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A TSA officer walks past an airline passenger not wearing a face mask in the Denver International Airport on April 19, following the end of the public transportation face mask mandate.

The masks, the CDC and the judge — a battle brewing since 1944

Masks are now optional in many airports, subways and buses. But to understand why, you have to go back to 1944 when the Public Health Service Act was passed.

Gregg Schloss stands behind the counter on the last day A&B Sporting Goods in North Park was open, Jan. 2021.

Pandemic Life: A Crippling Year For San Diego County's Small Businesses

COVID-19 has crushed many small businesses in the county, and the losses go beyond just jobs. In some cases, family wealth meant to sustain generations is gone and the fabric of communities frayed.

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova talks about Wimbledon's ban on Russian players

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with nine-time Wimbledon singles champion Martina Navratilova about why she's upset about Wimbledon's decision to ban Russian tennis players.

A closed sign is displayed in the window of a business in a nearly deserted lower Manhattan on April 17, 2020, in New York. Many small businesses benefited from a government emergency loan program during the pandemic, but its effectiveness is still in doubt.

Did Emergency PPP Loans Work? Nearly $800 Billion Later, We Still Don't Know

The Paycheck Protection Program, which provided emergency loans to small businesses amid the pandemic, will wind down soon. Economists are divided on whether it saved enough jobs to justify its cost.

An affordable housing development designed for seniors and low-income families is under construction in City Heights, Mar. 10, 2022.

City Heights complex expected to house seniors, low-income families by late summer

Housing prices continue to climb. A new affordable residential complex is set to open in City Heights to make a dent in the issue.

Vladimir Benc carries packages at a warehouse in Presov, Slovakia.

A Slovak man wanted to take donations to Ukraine. He ended up leading convoys of aid

Alarmed by the humanitarian crisis caused by Russia's invasion, an economist in Slovakia gathered food and clothes from friends — and found himself leading a convoy carrying tons of aid into Ukraine.

Customers seated outside in the parking lot at Crab Hut restaurant in Kearny Mesa, Feb. 15, 2021.

Federal Relief Delays Tax Break For California Businesses

The California Legislature is delaying a bill that would give a tax break to businesses.

FILE photo - Texas sued Meta on Monday over misuse of biometric data, the latest round of litigation between governments and the company over privacy.

Texas sues Meta, saying it misused facial recognition data

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Facebook's parent company could owe billions of dollars in damages for selling the biometric data of unknowing users.

The sun sets over downtown Los Angeles skyline with the snow covered mountains behind it, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013.

Los Angeles, San Francisco County Moving To Yellow Tier As Businesses Get Ready For Broader Reopening

Los Angeles and San Francisco have met state guidelines to move into the least-restrictive tier for businesses to reopen during the coronavirus pandemic. The two counties on Tuesday become the first major urban areas in the state to reach the final stage of a phased reopening plan before a projected return to business as usual June 15.

Christa Jones, a nurse in the Sharp Grossmont Hospital intensive care unit, prepares to give Tylenol to a COVID-19 patient to lower his fever, April 20, 2020.

California coronavirus death count tops 70,000 as cases fall

The mark recorded Monday by Johns Hopkins University is the highest in the country. Texas is about 3,000 deaths behind. The milestone comes as California is experiencing the lowest rate of new infection cases among all states.

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