Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Hillary Clinton: I Want Russia ‘at the table’ on Syria
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she wants to involve the Russians as much as possible in Syria, especially since they now have felt the wrath of ISIS. The Democ...
Syndicated Author Dec 01, 2015

Day 2 of Jury Selection in First Freddie Gray Trial
BALTIMORE — (CNN) Jury selection resumed Tuesday in the trial of a Baltimore Police Department officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray. Officer William Porter is the first of six city polic...
Syndicated Author Dec 01, 2015

Wall Street Cuts Lending to Coal
NEW YORK — (CNN) Coal is getting too dirty for Wall Street to touch. After years of pressure from climate activists, a growing number of big banks are now pledging to cut financing to the increa...
Syndicated Author Dec 01, 2015

Paul Ryan: ‘Clearly we can do more’ to Address Mental Health Issues
WASHINGTON — (CNN) After a gunman murdered three at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic last week House Speaker Paul Ryan said it’s time for Congress to take action on mental healt...
Syndicated Author Dec 01, 2015

WATCH: Chicago Mayor Asks for Police Superintendent’s Resignation
(CNN) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Tuesday that he has asked for the resignation of Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy. The announcement at a press conference came amid angry prot...
Syndicated Author Dec 01, 2015

WATCH: Ash Carter Sending ‘Specialized Expeditionary Targeting Force’ to Iraq
(CNN) — Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced Tuesday that the U.S. military will send “a specialized expeditionary targeting force” aimed at conducting more raids in Iraq. A U.S...
Syndicated Author Dec 01, 2015

ISIS chief’s ex-wife released in Lebanon-al Nusra prisoner swap
(CNN) — The Lebanese government on Tuesday released an estranged former wife of ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as part of a prisoner swap with an al Qaeda affiliate, a Lebanese security officia...
Syndicated Author Dec 01, 2015

Texas Keeps Up the Pressure on Syrian Refugees
(CNN) — Texas is not backing down from its pledge to try to block Syrian refugees from its borders.Over the holiday weekend, refugee assistance groups in the state found themselves caught in a c...
Syndicated Author Dec 01, 2015

WATCH: Could Donald Trump Win the GOP Nomination?
(CNN) — By conventional political wisdom, Donald Trump should be a presidential has-been by now.But two weeks ahead of the final Republican debate of the year and two months before the first vot...
Syndicated Author Dec 01, 2015

Arrest in Gun Violence Threat that Closed University of Chicago Campus
(CNN) — Jabari Dean, 21, was arrested Monday, accused of threatening to kill students and staff at the University of Chicago, authorities said. Citing court documents, they said that he had stat...
Syndicated Author Nov 30, 2015
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