Bolivian authorities decreed schoolchildren should wear facemasks and adopt other sanitary measures such as alcohol gel and ...

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From public parades to traditional dances, here's how countries around the world are celebrating the Year of the Snake.

A boy jumps to touch red lanterns hung on trees at the Ditan Park ahead of Lunar New Year in Beijing on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) People offer prayers at the Baiyun Taoist ...

But, with hundreds of thousands of L.A. residents forced to evacuate their homes, the next best thing is a face mask or respirator to help avoid inhaling dangerous smoke particles. As we saw with ...

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Rep. Rob Beiswenger, R-Horseshoe Bend, introduced the bill to the House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday morning. It is the same bill that was proposed last year by then-Rep. Jacyn Gallagher, R ...

She hears a sound that breaks her focus. Was that a cough? Will her mask protect her? COVID-19 remains a very present threat for the 55-year-old. Scarbro has multiple immune disorders, making her ...

Grovetown, Ga. (WFXG) – Grovetown police have arrested one of two suspects in the shooting at Joiner Crossing Apartments. Police say 20-year-old Isaiah Bautista, 20, of Augusta, was located near ...

If you’ve put your COVID face masks into retirement, it’s time to start wearing them again if you live in a large region of the United States that could potentially be affected by wildfires — ...

The Federal Trade Commission said yesterday it is sending over $1 million in refunds to 6,764 consumers who purchased Razer Zephyr masks that were deceptively marketed as providing N95 protection ...