Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

NEW YORK - A federal judge in New York City has denied bail to R&B singer R. Kelly in his sex-abuse case. Kelly didn't attend the hearing on Wednesday on a defense motion asking for his release on...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has met with Finland's president and expressed his concern about Russia and China's rising interest in the Arctic. Trump and Finland's Sauli Niinisto also discussed...

WASHINGTON - House Democrats pursuing an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump say they will subpoena the White House on Friday for documents related to his dealings with Ukraine, citing "flag...

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. - A World War II-era bomber plane crashed in a fireball as it tried to land Wednesday at New England's second-busiest airport, and a fire-and-rescue operation was underway, offici...

WASHINGTON – Bernie Sanders’ campaign says the Democratic presidential candidate has had a heart procedure for a blocked artery. The Vermont senator is canceling events and appearances ...

ATLANTA - A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked Georgia's restrictive new abortion law from taking effect, following the lead of other judges who have blocked similar measures in other states...

NEW YORK - Former Rep. Chris Collins pleaded guilty Tuesday in an insider trading case, a day after he resigned from Congress and set off a scramble to fill his seat in his Republican-leaning district...

WASHINGTON - The Drug Enforcement Administration was "slow to respond" as America grappled with a rising opioid epidemic, the Justice Department's inspector general said in a report Tuesday that fault...

NEW YORK - Cuba's foreign minister said Tuesday that he believes improvements in relations with the United States are irreversible despite the Trump administration's hardening of the embargo on the is...

HONG KONG - In a fearsome escalation of violence, Hong Kong police shot a protester at close range in the chest Tuesday, leaving the teenager bleeding and howling on the ground. Tens of thousands join...