Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Jimmy Carter marks his 96th birthday Thursday, the latest milestone for the longest-lived of the 44 men to hold the highest American office.Carter planned to celebrate ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - With just over a month to go before Americans head en masse to the polls in an extraordinarily contentious election, Facebook is expanding restrictions on political advertising, incl...

WASHINGTON (AP) - By a sweeping bipartisan vote Wednesday, the Senate sent President Trump a bill to fund the government through Dec. 11, averting the possibility of a government shutdown when the new...

NEW YORK – More than 65 million people watched the first debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday night.The television audience for the debate was down f...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The mayor of Portland has asked U.S. officials to end the federal deputation of dozens of police officers in Oregon's largest city as part of the response to ongoing protests in ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Flames devoured swaths of brush and trees in Northern California on Wednesday amid unseasonably hot and dry weather. Officials said wind-whipped flames led two firefighters to dep...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - California investigators have arrested and charged a man in connection with the shooting of two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies earlier this month as they sat in their squad c...

The NFL is threatening teams with possible suspensions for sideline personnel, including coaches, who do not properly wear face coverings during the pandemic. Forfeiting draft picks also could be amon...

WASHINGTON (AP/WMAL) -The Commission on Presidential Debates says it's adding new "tools to maintain order" to the upcoming debates after a chaotic first debate between President Donald Trump and Joe ...

Maria Leaf WMAL.com WASHINGTON–Residents in the City of Frederick, Md will have a chance to discuss the search for a new police Chief. A public meeting will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday to tal...