Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines
2 U.S. Astronauts Board SpaceX Rocket For Historic Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - With thunderstorms threatening a delay, two NASA astronauts climbed aboard a SpaceX rocket ship Wednesday for liftoff on a history-making flight that was seen as a giant leap fo...
May 27, 2020
Players Call MLB Economic Proposal `Extremely Disappointing’
NEW YORK - A rookie at the major league minimum would keep about 47% of his original salary this year while multimillionaire stars Mike Trout and Gerrit Cole would lose more than 77% under a sliding-s...
May 27, 2020
Fallon Apologizes For Using Blackface In 20-Year-Old Skit
NEW YORK - NBC "Tonight" show host Jimmy Fallon has apologized for doing an impersonation of fellow comic Chris Rock while in blackface during a 2000 episode of "Saturday Night Live." Fallon tweeted o...
May 27, 2020
In A First, Twitter Adds Fact-Check Warnings To Trump Tweets
For the first time, Twitter has flagged some of President Donald Trump's tweets with a fact-check warning. On Tuesday, Twitter added a warning phrase to two Trump tweets that called mail-in ballots "f...
May 27, 2020
SpaceX On Cusp Of Launching Astronauts, Back On Home Turf
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - SpaceX was on the cusp of launching NASA astronauts into orbit Wednesday, a first for a private company and a giant leap forward for the booming business of space travel. The...
May 27, 2020
Walt Disney World Presenting Plans For Reopening Parks
ORLANDO, Fla. - Walt Disney World is presenting its plans for reopening after being shuttered along with Florida's other theme parks since mid-March because of the new coronavirus. Disney World and Se...
May 26, 2020
US Warns Nevada Governor About In-Person Worship Limits
The Trump administration is warning Nevada's Democratic governor that his plan for reopening the state during recovery from the coronavirus fails to treat religious and secular gatherings equally. In ...
May 26, 2020
NHL adopts 24-team playoff format if it can resume season
The NHL announced Tuesday it will abandon the rest of the regular season and go straight into the playoffs with 24 teams instead of 16 if it is able to resume play. Commissioner Gary Bettman said the ...
May 26, 2020
Georgia Governor Offers State As GOP Convention Host Amid Virus
WASHINGTON - Georgia's governor is offering his state and its "world-class facilities" as the host of the Republican National Convention - a day after President Donald Trump threatened to pull the con...
May 26, 2020
Bell Rings Again At New York Stock Exchange As Floor Reopens
NEW YORK - The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange reopened for the first time in two months with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ringing the iconic bell, but the controlled chaos was more subdued...
May 26, 2020
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