesitate to seek treatment.

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