HOLED UP AT home when no one else is looking, people indulge in their covert, sometimes embarrassing, self-care routines. One of the newest involves donning a mask that would make the greatest movie ...

Microsoft has removed a compatibility hold that prevented devices with integrated cameras from installing Windows 11 24H2 due to a face detection bug causing app freezes. The issues were triggered ...

Researchers in China and Australia have developed a way to transform the globe's 950 billion discarded pandemic-era face masks into valuable electronic components, offering a climate-friendly solution ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed a set of bills meant to check ...

California became the first state to ban most law enforcement officers, including federal immigration agents, from covering their faces while conducting official business under a bill that was signed ...

French President Emmanuel Macron pushed back on Secretary of State Marco Rubio's criticism of France's decision to recognize a Palestinian state, telling CBS News that doing so is necessary to combat ...

Whether being worn, piled up in trash bins, or scattered as litter in gutters and city streets, one of the most enduring symbols of the COVID-19 era is the billions of disposable face masks that ...

A new California bill is taking aim at a familiar image: masked law enforcement officers. But this time, it’s not criminals in disguise—it’s the people wearing the badge. In a move that’s drawing ...

The Los Angeles Chargers’ 27-21 Week 1 win over the Kansas City Chiefs was a bit of a slugfest down in Brazil. Things got chippy in that contest as defensive tackle Teair Tart was seen smacking Travis ...