Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi and Jon Stewart have a pandemic-year message for fellow New Jerseyans: “Wear a friggin’ mask!”
Razer’s new face mask ventilates the air and amplifies your voice
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Gaming equipment maker Razer has created a reusable face mask featuring a medical-grade respirator and an in-built microphone and amplifier. Dubbed Project Hazel, the mask, which is currently a concept and not avail...
House Democrat blames Covid diagnosis on lawmakers who didn’t wear masks while sheltering
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Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, a New Jersey Democrat, said Monday that she has tested positive for Covid-19, and she blamed fellow members of Congress who sheltered in place without masks during the violent attack on t...
Fort Bliss soldier faces court-martial in alleged sexual assault of fellow soldier found dead on New Year’s Eve
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Officials at Fort Bliss have moved to court-martial a private first class accused of the sexual assault of a fellow soldier who was found dead on New Year's Eve. Pfc. Asia Graham, 19, was found unresponsive in her b...
Republican members of Congress refuse to wear masks during Capitol insurrection
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Six House Republicans were captured on video refusing masks offered by a colleague during the US Capitol insurrection on Wednesday. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, a Delaware Democrat, was shown approaching the group of ...
He was skeptical of Covid-19. Now, from his hospital bed, he posts videos on social media urging others to wear their masks
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A man who tested positive for the coronavirus after Christmas has posted several videos on social media warning others to wear their masks and learn from his mistake. "I didn't think masks would make that much of a ...
A drunk taxi passenger refused to wear a face mask — so his driver took him to the police station
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A man in British Columbia, Canada, is starting the new year with hundreds of dollars in fines after police officials said he touched his taxi driver's face and refused to wear a face mask inside the car. On New Year...
Americans have converted to mask culture, survey finds
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Most Americans now accept the benefits of wearing masks and wearing them around others, a Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) survey published Friday finds. As Covid-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths surge nati...
A mayor received so many threats after supporting a mask mandate that she resigned
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A Kansas mayor has resigned after backlash to comments she made in support of a mask mandate in her city. Dodge City Mayor Joyce Warshaw submitted her letter of resignation Tuesday. It was effective immediately and...
Melania Trump breaks children’s hospital rules by taking her mask off to read to patients
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First lady Melania Trump broke stated mask policy at Children's National Hospital Tuesday when she removed her mask to read a holiday book to children. Trump, who has visited children at the hospital each year duri...
French Senate report says government failed to heed mask stockpile warnings
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Paris A new report from the French Senate alleges that the country's health policy authority failed to heed expert warnings about its stockpile of personal protective equipment, leaving it under-equipped for this yea...
The year’s top quotes: ‘Wear a mask’ and ‘I can’t breathe’
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"Wear a mask" and "I can't breathe" are among the top 10 quotes of the year selected by a Yale Law School librarian. The annual list is curated by the associate director at the library, Fred Shapiro, as an update t...