The U.S. is seeing a late-summer spike in COVID cases, prompting some schools, hospitals and businesses to encourage — or even require — people to start masking up again. The most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, from earlier this month, shows nationwide COVID hospitalizations increased by nearly 19% in a single week […]
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TSA extends the travel mask mandate through April 18
The Transportation Security Administration is extending the current mandate for mask use on public transportation and in transportation hubs through April 18. The mandate had been set to expire on March 18. The extension is based on a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In a statement Thursday, TSA said the CDC […]
Cashier Murdered Over Mask Dispute
An Atlanta-area sheriff’s deputy was shot and a woman died Monday after a shootout at a grocery store that stemmed from an argument over wearing a mask, authorities said. A DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Reserve Unit deputy, a 30-year law enforcement veteran who is retired from the agency, was shot twice and was listed in […]
Mask Mandates A Matter Of Respect?
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday defended mask mandates on airplanes and other public transportation as a “matter of respect,” despite Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines that suggest fully vaccinated people can go without face coverings in a host of public areas both inside and outside. Host Martha Raddatz on ABC’s “This Week” […]