As COVID-19 cases soar -- particularly in parts of the country that have been encouraging business as usual -- wearing face masks at retail and in restaurants has become a contentious issue at times, ...

PARK RIDGE, Ill. (WLS) -- After a week of multiple confrontations with customers disobeying health guidelines, a bar and coffee shop in suburban Park Ridge decided to close for a mental health day.

A wave of Israel-Palestine protests across cities and college campuses has triggered a series of mask ban laws. Backers say they’re about public safety, but those on the ground argue they’re coded ...

New research from The University of Manchester has shown that debates and resistance about wearing face masks go back a lot further than the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Meng Zhang, a Wellcome Trust ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A new bill filed in the Indiana Senate would make wearing a mask at a public assembly a Class C misdemeanor. Senate Bill 73, written by Indiana State Senator Gary Byrne, a Republican ...

STATEWIDE — A new bill filed in the Indiana Senate would prohibit people from wearing a mask at a public assembly if they’re trying to conceal their identity. Senate Bill 73, titled “Masks at Public ...