Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Maryland’s 10 electors officially vote for Biden
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland's electors cast their 10 votes for president on Monday for Democrat Joe Biden, who won Maryland's popular vote in November. The electors gathered in the Maryland State H...
Syndicated Author Dec 14, 2020

Top US officials expected to get COVID-19 vaccine this week
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senior U.S. officials will begin receiving coronavirus vaccines this week as part of updated federal continuity of government plans that now include terrorism and pandemics as threat...
Syndicated Author Dec 14, 2020

‘Relieved’: US health workers start getting COVID-19 vaccine
The biggest vaccination campaign in U.S. history kicked off Monday as health workers rolled up their sleeves for shots to protect them from COVID-19 and start beating back the pandemic - a day of opti...
Syndicated Author Dec 14, 2020

Early in-person voting begins in Georgia Senate runoffs
ATLANTA (AP) - What could be the main event in Georgia's twin U.S. Senate runoffs - early in-person voting - got underway Monday, with lines tending to be shorter than during the first days of early v...
Syndicated Author Dec 14, 2020

US blames Iran in abduction, death of ex-FBI agent Levinson
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration for the first time on Monday formally blamed Iran for the presumed death of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, publicly identifying two Iranian intelligence ...
Syndicated Author Dec 14, 2020

Lawsuit: Kansas must pay business over COVID-19 restrictions
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A Wichita fitness studio's owner and his business are suing Kansas for compensation for being forced to shut down and reopen with restrictions this year because of the coronavirus ...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2020

Trump administration plans 2nd execution in as many days
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) - The Trump administration plans to continue its unprecedented series of post-election federal executions Friday by putting to death a Louisiana truck driver who severely abused...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2020

Pollstar: Live events industry lost $30B due to pandemic
NEW YORK (AP) - Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, concert trade publication Pollstar puts the total lost revenue for the live events industry in 2020 at more than $30 billion. Pollstar on Friday...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2020

Retailers urge shoppers to buy early amid shipping crunch
NEW YORK (AP) - A number of retailers, including J.C. Penney, Lowe's and Kohl's, are telling shoppers they need to place their online orders soon or else pay expedited shipping fees if they want to ge...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2020

US panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. government advisory panel has endorsed Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, in a major step toward an epic vaccination campaign that could finally conquer the outbreak.The Food and D...
Syndicated Author Dec 10, 2020
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