Some grocery workers "scared to death" to return to work

The new normal for some supermarket employees? Irate customers who refuse to follow social-distancing guidelines.

• May 20, 2020

Ohio man arrested after school threats

An Ohio man was arrested after sending a note threatening bombs and an active shooter at a high school. Authorities said the plan appears to distract authorities from a possible bank robbery. CBS Pittsburgh's Meghan Schiller reports.

• Oct 23, 2019
• 1:22

Passengers on this airline to get masks, hand sanitizer and a snack

Airlines hope their increased cleaning and social distancing efforts will persuade grounded passengers to return to the skies.

• May 19, 2020

Mom gives birth in parking lot, dad uses face mask to cut cord

David Patrick said he rolled the face mask "up tightly like a tortilla and tied a knot around our son's umbilical cord."

• May 16, 2020

Trump says he won't wear face mask

President Trump on Saturday said that he won’t wear a face mask, despite announcing new CDC guidelines suggesting all Americans wear one when in public. "I won't be doing it personally. It's a recommendation," the president said. Nikole Killion reports.

• Apr 4, 2020
• 2:05

A mask-making movement

Some of the most effective weapons against COVID-19 are turning out to be a needle and thread. Lee Cowan reports on how companies large and small, and private individuals who've never sewn a button, are volunteering to make masks and gowns vital to protecting health care workers and halting the spread of coronavirus.

• Apr 12, 2020
• 6:01

Man removed from bus for not wearing mask

Police were caught on camera last Friday dragging a man off of a SEPTA bus in Philadelphia for not wearing a face mask during the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the city's transit system has changed its policy, which previously stated customers could be refused service for not wearing a face covering.

• Apr 13, 2020
• 1:28

Crowded flights leave passengers scared amid pandemic

The airline industry is losing up to $7 billion a month as flyers feel frustrated over what they see as overly crowded flights.

• May 14, 2020

Coronavirus face masks: America reacts and rebels

The CDC recommends that everyone cover their faces when around others in public.

• May 13, 2020
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Man refusing to wear face mask breaks arm of Target guard

As the men were being escorted out, one of the suspects is seen on video punching the employee "without provocation," police said.

• May 13, 2020

France requires face masks but still bans Islamic face coverings

All citizens must wear a mask — but women in face-covering Islamic garb could be punished.

• May 12, 2020

Man who wore KKK hood as mask won't be charged

The man claimed the hood was not intended to be a racial statement, saying, "It was a mask, and it was stupid."

• May 12, 2020

Some imported face masks fail to block COVID-19

Face masks have been in high demand during the coronavirus pandemic, but first responders in Massachusetts have discovered some imported masks from China have failed to block 95% of airborne particles. Holly Williams takes a look.

• May 11, 2020
• 2:16

White House directs West Wing staffers to wear masks

The Centers for Disease Control recommends that Americans wear masks in public.

• May 11, 2020

Jay-Z and Meek Mill sending 10 million masks to U.S. prisons

With a $10 million boost from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, Jay-Z and Meek Mill's criminal justice organization is sending 10 million surgical masks and other personal protective equipment to correctional facilities across the country.

• May 11, 2020

Officer seen on video using "take-down" on woman in Walmart

She was upset after being asked to wear a face mask and cursing at shoppers and workers so he intervened, police say, and things spiraled from there.

• May 8, 2020

Reopened restaurant tells workers: Don't wear face masks — or don't work

Restaurant workers in a reopened Dallas eatery say they are being asked to weigh their safety against their jobs.

• May 7, 2020

Trump urges states to repoen

President Trump said that he has provided states with everything they need for the coronavirus, and is now urging governors to reopen their states and schools. Ben Tracy reports.

• May 6, 2020
• 2:33

Security guard fatally shot over face mask policy, officials say

Calvin Munerlyn, 43, was shot when he wouldn't let a customer's daughter enter the store because she wasn't wearing a face mask, officials said.

• May 5, 2020

Pence says he should have worn a mask at Mayo Clinic

"I didn't think it was necessary," the vice president said.

• May 5, 2020

You have to wear a face mask on these airlines

Virtually every major U.S. airline insisting all customers wear their own face masks while flying, starting this month.

• May 1, 2020

Reporter: Pence's office punished me for saying VP ignored mask rule

Photos showed Pence was the only person not wearing a mask during his visit to the Mayo Clinic

• May 1, 2020

Costco to require shoppers to wear a face mask starting Monday

Costco patrons will now have to remember something other than their shopping lists: a face mask​.

• Apr 29, 2020

Pence forgoes a face mask at Mayo Clinic

The vice president told reporters he is tested regularly for the virus.

• Apr 29, 2020

Should airplane passengers have to wear masks?

One public health expert doesn't know "why on earth" every airline wouldn't implement the rule for everyone onboard.

• Apr 28, 2020

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