Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Stevens’ body to lie in repose at Supreme Court on Monday
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court says the body of former Justice John Paul Stevens will lie in repose at the court on Monday. Stevens died on Tuesday at age 99. He served nearly 35 years as a...
Syndicated Author Jul 18, 2019

American warship destroys Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. warship on Thursday destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after it threatened the ship, President Donald Trump said. The incident marked a new escalation of tensi...
Syndicated Author Jul 18, 2019

WATCH: Tom Cruise surprises Comic-Con with ‘Top Gun’ sequel trailer
SAN DIEGO (AP) – Tom Cruise has made an unexpected flyby at San Diego Comic-Con to debut the first trailer for “Top Gun: Maverick.” The audience in the 8,000 seat room went wild for ...
Syndicated Author Jul 18, 2019

President Trump says not happy with backers’ ‘send her back’ chant
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday he was unhappy with his supporters chanting "send her back" after he assailed a young Democratic congresswoman who he's suggested should leave th...
Syndicated Author Jul 18, 2019

33 Killed In Arson Fire In Kyodo, Japan
TOKYO (AP) - A man screaming "You die!" burst into an animation studio in Kyoto, doused it with a flammable liquid and set it on fire Thursday, killing 33 people in an attack that shocked the country ...
Syndicated Author Jul 18, 2019

Prosecutors drop groping case against Kevin Spacey
BOSTON (AP) - Prosecutors have dropped a case accusing Kevin Spacey of groping a young man at a Massachusetts resort island bar in 2016.The Cape and Islands district attorney said Wednesday that they ...
Syndicated Author Jul 17, 2019

GOP Sen. Rand Paul Blocks Bill To Boost 9/11 Victims Fund
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Republican senator has blocked a bipartisan bill that would ensure a victims' compensation fund for the Sept. 11 attacks never runs out of money.Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul questions t...
Syndicated Author Jul 17, 2019

Commerce Chief Ross Calls Contempt Vote “Political Theater”
WASHINGTON (AP) - Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Wednesday that a planned vote by the Democratic-controlled House to hold him and Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress was nothing...
Syndicated Author Jul 17, 2019

Ebola Outbreak In Congo Declared A Global Health Emergency
GENEVA - The deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo is now an international health emergency, the World Health Organization announced on Wednesday after the virus spread this week to a city of two million peo...
Syndicated Author Jul 17, 2019

Judge: Michael Cohen Campaign Finance Probe Over
NEW YORK (AP) - Federal prosecutors have told a judge in New York they have concluded their investigation into campaign finance crimes committed by President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohe...
Syndicated Author Jul 17, 2019
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