Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

California High Court Rejects Scott Peterson’s Death Penalty
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The California Supreme Court on Monday upheld the conviction but overturned the 2005 death sentence for Scott Peterson in the slaying of his pregnant wife, and said prosecutors ma...
Syndicated Author Aug 24, 2020

NY AG Probes If Trump Pumped Up Value Of Estate, Assets
NEW YORK - New York's Democratic attorney general asked a court Monday to enforce subpoenas into an investigation into whether President Donald Trump and his businesses inflated assets on financial st...
Syndicated Author Aug 24, 2020

Falwell Says Wife Had Affair, Family Faced Blackmail Attempt
RICHMOND, Va. - Jerry Falwell Jr., currently on a leave of absence as the leader of evangelical Liberty University, has released a statement saying that he is seeking help for the "emotional toll" of ...
Syndicated Author Aug 24, 2020

Republicans Nominate Trump To Take On Biden In The Fall
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Republican Party formally nominated President Donald Trump for a second term in the White House in Charlotte Monday, one of the first acts of a GOP convention that has been drama...
Syndicated Author Aug 24, 2020

Police Shooting Of Black Man Stirs Unrest In Wisconsin City
KENOSHA, Wis. - Kenosha became the nation's latest flashpoint city in a summer of racial unrest after police shot and wounded a Black man, apparently in the back, as he leaned into his SUV while his t...
Syndicated Author Aug 24, 2020

Jim Bakker Gets PPP Loans During Legal Fight On Fraud Claims
When the U.S. government extended pandemic hardship loans to thousands of religious institutions, Jim Bakker and Morningside USA, his ministry in Blue Eye, Missouri, were among the most high-profile r...
Syndicated Author Aug 24, 2020

Postal Chief Urges Voters To Request, Return Ballots Early
WASHINGTON - Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is warning that voters should request mail-in ballots at least 15 days before the Nov. 3 election to ensure they have enough time to receive their ballot, c...
Syndicated Author Aug 24, 2020

GOP Delegates Open Convention To Renominate Trump For 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Republicans gathered Monday to formally nominate President Donald Trump for reelection at a scaled-down convention kickoff in Charlotte that begins a weeklong effort to convince the ...
Syndicated Author Aug 24, 2020

Capitals fire coach Todd Reirden after 2 postseason letdowns
Todd Reirden AP (AP) – The Washington Capitals have fired coach Todd Reirden after a second consecutive first-round exit in the playoffs. General manager Brian MacLellan announced the move Sunda...
Syndicated Author Aug 23, 2020

S&P 500 ticks higher to record, powered again by tech stocks
NEW YORK (AP) – The S&P 500 ticked higher to close at another all-time high Friday, powered by strength for technology stocks and better-than-expected reports on the U.S. economy. The index ...
Syndicated Author Aug 21, 2020
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