Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Officer with knee to George Floyd’s neck to be tried alone
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A former Minneapolis police officer who held his knee to George Floyd's neck for minutes will be tried separately from the three other former officers accused in his death, accordin...
Syndicated Author Jan 12, 2021

US to soon require all arriving passengers to get COVID-19 test
NEW YORK (AP) - Anyone flying to the U.S. will soon need to show proof of a negative test for COVID-19, health officials announced Tuesday.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention requirement ex...
Syndicated Author Jan 12, 2021

US prosecutors weighing sedition charges in Capitol insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI warned law enforcement agencies ahead of last week's breach of the U.S. Capitol about the potential for extremist-driven violence and prosecutors are now weighing sedition ch...
Syndicated Author Jan 12, 2021

COVID fears grow in Capitol as three lawmakers test positive
WASHINGTON (AP) - Within a span of about 24 hours, three House Democrats announced they tested positive for COVID-19, prompting concern that last week's insurrection at the Capitol has also turned int...
Syndicated Author Jan 12, 2021

Michigan plans to charge ex-Gov. Snyder in Flint water probe
DETROIT (AP) - Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they're being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated ...
Syndicated Author Jan 12, 2021

FBI arrests fur-wearing NYC man on Capitol riot charges
NEW YORK (AP) - Federal agents have arrested the son of a New York judge on charges that he was among the protesters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, the FBI said on Tuesday. Aaron Mostofsky, 34, was pic...
Syndicated Author Jan 12, 2021

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
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