DETROIT — A woman, her adult son and husband have been charged in the fatal shooting of a security guard who refused to let her daughter enter a Family Dollar in Michigan because she wasn't wearing a face mask to protect against transmission of the coronavirus. Calvin Munerlyn was shot...
Attention, Costco Shoppers: Masks Required Starting Monday
Starting Monday, every customer entering Costco must wear a face covering. That's a change from its policy of encouraging customers to wear masks. Face Mask Requirements Costco posted an update to the COVID-19 section of its website Wednesday morning: "To protect our members and employees, effective May 4, all Costco members...
'Monster' Fresno Fabricator of Theme Park Attractions Adapts to COVID Times
Adversity breeds creation. Or, in this case, the creators turn to creating something new. Monster City Studios in Fresno usually takes orders from Disney Parks, zoos, and museums. But, after having to idle half of his staff, James Powell wasn't going to sit idly by as a victim of the...
New Video Shows COVID-19 Droplets Greatly Contained by Masks
Talking emits droplets from your mouth. Loud talking generates even more droplets. These droplets can harbor infectious virus particles. The National Institutes of Health published a letter with video and visual accompaniment Wednesday to prove a noticeable point. The scientists write, "The act of speaking generates oral fluid droplets that...
Report: Stockpile of 39 Million Masks Exposed as Fake
SACRAMENTO — A major California labor union that claimed to have discovered a stockpile of 39 million masks for health care workers fighting the coronavirus was duped in an elaborate scam uncovered by FBI investigators, according to a newspaper report Sunday. Investigators stumbled onto the scheme while looking into whether...
California Lawmakers Want Details on Newsom’s Big Mask Buy
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers want a fuller accounting of Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to buy 500 million protective masks, with a top budget official on Thursday seeking details on how the state will distribute the masks and ensure they are good quality. In a letter to Newsom's finance director, state...
No More Questions, LA Makes Masks Mandatory Starting Friday
"Masks are mandatory" are the words going into effect for Los Angeles residents. It doesn't matter if you're a movie star, a politician, or a blue-collar worker. If you live in Los Angeles, you'd better cover-up. Order Takes Effect Midnight Starting at 12:01 a.m. Friday, the worker protection order takes...
California to Buy 200 Million Masks a Month Amid Outbreak
SACRAMENTO — California will spend nearly $1 billion to purchase up to 200 million masks a month to boost the state's stockpile of protective equipment during the COVID-19 outbreak and could act as a supplier to other Western states, Gov. Gavin Newsom said. “We've been competing against other states, against...
Face Masks Recommended, Though Trump Says He Won’t Wear One
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says his administration is encouraging many Americans to wear face masks in public, though he stresses that the recommendation is optional and is conceding that he will not be complying with it. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. WASHINGTON —...
China Locked Down 50 Million People and Has to Keep Them Fed
BEIJING — Carrying permits demanding “fast passage,” truck drivers rushed a 560-ton shipment of disinfectant from eastern China to Wuhan, the locked-down city of 11 million people at the center of a vast effort to contain a new viral disease. Outside the metropolis in central China, the cargo was shifted...