Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines
Report: Kobe Bryant’s Pilot May Have Been Disoriented In Fog
LOS ANGELES - The pilot of the helicopter that crashed in thick fog, killing Kobe Bryant and seven other passengers, reported he was climbing when he actually was descending, federal investigators sai...
Jun 17, 2020
Amtrak To Cut Back On Its Longer Routes Because Of Virus
OMAHA, Neb. - Amtrak will cut service later this year on most of its long-distance routes nationwide to three times a week instead of the current daily service because ridership has fallen significant...
Jun 17, 2020
Bolton Says Trump Asked China’s President To Help Him Get Reelected
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump asked China's Xi Jinping during a 2019 summit meeting to help his reelection prospects by purchasing more American farm products, according to a new book by former ...
Jun 17, 2020
Atlanta Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Charged With Felony Murder
ATLANTA - The Atlanta officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in the back after the fleeing man pointed a stun gun in his direction will be charged with felony murder and 10 other charges, a prosecut...
Jun 17, 2020
Defying Law, Charleston To Remove Statue Of Slavery Advocate
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Defying state law, officials in the historic city of Charleston, South Carolina, announced Wednesday that they plan to remove a statue of slavery advocate John C. Calhoun from a downt...
Jun 17, 2020
US Hits Syria’s Elite With New Economic And Travel Sanctions
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Wednesday ramped up pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad, his wife, Asma, and his inner circle with a raft of new economic and travel sanctions for human ...
Jun 17, 2020
Trump Plan To Stem Vet Suicides Focuses On Public Awareness
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is unveiling a long-awaited national plan Wednesday to stem a persistently high number of veteran suicides, with wide-ranging initiatives from firearm safety and we...
Jun 17, 2020
PG&E Confesses To Killing 84 People In 2018 California Fire
Pacific Gas & Electric confessed Tuesday to killing 84 people in one of the most devastating wildfires in recent U.S. history during a dramatic court hearing punctuated by a promise from the compa...
Jun 16, 2020
McConnell ‘OK’ With Removing Confederate Names From Bases
WASHINGTON - Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell said Thursday he's "OK" with renaming military bases such as Ft. Bragg that are named after Confederate Army officers, declining to side with Preside...
Jun 16, 2020
US Shoppers Returned With Vigor In May In Partial Rebound
BALTIMORE - American shoppers ramped up their spending on store purchases by a record 17.7% from April to May, delivering a dose of energy for retailers that have been reeling since the coronavirus sh...
Jun 16, 2020
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