In this way, masking became a common courtesy, almost like covering your mouth when you sneeze or cough — making surgical mask-wearing more of an altruistic act than one of self-preservation. “I ...

Federal officials still wanted to reserve surgical masks and N95 masks for frontline health care workers. States then began introducing requirements that individuals wear face coverings in public.

A Plattsmouth man is accused of robbing a Hy-Vee gas station in Omaha while wearing a surgical mask, according to the Douglas ...

Wanda Dyer, 74, has been missing for almost two weeks. Her husband of 46 years has a couple of requests for the community, ...

A day after pushing for a partial ban on face coverings, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she favored a less stringent proposal that ...