Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

SEATTLE - Seattle police turned out in force early Wednesday at the city's "occupied" protest zone, tore down demonstrators' encampments and used bicycles to herd the protesters after the mayor ordere...

MOSCOW - A majority of voters approved changes to Russia's constitution that would allow President Vladimir Putin to hold power until 2036, but the weeklong plebiscite that ended Wednesday was tarnish...

The first of four experimental COVID-19 vaccines being tested by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech showed encouraging results in very early testing of 45 people, the companies said Wednesday. Stu...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is vowing to veto a massive defense bill to keep military bases such as Fort Bragg named after Confederate officers. Trump took to Twitter late Tuesday to threaten ...

NEW YORK - Fox News on Wednesday fired daytime news anchor Ed Henry after an investigation of sexual misconduct in the workplace. The network said it had received a complaint on June 25 from an attorn...

Wall Street capped its best quarter since 1998 Tuesday with more gains, a fitting end to a stunning three months for investors as the market screamed back toward its record heights after a torrid plun...

WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told Congress on Tuesday that the administration wants the next round of economic aid to focus on supporting businesses like restaurants that have been h...

ROME - Pope Francis is urging Catholic media in the U.S. to work to overcome the "diseases of racism and injustice" in his latest comments about George Floyd's death in the U.S. and the anti-racism pr...

NEW YORK - Johnny Mandel, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer, arranger and musician who worked on albums by Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole and many others and whose songwriting credits included "The ...

WASHINGTON - Dr. Anthony Fauci said coronavirus cases could grow to 100,000 a day in the U.S. if Americans don't start following public health recommendations.The nation's leading infectious disease e...