Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 751,000, the lowest since March, but it's still historically high and indicates the viral pandemic is forcing ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Hackers stole $2.3 million from the Wisconsin Republican Party's account that was being used to help reelect President Donald Trump in the key battleground state, the party's chai...

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) - Tupperware relied on social gatherings for explosive growth in the mid 20th century. In the 21st century, it is social distancing that is fueling sales. Restaurant pain has t...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would not grant a quick, pre-election review to a new Republican appeal to exclude Pennsylvania absentee ballots received after Election Day. B...

NEW YORK (AP) - Diane di Prima, a poet, activist and teacher who was one of the last surviving members of the Beats and one of the few women writers in the Beat movement, has died at age 86. Di Prima'...

NEW YORK (AP) - The late Whitney Houston has earned her third diamond-certified album, becoming the first Black artist to achieve the feat.The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Lega...

WASHINGTON (AP/WMAL) - With next week's election looming, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google were scolded by Republicans at a Senate hearing Wednesday for alleged anti-conservative bias in the c...

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP/WMAL) - A teachers' union in Virginia's largest school district urged its members to call in sick today for a "mental health day" as they ponder how they will respond to a gradual ret...

Maria LeafWMAL.comWASHINGTON– Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has announced he’s signed new laws that will ban no-knock warrants, strengthen the officer decertification process and limit t...

REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft says Iranian hackers have posed as conference organizers in Germany and Saudi Arabia in an attempt to break into the email accounts of "high-profile" people with spoofe...