A plane makes a retardant drop on a ridge on Aug. 2 at the Apple Fire north of Banning in Riverside County, which "doubled in size" on Aug. 1, per KTLA. Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
The big picture: As California remains an epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., some 15 separate fires are raging across the state. About 7,800 people were under evacuation orders from the Apple Fire, about 75 miles east of Los Angeles, as hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze. CalFire said Monday that a malfunction involving a "diesel-fueled vehicle emitting burning carbon from the exhaust system" started the Apple Fire.
A firefighter from Carpinteria monitors a flare-up along a ridge as the Apple fire burns north of Banning in Cherry Valley, California, on Aug. 1. Photo: Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesThe Apple fire burns further into national forest territory in Cabazon, California, behind Morongo Casino. Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty ImagesA 747 Supertanker makes a retardant drop on a ridge at the Apple Fire on Aug. 1. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for Southern California, with temperatures between 96 and 106 degrees Fahrenheit. Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty ImagesFirefighters wait in an open field as flames make their way across a hillside during the Apple fire. Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty ImagesA firefighter walks back to his truck near a pyrocumulus ash plume near Banning on Aug. 1. Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty ImagesA firefighter watches the flames crest a ridge at the Apple Fire on Aug. 1. Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty ImagesA plume of ash towers above Banning on Aug. 1. Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty ImagesAsh from the wildfire over a billboard in Banning on Aug. 1. Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images
Editor's note: This article has been updated with the latest details on the fire and more photos.
A closed-down pub in Dublin on Oct. 19. Under Ireland's new six-week-longh measures, taking effect at midnight on Oct. 21, most must stores close, home visits will be banned and a three-mile travel limit will be imposed for exercise.
The Republic of Ireland's Taoiseach Micheál Martin announced Monday evening the country would this week return to its highest level of lockdown restrictions.
The big picture: Restrictions are returning across Europe as the continent faces a second coronavirus wave. Several countries have imposed regional lockdowns, but Ireland is the first to return to a full nationwide lockdown. Take a look at what's happening, in photos.
Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris speaks at a "Get Out The Vote" rally at Morehouse College. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images
Sen. Kamala Harris appealed to Black voters in Georgia on Friday, urging them to "honor the ancestors" by casting ballots, and again calling President Trump a "racist."
Why it matters: The U.S. saw a significant decline in African-American voter turnout between 2012 and 2016, reaching its lowest point since 2000. Higher turnout among Black Americans this year could tip the balance in favor of Democrats in key battleground states, including Georgia.