WASHINGTON, DC – A late-night carjacking at Georgia Avenue and Sheridan Street NW sent a stolen vehicle speeding away as the masked suspects disappeared into the dark. The incident happened around 1:47…
Another US College Just Reinstated Mask Mandates For Students Alexa Schwerha on January 11, 2023 Rhode Island College reinstated its mask mandate for the spring 2023 semester Wednesday, making it the latest…
Multiple Blue State School Districts Implement Mask Mandates As Students Return To The Classroom Reagan Reese on January 10, 2023 More school districts are implementing mask requirements to combat an increase in…
‘You Can Protect Yourself’: Zeke Emanuel Tells MSNBC Viewers To Mask Up As New COVID Strain Spreads ‘Very Rapidly’ Harold Hutchison on January 2, 2023 A MSNBC guest told viewers Monday that…
Alexa Schwerha on December 29, 2022 Following the holiday break, Boston Public Schools plans to reinstate a mask mandate to minimize COVID-19 absenteeism. According to NBC Boston, city officials are considering the…
MSNBC Medical Analyst Says ‘It Only Makes Sense’ For Americans To ‘Mask Up’ Again Harold Hutchison on December 16, 2022 A medical analyst with MSNBC said Friday Americans “just need to mask…
Mom Sues School District For Allegedly Forcing Daughter Into Glass ‘Enclosure’ For Violating Mask Mandate Reagan Reese on July 25, 2022 An Iowa mother is suing her 5-year-old daughter’s school district for…
CLIFTON, NJ – Police now suspect arson as the cause of a June 30th fire at a medical building on Clifton Avenue. At this time, police did not say if there any…
PITTSBURGH, June 21, 2022 — “My hearing aids always pull out with the wrap around the ear style of masks,” said an inventor from Matawan, N.J., “so I invented the NO SNAG MASK.…
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Tuesday it had removed a mask recommendation from its monkeypox travel notice to avoid “confusion” over the disease, which…
ST. LOUIS – United States District Court Judge Ronnie L. White on Tuesday sentenced Prince Vamboi, 40, to two years in prison for $212,848 worth of frauds including a N-95 mask scam…
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Senator Michael Testa said the option to mask children in New Jersey’s public schools should be left up to the parents, not elected officials such as local…
Democratic Mayor Says He Refuses To Bring Back Mask Mandates As City Faces ‘High’ COVID-19 Alert Level Kendall Tietz on May 19, 2022 New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he would…
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governo Phil Murphy on Monday is once again encouraging local school districts to mask up their young students. Murphy says districts located in high transmission areas need…
By David Shepardson (Reuters) – General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co and Chrysler parent Stellantis NV said on Sunday they are reinstating a requirement that employees wear masks in southeastern Michigan where…
A Washington, D.C. man and his two companies have been ordered to stop engaging in fraud and transferring fraud proceeds in an N95 mask scheme. He must also return over $2.4 million…
NEWARK, NJ – Governor Murphy himself has declared the COVID-19 pandemic emergency over and the federal government mask mandate for air travel has been ended. This weekend Murphy and his wife Tammy…
By Kanishka Singh Philadelphia is ending its indoor mask mandate, health officials said late on Thursday, reversing its decision just days after imposing the order. The Board of Health (BOH) voted on…
PITTSBURGH, April 19, 2022 — “I’m a beautician and I wanted to create a face mask shield that would cover and protect my entire face area,” said an inventor, from Newark, N.J.,…
WASHINGTON – Airlines and airports, the ride-sharing company Uber and national train service Amtrak, are now lifting mask mandates that have been in place for more than a year. The shift comes…
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday that it would appeal a court order lifting mask mandates on public transportation if the officials with the CDC decide it…
(Reuters) – The Biden administration will no longer enforce a U.S. mask mandate on public transportation, after a federal judge in Florida ruled that directive was unlawful, overturning a key White House…
UTICA, NY – A Utica neighborhood in the area of Orchard Street and Lenox Avenue was woken early Saturday morning to the sounds of gunfire. According to police, at approximately 7:50 AM…
BUFFALO, NY – A woman who pepper-sprayed a medical worker simply because she asked her to wear a face mask has been sentenced to three years of probation. Erie County District Attorney…
PHILADELPHIA, PA – After a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases, mostly the omicron “stealth” variant, the City of Philadelphia has told residents once again to mask up. Effective April 18th, the City…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The Biden administration faces an April 18 deadline on whether to extend or end a mandate requiring travelers to wear masks on airplanes, trains and in transit…