SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Several Bay Area counties and cities have announced a requirement for residents to wear face coverings or masks when out in public in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic.Health officials in Contra Costa, Marin, Alameda, San Mateo and Sonoma counties made the announcement Friday afternoon as the virus continues to spread.In…
Bay Area residents must wear face coverings in public starting next week as an interim step toward easing restrictions on social and commercial life. Mayor London Breed announced the rules for San Francisco on Friday, saying they will apply to people riding transit, working at essential businesses, standing in line at a store or doing…
A Yonkers Fire Department EMT wears full personal protective equipment during the coronavirus shutdown in Westchester County, New York. County leaders across the country say they need help paying for essential services as the shutdown continues. John Moore / Getty Images hide caption toggle caption John Moore / Getty Images A Yonkers Fire Department EMT…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…