Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

NEW YORK - Americans are commemorating 9/11 with tributes that have been altered by coronavirus precautions and woven into the presidential campaign, drawing both President Donald Trump and Democratic...

LANSING, Mich. - Absentee ballot requests in Michigan are at a record high, but the state could face issues getting results on time and ensuring qualified voters' ballots are counted in the upcoming p...

MISSION, Kan. - Kansas City Chiefs fans who file into Arrowhead Stadium Thursday for a masked and socially distanced start to the NFL season won't be wearing headdresses or war paint amid a nationwide...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Twitter said Thursday that starting next week it will label or remove misleading claims that try to undermine public confidence in elections. The policy will apply to tweets that att...

LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts will end nearly all of his state's social-distancing restrictions on Monday. The new rules will still limit the size of large indoor gatherings, such as con...

LONDON - Diana Rigg, a commanding British actress whose career stretched from iconic 1960s spy series "The Avengers" to fantasy juggernaut "Game of Thrones," has died. She was 82.Rigg's agent, Simon B...

WASHINGTON - A scaled-back GOP coronavirus rescue package appears certain to fail in a Senate test vote Thursday as the bipartisan spirit that powered earlier relief bills has given way to election-se...

WASHINGTON - Delivery of mail-order prescription drugs was delayed significantly this summer after the new postmaster general ordered major changes in U.S. Postal Service operations, according to a re...

SEOUL, South Korea - Disney is under fire for filming part of its live-action reboot "Mulan" in Xinjiang, the region in China where the government has been accused of human rights abuses against Uighu...

NEW YORK - Vaping by U.S. teenagers fell dramatically this year, especially among middle schoolers, according to a federal report released Wednesday.Experts think last year's outbreak of vaping relate...