Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

BETHLEHEM, West Bank - Thousands of Christian pilgrims on Tuesday flocked to the West Bank town of Bethlehem, celebrating Christmas Eve in the traditional birthplace of Jesus. Visitors converged on th...

DES MOINES, Iowa - A trial has been scheduled for an Iowa woman accused of hate crimes in the Des Moines area, including intentionally running over a girl she thought was Mexican. Nicole Marie Poole i...

HONG KONG - Clashes resumed in Hong Kong on Tuesday between police and anti-government protesters, some of them donned Santa Claus hats, as the more than six-month-long demonstrations look set to move...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Oh no: A New York-based sports network has turned to the federal courts in its trademark dispute with Ohio State University over use of the letter "O." Overtime Sports Inc., an online...

SHADDADEH, Syria - Hundreds of American troops based in Syria have received Christmas gifts thanks to Operation Holiday Express, launched by U.S.-led coalition forces from across the border in neighbo...

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Depending on which country they're from, the kids may ask about Father Christmas, Papa Noel, Saint Nick or Santa Claus. But those who believe all want to know one thin...

PARIS - Notre Dame Cathedral is unable to host Christmas services for the first time since the French Revolution, because the Paris landmark was too deeply damaged by this year's fire. So its exiled c...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP/WMAL) – Gov. Ralph Northam’s office says he will push for legislation replacing Virginia’s statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee housed in the United States C...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced five people to death Monday for the killing of Washington Post columnist and royal family critic Jamal Khashoggi, whose grisly slaying in the S...

WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Committee held open the possibility Monday of recommending additional articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump as it pressed anew for the testimony of fo...