Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has made face mask detection into a big thing because it is essential in public health monitoring. Meanwhile, the growing number of things that can be connected to the ...

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Abstract: Face authentication (FA) schemes are universally adopted. However, current FA systems are mainly camera-based and susceptible to masks and vulnerable to spoofing attacks. This paper exploits ...

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The Transportation Department is contemplating rolling back several elements of the rules put in place by the Biden administration to protect flyers who use wheelchairs. Photo Credit: ...

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 ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on Saturday that prohibits local, state, and federal law enforcement officers from wearing face masks or other face coverings in the state unless they are ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a series of bills in Los Angeles on Saturday, enhancing protections for residents as what he referred to as "secret police" continues to roam the streets for ...

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 ...