Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines
A Record 6.6 Million Seek US Jobless Aid As Layoffs Mount
WASHINGTON - More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week - doubling a record high set just one week earlier - a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the c...
Apr 02, 2020
Nearly 3,000 Sailors To Leave Carrier Amid Virus Outbreak
WASHINGTON - Nearly 3,000 sailors aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier where the coronavirus has spread will be taken off the ship by Friday, Navy officials said Wednesday as they struggle to quarantine cre...
Apr 01, 2020
AP Sources: US To Deploy Anti-Drug Navy Ships Near Venezuela
MIAMI - The Trump administration will soon announce that the U.S. is moving naval ships toward Venezuela as it enhances counter-narcotic operations in the Caribbean following a U.S. drug indictment ag...
Apr 01, 2020
Gun Background Checks Smash Records Amid Coronavirus Fears
Background checks required to buy firearms have spiked to record numbers in the past month, fueled by a run on guns from Americans panicked about their safety during the coronavirus crisis. According ...
Apr 01, 2020
FDA Calls For Heartburn Drug Zantac To Be Pulled From Market Immediately
The US Food and Drug Administration is requesting that manufacturers pull all prescription and over-the-counter ranitidine drugs, known by the brand name Zantac, from the market immediately, the agenc...
Apr 01, 2020
Sprint And T-Mobile Merge, Creating New Wireless Giant
NEW YORK - Mobile carrier T-Mobile has completed the takeover of smaller rival Sprint, creating a new wireless giant that rivals AT&T and Verizon in size.The companies announced the deal, valued a...
Apr 01, 2020
Trump Says ‘Life And Death’ At Stake In Following Guidelines
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump warned Americans to brace for a "hell of a bad two weeks" ahead as the White House projected there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. from the coronavir...
Apr 01, 2020
Coast Guard: Cruise Ships Must Stay At Sea With Sick Onboard
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The U.S. Coast Guard has directed all cruise ships to prepare to treat any sick passengers and crew on board while being sequestered "indefinitely" offshore during the coronavi...
Apr 01, 2020
White House projects 100K to 240K US deaths from virus
President Donald Trump is warning Americans to brace for a “rough two-week period” ahead as the White House is releasing new projections that there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in th...
Mar 31, 2020
UN Chief Says COVID-19 Is Worst Crisis Since World War II
UNITED NATIONS - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that the world faces the most challenging crisis since World War II, confronting a pandemic threatening people in every country,...
Mar 31, 2020
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