Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

GM Reverses Course, Says Strikers Will Keep Health Coverage
DETROIT (AP) - General Motors now says striking workers will get company-paid health insurance, nine days after telling the union that coverage would be cut off. The automaker said in an emailed lette...
Syndicated Author Sep 26, 2019

McDonald’s Takes A Nibble Of The Plant-Based Burger
McDonald's is finally taking a nibble of the plant-based burger. McDonald's said Thursday that will sell the PLT, or the plant, lettuce and tomato burger for 12 weeks in 28 restaurants in Southwestern...
Syndicated Author Sep 26, 2019

Nine Salmonella Cases Confirmed From Moby Dick Hummus In Maryland
Brad Matthews WMAL.com BALTIMORE, MD (WMAL) — The Maryland Department of Health is conducting an ongoing investigation into a salmonella outbreak in individuals who all had eaten at Moby Dick Ho...
Syndicated Author Sep 26, 2019

Senate Confirms Eugene Scalia As Trump’s New Labor Secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Republican-led Senate has confirmed lawyer Eugene Scalia, a son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, as President Donald Trump's new labor secretary. The Senate vote...
Syndicated Author Sep 26, 2019

J. Lo, Shakira To Perform At Super Bowl Halftime Show
NEW YORK (AP) - Jennifer Lopez and Shakira are going to bring the heat to the 2020 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. NFL, Pepsi and Roc Nation announced Thursday that the superstar performers, who have ...
Syndicated Author Sep 26, 2019

US Deploys Air Defense Systems, Troops To Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. is sending one Patriot missile battery and four ground-based radar systems to Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said Thursday, in what officials describe as the first steps to help...
Syndicated Author Sep 26, 2019

Ten officers shoot and kill armed man in Hyattsville
Heather Curtis WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) – Ten police officers from multiple departments shot and killed an armed man in Hyattsville Thursday morning after non-lethal attempts to stop him didn&...
Syndicated Author Sep 26, 2019

Health officials: It’s time to give flu vaccine another shot
WASHINGTON (AP) – It’s flu shot season again and U.S. health officials urge getting one before the end of October. The past two years brought miserable flu seasons – last year’...
Syndicated Author Sep 26, 2019

Facebook Says It Won’t Fact Check Politicians
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook says it does not fact check politicians' statements, even if they might be false. The social network operator says that's because such statements could be newsworthy - and tha...
Syndicated Author Sep 25, 2019

Alexa In Your Ear: Amazon Launches Wireless Earbuds
NEW YORK - Amazon wants to put Alexa in your ear.The online shopping giant unveiled wireless earbuds Wednesday, its first major attempt at getting its Alexa voice assistant outside the home and worn b...
Syndicated Author Sep 25, 2019
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