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A conservative group challenged Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' authority to declare successive states of emergency. St. Croix County Judge Michael Waterman refuses its request for an injunction.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Carlos del Rio of Emory School of Medicine how we should be thinking about mitigating coronavirus infections now two years into the pandemic.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is endorsing a mask mandate for all elementary and secondary public schools in the state.

Politicians argue. Those opposed to mask mandates protest. But meanwhile, growing evidence shows that mask wearing is a critical tool in curbing the spread of the coronavirus.

(6/13/19 @ 1 p.m.) WAMC’s Alan Chartock's In Conversation with Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini about the longest running murder case to be…

From double-masking to getting a tighter seal, these suggestions and simple at-home hacks can make your mask a better barrier against the surging delta variant.

In the early 20th century, Americans wore gaudy costumes and bizarre masks, and some roved the streets begging for candy and treats — at Thanksgiving time.

Brothers Billy and Nick Smith have designed a reusable mask that's knit, not sewn. Seamless and sustainable, it's made from polyester, spandex, nylon and an antimicrobial silver-coated yarn.

In Mexico, the dangers involved in the sport of bullfighting have generated a strange breed of medical practitioner. Every arena employs at least one bullring surgeon, constantly at the ready to aid an injured matador. The bulls, however, are on their own. NPR's Gerry Hadden has the story.

In Mexico, a way of life is vanishing for some of that country's railworkers and their families --converting boxcars into trailer-homes. It's a system once supported by the Mexican government before privatization, and now one of the few remaining encampments still survives north of Mexico City. NPR's Gerry Hadden reports.