Nassau County lawmakers approved a bill Monday to ban masks in public places to prevent hiding identity, after a heated public debate. Voting along party lines, with the 12 Republicans approving, and ...

Mineola, N.Y. — Lawmakers in a suburban New York county have approved a bill to ban masks in public places with exemptions for people who cover their faces for health reasons or religious or cultural ...

Wearing a face mask or covering in public in Nassau County to conceal one’s identity could result in a misdemeanor charge with a fine of up to $1,000, according to a new bill majority Republican ...

MINEOLA, N.Y. — Lawmakers in a suburban New York county have approved a bill to ban masks in public places with exemptions for people who cover their faces for health reasons or religious or cultural ...

Dave Carlin has covered major national news stories and events in the past four decades including Superstorm Sandy and its tri-state impacts, Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina and Iniki on Kauai, ...

This past spring, waves of demonstrations surged across UC campuses. Thousands of students and academic workers protested the escalating violence in Gaza and the UC’s investment in weapons ...

FILE - Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, at podium, speaks during a news conference in Mineola, N.Y., Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Philip Marcelo, File) MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Lawmakers in ...