California Bars ICE Agents From Wearing Masks in the State NYT | Top Stories By: Soumya Karlamangla 21 September 2025 at 05:45 Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to prevent federal agents from concealing their identities with masks. The law is expected to face a legal challenge. © Mario Tama/Getty ImagesFederal agents blocking protesters during a federal immigration raid in Camarillo, Calif., in July. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Saturday to prohibit facial concealment.
In Texas, Parents Fighting Vaccinations Say Their Movement Is Winning NYT | Top Stories By: Edgar Sandoval, Pooja Salhotra, Soumya Karlamangla and Desiree Rios 18 September 2025 at 23:54 Public health advocates hoped that the measles outbreak might persuade the reluctant to get shots. That has not turned out to be true. Deborah Glenn, a mother of three in Fort Worth, chose not to vaccinate her children.