Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

BAGHDAD — (CNN) Wartime pressure on the Islamic State is forcing it to slash its fighters’ salaries by half, according to documents leaked from inside ISIS territory. ISIS might seem like ...

NEW YORK — (CNN) Here’s a staggering figure to consider next time you’re grumbling about the long lines at the airport check-in counter: 1.184 billion. That’s how many tourists...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it will decide the fate of President Barack Obama’s immigration actions this term. The actions are aimed at allowing millions of...

COLOGNE — (CNN) Eight men are in pretrial custody in connection with a spate of New Year’s Eve mass robberies and sex assaults in Cologne, attacks that spurred a vigorous debate about asyl...

ST. PAUL — (CNN) Police in St. Paul, Minnesota, have put an officer on leave while investigators try to figure out if he’s responsible for a Facebook post urging drivers to run over Black ...

NEW YORK — (CNN) Can oil really go lower?The answer from the International Energy Agency is an “emphatic yes.”The world is “drowning” in oil, and weak demand has failed t...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Now, President Barack Obama and partner John Kerry are hostage to history.It will be years before they know for sure whether they scored a diplomatic victory for the ages or h...

DES MOINES — (CNN) An Iowa voter here had a straightforward question Monday for Marco Rubio: “Do you support a path to citizenship for illegal aliens?”But Rubio’s answer was an...

John MatthewsWMAL.comWASHINGTON — (WMAL) The D.C. area is bracing for its first major winter storm of the year, and it’s even getting in some early practice with school delays.With tempera...

ALMOLOYA DE JUAREZ, MEXICO — (CNN) Motion sensors monitor his every move; dogs trained to detect his scent stand guard and prison floors have been reinforced with steel rods. These are just some...