Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Trump orders most American troops to leave Somalia
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon said Friday it is pulling most U.S. troops out of Somalia on President Donald Trump's orders, continuing a post-election push by Trump to shrink U.S. involvement in coun...
Syndicated Author Dec 04, 2020

US hiring slows sharply to 245,000 jobs as virus intensifies
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's employers sharply scaled back their hiring last month as the viral pandemic accelerated across the country, adding 245,000 jobs, the fewest since April and the fifth straig...
Syndicated Author Dec 04, 2020

Two US marshals shot, fugitive killed in Bronx gunfight
NEW YORK (AP) - A suspect in the shooting of a state trooper in Massachusetts was killed during a gunfight with U.S. marshals in New York City early Friday that left two of the officers wounded.The tw...
Syndicated Author Dec 04, 2020

Ex-Presidents Say They Would Get Vaccine Publicly To Boost Confidence
WASHINGTON (AP) - Three former presidents say they'd be willing to take a coronavirus vaccine publicly, once one becomes available, to encourage all Americans to get inoculated against a disease that ...
Syndicated Author Dec 03, 2020

US intelligence director says China is top threat to America
WASHINGTON (AP) - China poses the greatest threat to America and the rest of the free world since World War II, outgoing National Intelligence Director John Ratcliffe said Thursday as the Trump admini...
Syndicated Author Dec 03, 2020

California monolith pops up after finds in Utah, Romania
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Days after the discovery and swift disappearance of two shining metal monoliths half a world apart, another towering structure has popped up, this time at the pinnacle of a trail in...
Syndicated Author Dec 03, 2020

Ex-FBI lawyer who altered Russia probe email seeks probation
WASHINGTON (AP) - A former FBI lawyer who pleaded guilty to altering an email during the Donald Trump-Russia investigation "made a grievous mistake" but should be spared prison time and given probatio...
Syndicated Author Dec 03, 2020

Government Accuses Facebook Of Discriminating Against US Workers
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is accusing Facebook in a lawsuit of discriminating against U.S. workers in favor of foreigners with special visas to fill more than 2,600 high-paying jobs. ...
Syndicated Author Dec 03, 2020

Warner Bros. to release all its 2021 films on HBO Max, theaters
NEW YORK (AP) - In the most seismic shift by a Hollywood studio yet during the pandemic, Warner Bros. Pictures on Thursday announced that all of its 2021 film slate - including a new "Matrix" m...
Syndicated Author Dec 03, 2020

Wisconsin high court declines to hear Trump election lawsuit
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear President Donald Trump's lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state, saying th...
Syndicated Author Dec 03, 2020
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