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The security guard was stabbed on his left arm and forehead by a man he didn’t know, according to New York City police.

A Dallas-area couple says they were recently asked by a restaurant to either take off their face masks or leave the establishment.

Face masks help keep us safe, but dentists say they can contribute to oral health problems. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports what “mask mouth” is and four simple ways to prevent it

A dentist shares four simple things you can do to prevent it.

Gov. Kathy Hochul directed New York state’s Department of Health to institute universal masking for “anyone entering our schools” on Day 1 in office and said new vaccine requirements for New Yorkers would be “coming soon.” In her first public address as the 57th governor of New York, the first woman to helm the state in its history also made…

Hundreds of thousands of children tested positive for COVID in the past week. News4’s Doreen Gentzler reports what parents should know about masks as their kids head back to school

There’s not even a month left before school returns — with no remote learning option — in New York City. And with COVID-related hospital admissions among kids — and adults — soaring, the stakes couldn’t be higher.

The federal mask mandate for transportation is set to expire Sept. 13.

Here’s what to know about face masks, kids and back-to-school in the D.C. area.

YouTube has suspended U.S. Sen. Rand Paul for seven days after the Kentucky Republican posted a misleading video suggesting face masks don’t prevent infection by COVID-19.

With schools in some states opening this week as the COVID-19 delta variant surges across the country, many parents are understandably anxious. But there are things schools can do to reduce the risk to their students. Dr. Cameron Wolfe, an infectious disease specialist at Duke University Hospital, explains four things schools can do to keep kids safe. (And yes, they...

D.C.’s mask mandate could be in effect through the Thanksgiving holiday if the numbers don’t turn around. News4’s Mark Segraves reports on the latest on COVID-19 testing and vaccination enforcement in D.C.

D.C. health officials hope the indoor mask mandate can be dropped by Thanksgiving — but that may not be possible if the numbers don’t improve.  As D.C. enters its second week of a new mask mandate and the delta variant spreads, the number of people getting tested at pop-up testing sites has jumped. The number of new cases is...

Schools have begun reopening in the U.S. with most states leaving it up to local schools to decide whether to require masks.

Beginning this weekend at Watkins Glen International, NASCAR will require all personnel to wear a face mask in enclosed areas at all times, regardless of vaccination status.

Look, we get it. COVID-19 stole a year from all of our lives, and just when we thought we saw the light at the end of the tunnel, the virus mutated several times. And now the newest variant has companies delaying a return to offices and some municipalities considering mask mandates.  In the words of baseball legend Yogi Berra,...

The public may be tired of shifting guidance from the CDC about wearing face masks, but Dr. Anthony Fauci says the latest change wasn’t made arbitrarily. Rather, it was forced by the Delta variant. “It isn’t that they decided in a vacuum to flip-flop — the virus changed,” he explained in an interview with LX News Now host Eric Alvarez....

Parents and policy makers across the nation have been plunged anew into a debate over whether face coverings should be optional or a mandate when schools reopen

Raven Saunders is already a shot put record-breaker, but the 25-year-old track and field star is now a wave-maker with her Joker-themed face masks and brightly colored hair. And like Simone Biles, Saunders has stepped away from competition in the past to focus on mental health. Here are five things to know about Team USA’s Raven Saunders.

Arlington Public Schools will require all students and staff to wear masks when they return to the classroom this fall — regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status. The announcement from the school system follows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s updated guidance that everyone wear masks inside schools. Masks will be required while inside all public school buildings and on…