Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Sheldon Adelson, casino mogul and GOP power broker, dies
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire mogul and power broker who built a casino empire spanning from Las Vegas to China and became a singular force in domestic and international politics h...
Syndicated Author Jan 12, 2021

US asking states to speed vaccine, not hold back 2nd dose
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is asking states to speed delivery of COVID-19 vaccines to people 65 and older and to others at high risk by no longer holding back the second dose of the tw...
Syndicated Author Jan 12, 2021

No more puny prizes: Mega Millions, Powerball jackpots soar
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - After a long stretch of relatively paltry prizes, U.S. lottery players now have a choice of games that offer combined jackpots of more than $1 billion. The jackpot for Mega Mil...
Syndicated Author Jan 11, 2021

Pope says women can read at Mass, but still can’t be priests
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis changed church law Monday to explicitly allow women to do more things during Mass, granting them access to the most sacred place on the altar, while continuing to affirm that ...
Syndicated Author Jan 11, 2021

Popular App Parler booted off internet
The conservative-friendly social network Parler was booted off the internet Monday over ties to last week's siege on the U.S. Capitol, but not before hackers made off with an archive of its posts, inc...
Syndicated Author Jan 11, 2021

FBI warns of plans for nationwide armed protests next week
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI is warning of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitals and in Washington in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, stoking fears of more vi...
Syndicated Author Jan 11, 2021

Michigan bans open carry of guns inside state Capitol
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A state panel on Monday banned the open carry of guns in Michigan's Capitol, a week after an armed mob rioted in the U.S. Capitol and following a plot last year to storm the stat...
Syndicated Author Jan 11, 2021

Trump awards GOP ally Rep. Jim Jordan with Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Monday awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, one of the president's fiercest GOP allies.The nation's highest civilian honor was...
Syndicated Author Jan 11, 2021

Republicans block measure calling for quick removal of Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) - A House resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke constitutional authority to remove President Donald Trump from office was blocked Monday by Republicans. Democrats i...
Syndicated Author Jan 11, 2021

China: WHO experts arriving Thursday for virus origins probe
BEIJING (AP) - Experts from the World Health Organization are due to arrive in China this week for a long-anticipated investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, the government said Mo...
Syndicated Author Jan 11, 2021
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