Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Armed Utah Teachers Practice Responding To School Shootings
SPANISH FORK, Utah - Nancy Miramontes had 30 seconds to find the gunman. The Utah school psychologist weaved through a maze of dusty halls before spotting him in the corner of a classroom, holding a g...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2019

Trump Promises Order Aimed At Lower Prescription Drug Prices
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is promising an executive order that he says is intended to enable the U.S. government to pay lower prices for prescription drugs. Trump says his administration soo...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2019

Kevin Spacey Accuser Drops Lawsuit Against Actor
BOSTON - A young man who says Kevin Spacey groped him in a Nantucket bar in 2016 has dropped his lawsuit against the Oscar-winning actor, his lawyer said Friday. Spacey still faces a criminal charge. ...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2019

Maduro Shows Military Might In Independence Day Celebration
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's President Nicols Maduro oversaw a grand military parade to mark the country's independence day Friday, reveling in his might as commander in chief as the embattled soc...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2019

Utah Police Say Body Of Slain College Student Recovered
SALT LAKE CITY - The body of a slain college student has been recovered in a Utah canyon about 85 miles away from a backyard in Salt Lake City where other remains were found last week, Utah police sai...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2019

Trump Says He’s Mulling Executive Order For Census
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Friday he is "very seriously" considering an executive order to try to force the inclusion of a citizenship question as part of the 2020 Census. Speaking to re...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2019

In Speech Before Massive Crowd on the Mall, President Trump asks Americans to ‘stay true to our cause’
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump celebrated "the greatest political journey in human history" Thursday in a Fourth of July commemoration before a soggy, cheering crowd of spectators, many of t...
Syndicated Author Jul 04, 2019

Earthquake rattles Southern California; no injuries reported
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A strong earthquake rattled a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on Thursday morning, making hanging lamps sway and photo frames on walls shake. There were no im...
Syndicated Author Jul 04, 2019

Joey ‘Jaws’ Chestnut, Miki Sudo Retain Mustard Belts at Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest
NEW YORK (AP) -Joey "Jaws" Chestnut ate 71 wieners and buns to secure his 12th title at Nathan's Famous annual July Fourth hot dog eating contest.In front of a crowd of fans and facing 17 opponents, t...
Syndicated Author Jul 04, 2019

Judge blocks Ohio abortion law, clinics to remain open
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A federal judge temporarily blocked an Ohio law banning abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected on Wednesday, siding with abortion clinics that had argued the law would eff...
Syndicated Author Jul 03, 2019
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