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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- There is a new phase of the pandemic when it comes to masking in schools, but not everyone is making the leap yet. Connecticut and New Jersey plan to eliminate school mask mandates ...

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 ...

A Maryland elementary school announced that it was reinstating a mask mandate for its students, amid an increase in positive coronavirus cases. Rosemary Hills Elementary School (RHES) in Silver Spring ...

After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Tuesday prohibiting government entities from mandating masks, several school districts also announced their updated COVID-19 protocols. According ...

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 ...