Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Comic-Con to remain virtual in 2021, cites financial strain
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) - San Diego Comic-Con will remain virtual for the July event, but organizers are planning for a smaller-scale gathering later this year. Comic-Con announced Monday that the annu...
Syndicated Author Mar 01, 2021

Maryland to get nearly 50K J&J vaccine doses this week
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland has been allocated nearly 50,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19, Gov. Larry Hogan said Monday. About 49,600 doses of the newly approved one-...
Syndicated Author Mar 01, 2021

Texas top utility regulator quits in fallout over blackouts
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas' top utilities regulator resigned Monday in the widening fallout from blackouts triggered by an unusually heavy and widespread winter storm that left millions in the state w...
Syndicated Author Mar 01, 2021

Stocks rally on Wall Street, S&P 500 has best day since June
Wall Street kicked off March with a broad rally Monday that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average more than 600 points higher and gave the S&P 500 its best day in nine months. The S&P 500 clim...
Syndicated Author Mar 01, 2021

Cuomo sends letter authorizing probe of harassment claims
NEW YORK (AP) - New York's attorney general said she's moving forward with an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo after receiving a letter from his office Monday...
Syndicated Author Mar 01, 2021

Prince Philip moved to specialized London heart hospital
LONDON (AP) - Prince Philip was transferred Monday to a specialized London heart hospital to undergo testing and observation for a pre-existing heart condition as he continues to be treated for an uns...
Syndicated Author Mar 01, 2021

Senate panel votes to advance Garland’s nomination to be AG
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Monday to advance the nomination of Merrick Garland, President Joe Biden's nominee for attorney general. The committee voted 15 to seven in favor...
Syndicated Author Mar 01, 2021

Biden to meet with Mexican president amid immigration issues
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden plans a virtual meeting Monday with Mexican President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador - a chance for the pair to talk more fully about migration, confronting the corona...
Syndicated Author Mar 01, 2021

Senate Democrats consider changes to House virus relief bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats are considering reshaping parts of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill passed by the House, as party leaders hoping to salvage a minimum wage increase have abando...
Syndicated Author Mar 01, 2021

California to spend $28M to help arriving asylum-seekers
SAN DIEGO (AP) - California is freeing up as much as $28 million to help immigrants arriving from Mexico and being released in the U.S. until their court dates, a sharp contrast from other border stat...
Syndicated Author Feb 26, 2021
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