Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines
Ohio governor sees growing criticism from fellow Republicans
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - For months, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine steered cleared of second-guessing President Donald Trump, a fellow Republican, despite their polar-opposite responses to the pandemic.The gover...
Nov 23, 2020
GM to recall 7M vehicles globally to replace Takata air bags
DETROIT (AP) - General Motors will recall about 7 million big pickup trucks and SUVs worldwide to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.The move came Monday after the U.S. government ...
Nov 23, 2020
3rd major COVID-19 vaccine shown to be effective and cheaper
LONDON (AP) - Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca said Monday that late-stage trials showed its coronavirus vaccine was up to 90% effective, giving public health officials hope they may soon have acces...
Nov 23, 2020
James Taylor on how he takes a song and makes it his own
NEW YORK (AP) - Something happens when James Taylor covers a song. It gets all James Taylor-y."People often tell me, 'It sounds like you wrote that song' or 'That sounds like a James Taylor song.' And...
Nov 21, 2020
Commander seeks to get embattled Fort Hood ‘back on track’
WASHINGTON (AP) - Every week, Army Lt. Gen. Pat White dons his workout clothes and walks through the neighborhoods at Fort Hood with his wife, Emma, and golden retriever Sadie, looking for some unvarn...
Nov 21, 2020
President Trump tweets Don Jr doing well after Coronavirus infection
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Saturday his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., is doing "very well" in quarantine after becoming infected with the coronavirus. "My son Donald is doing very w...
Nov 21, 2020
Celebs pitch in to get Kyle Rittenhouse out of Jail
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP/WMAL) - A 17-year-old from Illinois who is charged with killing two people during a protest in Wisconsin and whose case has become a rallying cry for some conservatives posted $2 mil...
Nov 21, 2020
Maryland officials renew Hogan criticism on 500K virus tests
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland lawmakers renewed criticism Friday of Gov. Larry Hogan's April procurement of 500,000 COVID-19 tests from South Korea after The Washington Post reported the first batch ...
Nov 21, 2020
Dylan papers, including unpublished lyrics, sell for $495K
BOSTON (AP) - A long-lost trove of Bob Dylan documents including the singer-songwriter's musings about anti-Semitism and unpublished song lyrics has sold at auction for $495,000. Boston-based R.R. Auc...
Nov 20, 2020
Vatican investigates papal Instagram “like” of barely-clad model
ROME (AP) - The Vatican is investigating how Pope Francis' official Instagram account "liked" a photo of a scantily-clad Brazilian model. A Vatican official said Friday the "like" didn't originate fro...
Nov 20, 2020
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