BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — School districts across New York state, including many of the largest, made mask wearing optional for students and staff beginning Wednesday as a statewide mandate came to an end. Districts in Yonkers, Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo and Albany were among those to stop ...
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A visibly annoyed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis admonished a group of students for wearing face masks at an indoor news conference Wednesday, saying it was time to stop what he called "this COVID theater." DeSantis, a fierce opponent of virus mask and vaccine mandates, ...
BOSTON (AP) — Boston is planning to lift its indoor mask mandate for businesses and many other venues starting this weekend. Mayor Michelle Wu on Tuesday pointed to the city's improving COVID-19 numbers as key to her decision to lift the mandate as of Saturday. Masks will still be ...
DURHAM – Six of 10 adults in New Hampshire say they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and those who are not likely will not get a vaccine, according to a Granite State Poll, conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll of more than 1,000 residents. About 18 percent ...
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he tested positive for COVID-19 but will continue his official duties while isolating. "I am experiencing flu-like symptoms and will be recovering over the next week," Morrison said in a statement. He said he would ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Dr. Ngozi Ezike, thrust into an unsolicited spotlight as the face of Illinois' battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Tuesday she is leaving her post as state public health director. The 49-year-old pediatrician has been an ever-present sidekick of Gov. ...
