Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines
Brazil’s President Bolsonaro Tests Positive For COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro says he has tested positive for COVID-19 after months of downplaying the virus' severity. Bolsonaro confirmed the test results while wearing a mask a...
Jul 07, 2020
Nationals Announce 2020 Schedule
Maria Leaf WMAL.com While the Coronavirus remains a concern, the Washington Nationals have announced the abbreviated season schedule. Opening Day will take place against the New York Yankees at Nats P...
Jul 06, 2020
Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms contracts COVID-19
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Monday that she had tested positive for COVID-19. "COVID-19 has literally hit home. I have had NO symptoms and have tested positive," Bottom...
Jul 06, 2020
NHL, union announce plan to resume play on Aug. 1
The National Hockey League and NHL Players' Association have reached a tentative agreement to return to play this season and extend their collective bargaining agreement. The four-year extension of th...
Jul 06, 2020
Trump Criticizes Redskins, Indians For Weighing Name Changes
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday criticized a pair of sports teams that are considering name changes in the wake of a national reckoning over racial injustice and inequality.Trump tweeted...
Jul 06, 2020
Tell-All Book By Trump Niece To Be Released Next Week
NEW YORK - A tell-all book by President Donald Trump's niece that has been the subject of a legal battle will be released next week.Publisher Simon & Schuster cited "high interest and extraordinar...
Jul 06, 2020
Chicago’s July Fourth Weekend Ends With 17 Dead, 70 Wounded
CHICAGO - One of Chicago's bloodiest holiday weekends in memory ended with 17 people fatally shot, including a 7-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy, and 70 more wounded, despite a concerted effort to...
Jul 06, 2020
Kaepernick, ESPN Team Up For Documentary Series On His Life
Colin Kaepernick will be featured in a documentary series produced by ESPN Films as part of a first-look deal with The Walt Disney Co.The deal between Kaepernick's production arm, Ra Vision Media, and...
Jul 06, 2020
Treasury Names 650K Small Businesses That Received Government Loans
WASHINGTON - The Treasury Department on Monday released the names of more than 650,000 small businesses that received funds from a government program intended to support the economy as states shut dow...
Jul 06, 2020
Country Rocker And Fiddler Charlie Daniels Dies At Age 83
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Country music firebrand and fiddler Charlie Daniels, who had a hit with "Devil Went Down to Georgia," has died at age 83.A statement from his publicist said the Country Music Hall o...
Jul 06, 2020
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