Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Goodell: NFL committed to finishing regular season on time
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday the league remains committed to finishing the regular season as scheduled.Goodell also said on a conference call that while the NFL is considering a bubbl...
Syndicated Author Dec 02, 2020

Stay home for the holidays or get tested twice, CDC urges
Don't travel over the upcoming holidays. But if you must, consider getting coronavirus tests before and after, U.S. health officials urged Wednesday.The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...
Syndicated Author Dec 02, 2020

Fed and Treasury urge Congress to approve more virus relief
WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin urged Congress to approve COVID-19 relief funds without further delay, though Democrats continued to atta...
Syndicated Author Dec 02, 2020

Iowa Democrat to challenge 6-vote loss in appeal in US House
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - A Democratic congressional candidate in Iowa who trailed by six votes after a recount said Wednesday she will forgo further legal challenges in the state and instead appeal dire...
Syndicated Author Dec 02, 2020

US tightens definition of service animals allowed on planes
The government has decided that when it comes to air travel, only dogs can be service animals, and companions used for emotional support don't count. The Transportation Department issued a final rule ...
Syndicated Author Dec 02, 2020

NYC bar owner who defied coronavirus restrictions arrested
NEW YORK (AP) - An owner of a New York City bar that was providing indoor service in defiance of coronavirus restrictions was arrested after a sting in which plainclothes officers went inside and orde...
Syndicated Author Dec 02, 2020

GOP leader McDaniel to run for 3rd term with Trump’s backing
Ronna McDaniel, the Republican National Committee chairwoman, is launching her bid for a third two-year term heading the GOP's governing organization after the party's stronger-than-anticipated showin...
Syndicated Author Dec 02, 2020

Pope book backs George Floyd protests, blasts virus skeptic
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis is supporting demands for racial justice in the wake of the U.S. police killing of George Floyd and is blasting COVID-19 skeptics and media organizations that spread their con...
Syndicated Author Dec 01, 2020

Cosby’s sex assault conviction goes before PA’s high-level court
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Pennsylvania's highest court questioned Tuesday whether Bill Cosby's alleged history of intoxicating and sexually assaulting young women amounted to a signature crime pattern, give...
Syndicated Author Dec 01, 2020

DeVos says free college amounts to a ‘socialist takeover’
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday blasted the push for free college as a "socialist takeover of higher education" that could damage the nation's economy. Speaking at an online conference host...
Syndicated Author Dec 01, 2020
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