Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled House approved a bill Friday to make the District of Columbia the 51st state, saying Congress has both the moral obligation and constitutional authority to ensur...

MINNEAPOLIS - The Minneapolis City Council on Friday unanimously approved a radical proposal to change the city charter that would allow the police department to be dismantled, following mass public c...

WASHINGTON - American consumers increased their spending by a record 8.2% in May, partly erasing record plunges the previous two months, against the backdrop of an economy that's likely shrinking by i...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The Maryland Senate Republican caucus said Thursday its members are opposed to holding a preferred mail-in election in November.The letter to the Maryland State Board of Election...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Churchill Downs officials have gotten their wish, announcing Thursday that when the rescheduled Kentucky Derby is run in September there will be spectators in the stands - just ...

DENVER (AP) - Colorado's governor appointed a special prosecutor Thursday to investigate the death of Elijah McClain, 23-year-old Black man who was put into a neck hold by police in suburban Denver la...

CHICAGO (AP) – Two brothers who threatened to stop cooperating with prosecutors in the case against actor Jussie Smollett have changed their mind. In a statement issued Thursday, an attorney rep...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A New York City judge has dismissed a claim by Donald Trump's brother that sought to halt the publication of a tell-all book by the president's niece. In a ruling handed down on Thur...

Phillie Phanatic, phenomenal. Mr. Met and Mariner Moose, marvelous. Wally the Green Monster, welcome back. Mascots are getting a reprieve from Major League Baseball. A month after being tossed out of ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Grammy-winning country group The Dixie Chicks have dropped the word Dixie from their name, now going by The Chicks. The band's social media accounts and website were changed on...