Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Britney Spears allowed new lawyer in conservatorship case
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A new attorney has been appointed to represent Britney Spears in her conservatorship after a hearing in which the singer tearfully spoke about the case's impact on her life. Los Ang...
Syndicated Author Jul 14, 2021

Bezos donates $200M to Smithsonian for Air and Space Museum
WASHINGTON (AP) - Amazon founder and soon-to-be-space traveler Jeff Bezos is donating $200 million to the Smithsonian Institution to boost its National Air and Space Museum, the largest gift received ...
Syndicated Author Jul 14, 2021

Watchdog: FBI greatly mishandled Nassar-USA Gymnastics case
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FBI made numerous serious errors in investigating sexual abuse allegations against former USA Gymnastics national team doctor Larry Nassar and didn't treat the case with the "utm...
Syndicated Author Jul 14, 2021

Pope Francis returns to Vatican 10 days after surgery
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis was discharged from a Rome hospital and returned home to the Vatican on Wednesday, 10 days after undergoing surgery to remove half his colon.Francis, 84, stopped at St. Mary M...
Syndicated Author Jul 14, 2021

Going abroad? US government says passport waits top 3 months
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans hoping to travel abroad this summer may have to delay their plans if they need new or renewed passports.The State Department said Wednesday that the wait for a passport is ...
Syndicated Author Jul 14, 2021

Biden meets Dems at Capitol to firm up support for spending
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden stepped up his bid to push his multitrillion-dollar domestic plans through Congress Wednesday, lunching with Senate Democrats a day after party leaders announced ...
Syndicated Author Jul 14, 2021

US to begin evacuation of Afghans who aided US military
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is set to begin evacuations of Afghans who aided the U.S. military effort in the nearly 20-year war during the last week of July, according to a senior admin...
Syndicated Author Jul 14, 2021

Bush criticizes Afghanistan withdrawal, fears for women
BERLIN (AP) - Former President George W. Bush criticized the Western withdrawal from Afghanistan in an interview with a German broadcaster released Wednesday, saying he fears that Afghan women and gir...
Syndicated Author Jul 14, 2021

US overdose deaths hit record 93,000 in pandemic last year
NEW YORK (AP) - Overdose deaths soared to a record 93,000 last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. government reported Wednesday. That estimate far eclipses the high of about 72,000 d...
Syndicated Author Jul 14, 2021

Judge tosses Roy Moore’s lawsuit over Baron Cohen interview
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore's $95 million lawsuit targeting comedian Sacha Baron Cohen filed after Moore complained he was trick...
Syndicated Author Jul 13, 2021
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