Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Long-Distance Trip: NASA Opening Space Station To Visitors
NEW YORK - You've heard about the International Space Station for years. Want to visit? NASA announced Friday that the orbiting outpost is now open for business to private citizens, with the first vis...
Syndicated Author Jun 07, 2019

Trump: ‘Good chance’ Now For Tariff Deal With Mexico
WASHINGTON - After a week of threats, President Donald Trump declared Friday that now "there is a good chance" the U.S. will strike a deal with Mexico to avert the tariffs he had scheduled for Monday ...
Syndicated Author Jun 07, 2019

Minneapolis Cop Who shot 911 Caller Sentenced To 12½ Years In Prison
MINNEAPOLIS - A former Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an unarmed woman who had called 911 apologized to the woman's family Friday for "taking the life of a perfect person," just moment...
Syndicated Author Jun 07, 2019

Undone By Brexit, May Steps Down As Conservative Leader
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May's time as Conservative Party leader ended Friday, not with a bang but a whimper. May, who announced her departure two weeks ago after her career was undone ...
Syndicated Author Jun 07, 2019

US, Russia Blame Each Other In Near-Collision Of Warships
WASHINGTON - The U.S. and Russia accused each other of unsafe actions on Friday after an American guided-missile cruiser and a Russian destroyer came within 165 feet (50 meters) of each other in the E...
Syndicated Author Jun 07, 2019

University Of Alabama Trustees Vote To Refund $26M Gift
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The University of Alabama board of trustees voted Friday to give back a $26.5 million donation to a philanthropist who recently called on students to boycott the school over the sta...
Syndicated Author Jun 07, 2019

Pence: US ‘Encouraged’ By Mexico’s Proposals As Tariffs Loom
WASHINGTON - U.S. and Mexican officials claim to be making progress as they labored for a second day to avert import tariffs. But President Donald Trump is still threatening to impose them as he tries...
Syndicated Author Jun 07, 2019

West Point cadet killed, many injured in training crash
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) - A vehicle loaded with West Point cadets on summer training overturned in rough, wooded terrain Thursday, killing one cadet and injuring several others, according to the U.S. Mi...
Syndicated Author Jun 06, 2019

President Trump signs $19.1B disaster aid bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has signed a $19.1 billion disaster aid bill aimed at helping communities across the country bounce back from hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and fires.Trump twe...
Syndicated Author Jun 06, 2019

R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty To 11 More Sex-Related Charges
CHICAGO (AP) - R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty to 11 additional sex-related charges on Thursday, including four counts that carry a maximum prison term of 30 years in prison. Prosecutors di...
Syndicated Author Jun 06, 2019
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