Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

WASHINGTON - Former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to announce he's running for president next week. That's according to three people with knowledge of Biden's plans. Biden will enter the race a...

LOS ANGELES - The desperate cry for help came from a girl who had lived in such isolation for 17 years that she didn't know her address, the month of the year or what the word medication meant. But af...

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump highlighted his efforts to build up the military as he welcomed wounded warriors for an annual White House visit. The 22 men and seven women were on the Washi...

WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials are giving $350 million to researchers in four states hit hardest by the deadly opioid epidemic. The study announced Thursday aims to cut overdose deaths by 40% over...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he plans to introduce legislation to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 nationally. The Senate leader said Thursd...

Attorney General William Barr says President Donald Trump did not exert executive privilege over any information included in special counsel Robert Mueller's report.He said the White House counsel rev...

RICHMOND, Va. - Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe won't run for president in 2020, meaning establishment, centrist Democrats will have one less option in a nominating free-for-all that so far has h...

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped to the lowest level in nearly half a century.The Labor Department says claims for jobless aid fell by 5,000 last week to 192,000, lowes...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea announced that it has test-fired a new type of tactical guided weapon.The Korean Central News Agency says Chairman Kim Jong Un observed the firing of the weapon W...

Juan Herrera WMAL.com WASHINGTON (WMAL) - Alex Trebek, the host of ‘Jeopardy!’, said he was ‘feeling good’ in a video on the game show’s official Twitter account, where h...