Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines
Weinstein Reaches Tentative $25M Deal With Accusers
NEW YORK - A tentative $25 million settlement revealed Wednesday to end nearly every sexual misconduct lawsuit brought against Harvey Weinstein and his former film studio's board was praised by a plai...
Dec 12, 2019
Authorities Tie Killers In New Jersey Attack To Fringe Group, The Black Hebrew Israelites
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The two killers who stormed a kosher market in Jersey City had apparently been followers of the Black Hebrew Israelites - a fringe group whose members have been known to rail again...
Dec 12, 2019
GOP, Democrats Push 1970s’ Equal Rights Amendment In SC
COLUMBIA, S.C. - One of South Carolina's most liberal lawmakers and one of its most conservative are joining together to revive the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The 1970s proposal ...
Dec 11, 2019
US Considers Leaving Smaller Number Of Troops In Afghanistan
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is considering several options to reduce the number of troops in Afghanistan, including one that would shift to a narrower counter-terrorism mission, the top U.S. military of...
Dec 11, 2019
Fed Leaves Low Rates Alone And Foresees No Moves In 2020
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate alone Wednesday and signaled that it expects to keep low rates unchanged through next year. The Fed's decision follows three rate cuts...
Dec 11, 2019
Congress Criticizes How Coast Guard Investigates Harassment
The U.S. Coast Guard's leadership has failed to conduct prompt, thorough and impartial investigations of harassment and bullying allegations, according to a congressional investigation released Wednes...
Dec 11, 2019
Judge: South Carolina GOP Can Cancel Its 2020 Primary
COLUMBIA, S.C. - A judge on Wednesday upheld the South Carolina Republican Party's decision not to hold a 2020 presidential primary, a move taken by several states in erecting hurdles for the long-sho...
Dec 11, 2019
US Hits Iran With New Sanctions, Hopes For Prisoner Dialogue
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Wednesday hit Iran with new sanctions that target several transportation firms as it continues its "maximum pressure campaign" against the Islamic Republic ove...
Dec 11, 2019
Navy: Flight Training Suspended For Saudi Students
WASHINGTON - Flight training has been suspended for more than 300 Saudi Arabian students at three bases in Florida in the wake of the deadly shooting by a Saudi Air Force officer on Friday, the U.S. N...
Dec 10, 2019
Merriam-Webster Declares ‘They’ Its 2019 Word Of The Year
NEW YORK - A common but increasingly mighty and very busy little word, "they," has an accolade all its own.The language mavens at Merriam-Webster have declared the personal pronoun their word of the y...
Dec 10, 2019
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