Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

CHARLESTON, SC — (CNN) The field of candidates fighting for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination is dwindling, leaving seven to compete in the prime-time GOP debate hosted by Fox...

JAKARTA, INDONESIA — At least two people were killed after armed men carried out gun and bomb attacks in the heart of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.Five attackers also died, police said. A m...

CHARLESTON, SC — (CNN) Ted Cruz responded directly to Republican presidential rival Donald Trump’s questions about his natural born citizenship status on Wednesday, saying he only raised c...

DES MOINES, IA — (CNN) The $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot — the largest lottery prize in history — will be split at least three ways.One winning ticket was sold in Chino Hills, Calif...

HOUSTON — (CNN) Plummeting oil prices are wreaking havoc on stock markets, and they’re also causing problems for some housing markets.Foreclosure filings on a national level dropped to a n...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to his Iranian counterpart, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, at least five times Tuesday while U.S. Navy sailors were in Iranian custo...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Al Jazeera America will shut down on April 30 after a little more than two years on the air. The news was announced at a sudden staff-wide meeting on Wednesday afternoon. The ...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Scores of rescuers worked into the night Wednesday looking for victims of an avalanche that struck in the French Alps, killing three people after overwhelming students and a U...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The FBI director wants the keys to your private conversations on your smartphone to keep terrorists from plotting secret attacks.But on Tuesday, the former head of the U.S. Na...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Wednesday faulted both Republicans and Democrats for the failure to reach common ground on problems facing the country.Appearing the day aft...