While the pandemic’s emergency phase ended in May 2023, the threat of infection remains a governing force in the lives of people like Scarbro. They protect themselves from the virus with masks ...

Thousands of consumers are getting about $150 each after buying face masks falsely advertised as N95 or equivalent.

Across Southern California, people are taking precautions as the ... their central Los Angeles neighborhood. She wore a black face mask, hoping to protect herself, she said.