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Tensions rise over masks as virus grips smaller US cities

by Heather HollingsworthRyan Foley
| December 10, 2020 12:07 AM

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Arguments over mask requirements and other restrictions have turned ugly in recent days as the deadly coronavirus surge across the U.S. engulfs small and medium-size cities that once seemed safely removed from the outbreak.

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