Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

14 Fort Hood soldiers fired, suspended over violence at base
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army on Tuesday said it had fired or suspended 14 officers and enlisted soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, and ordered policy changes to address chronic leadership failures at the bas...
Syndicated Author Dec 08, 2020

Michigan House cancels voting session after Giuliani tests positive
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The Michigan House canceled its voting session scheduled for Tuesday following an announcement that Rudy Giuliani tested positive for the coronavirus just days after he testified...
Syndicated Author Dec 07, 2020

Senator says Trump, McConnell likely to back COVID-19 relief
WASHINGTON (AP) - A proposed COVID-19 relief bill is expected to get backing from President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell but it won't include $1,200 in direct payments to mo...
Syndicated Author Dec 07, 2020

US senator seeks update on American contractor taken in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Democratic senator is calling on the State Department to prioritize the return of Mark Frerichs, an American contractor believed to have been taken by a Taliban-linked militant net...
Syndicated Author Dec 07, 2020

Trump honors legendary Iowa wrestler Gable at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump presented the nation's highest civilian honor to Dan Gable, a renowned wrestler and coach from Iowa who won a gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics."He's the ...
Syndicated Author Dec 07, 2020

Pompeo to speak in Georgia as Senate run-offs loom
WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to deliver a speech extolling the Trump administration's foreign policy this week in Georgia, ahead of key Senate run-off elections in the state ...
Syndicated Author Dec 07, 2020

‘Our kids are the sacrifices’: Parents push schools to open
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) - The activism of Jennifer Dale began when she watched her third grade daughter struggle with distance learning, kicking and screaming through her online classes. The mother of ...
Syndicated Author Dec 05, 2020

Is Georgia a swing state? Groups spend millions to find out
ATLANTA (AP/WMAL) - The Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs don't take place until Jan. 5. But there are already some clear winners. At the state's most influential television station, Atlanta's WSB, an ad th...
Syndicated Author Dec 05, 2020

VP Pence comes to Georgia ahead of Senate runoffs
ATLANTA (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence is trying to help Republicans project a unified front in two high-stakes Senate runoffs as he campaigns in Georgia a day ahead of President Donald Trump's visi...
Syndicated Author Dec 04, 2020

NFL further limits player access to facilities amid virus
The NFL is further limiting player access to team facilities as it attempts to enhance safety measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a memo sent to the 32 clubs and obtained by The Associated Press...
Syndicated Author Dec 04, 2020
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