Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 5—CONCORD — Nearly four years after New Hampshire declared a COVID-19 state of emergency, the furor over mask mandates in ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is the latest person to call for requiring masks in schools. Overnight on Twitter, Hidalgo wrote, "Some talk about personal responsibility in ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- As pediatric COVID cases reach alarming new levels across the country, Bay Area parents are preparing for the school year. "We are definitely worried," said San Francisco mom, Isela ...

President Joe Biden gave a speech on the covid-19 pandemic on Wednesday that touched on school mask mandates and some states where leaders are banning them. The president again urged more Americans to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Cook County Department of Public Health issued new guidance concerning the use of masks in suburban schools Wednesday. The department now recommends Cook County schools fall in ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The on-again, off-again ban imposed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to prevent mandated masks for Florida school students is back in force. The 1st District Court of Appeal ...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- In a 5-4 vote Tuesday evening, Cumberland County School Board members voted in favor of making masks optional beginning Feb. 16. "When we were at our peak in December and ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Two Florida school districts that defied state rules and imposed mask mandates for students have been given 48 hours to reverse course or lose state funding equal to the salaries ...

The CDC compared COVID-19 case numbers between schools in Alabama that had mask rules and schools that did not. Researchers found that school districts that required a mask from students and staff had ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Archdiocese of Chicago will make masks optional in schools in areas not covered by a local mandate starting on Thursday. In a letter to parents send Tuesday night, Archdiocese of ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Masks are once again optional starting Monday for students and staff in the School District of Philadelphia. The policy falls in line with the city's decision to lift its indoor ...