Firefighters who arrived early or spent more time at the World Trade Center site after the 9/11 attacks seem to have a modestly higher risk of developing heart problems than those who came later or stayed less, doctors reported Friday.… Read more
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Aid Effort Picks Up Momentum As Some Bahamians Seek Way Out
Some of the haggard Bahamians who lost homes to the ravages of Hurricane Dorian are waiting at a small airport hoping to catch planes out of the disaster zone as an international humanitarian effort to help the Caribbean country gains momentum and the death toll has risen to 30.… Read more
US Added A Modest 130,000 Jobs In August Amid Trade War
U.S. employers added a modest 130,000 jobs in August, a sign that hiring in the United States has slowed but remains durable in the face of global economic weakness and President Donald Trump’s trade war with China.… Read more
A Weakened Dorian Floods Homes On North Carolina Coast
Hurricane Dorian howled over North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Friday — a much weaker but still dangerous version of the storm that wreaked havoc in the Bahamas — flooding homes in the low-lying ribbon of islands and throwing a scare into year-round residents who chose to tough it out.… Read more
Mugabe Dies; Liberated Zimbabwe, Then Held It For 37 Years
Former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, an ex-guerrilla chief who took power after independence from white minority rule in 1980 and presided over a country whose early promise was eroded by economic turmoil and allegations of human rights violations, has died in Singapore at the age of 95.… Read more
CVS, Walgreens and Wegmans urge against openly carrying guns in stores
The moves come after a string of mass shootings.… Read more
Dorian expected to unleash its wrath on Maryland Friday
MDMEMA increased its activation level and is coordinating with the National Weather Service and local emergency management offices around the state as Dorian moves up the East Coast.… Read more
Official: Trump To Challenge California Mileage Standard
The Trump administration is moving forward with a proposal to revoke part of California’s authority to set its own automobile gas mileage standards… Read more
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Memoir Coming In 2020
Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has a book deal… Read more
Billy Bush Gets A Second Chance At TV Show After Firing
Three years after being fired by NBC due to the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape, Billy Bush is hoping to use his experience in television’s wilderness to his advantage… Read more
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Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines
Some 9/11 Firefighters May Have Higher Heart Risks Now
Firefighters who arrived early or spent more time at the World Trade Center site after the 9/11 attacks seem to have a modestly higher risk of developing heart problems than those who came later or stayed less, doctors reported Friday.… Continue Reading
Aid Effort Picks Up Momentum As Some Bahamians Seek Way Out
Some of the haggard Bahamians who lost homes to the ravages of Hurricane Dorian are waiting at a small airport hoping to catch planes out of the disaster zone as an international humanitarian effort to help the Caribbean country gains momentum and the death toll has risen to 30.… Continue Reading
US Added A Modest 130,000 Jobs In August Amid Trade War
U.S. employers added a modest 130,000 jobs in August, a sign that hiring in the United States has slowed but remains durable in the face of global economic weakness and President Donald Trump’s trade war with China.… Continue Reading
A Weakened Dorian Floods Homes On North Carolina Coast
Hurricane Dorian howled over North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Friday — a much weaker but still dangerous version of the storm that wreaked havoc in the Bahamas — flooding homes in the low-lying ribbon of islands and throwing a scare into year-round residents who chose to tough it out.… Continue Reading
Mugabe Dies; Liberated Zimbabwe, Then Held It For 37 Years
Former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, an ex-guerrilla chief who took power after independence from white minority rule in 1980 and presided over a country whose early promise was eroded by economic turmoil and allegations of human rights violations, has died in Singapore at the age of 95.… Continue Reading
CVS, Walgreens and Wegmans urge against openly carrying guns in stores
The moves come after a string of mass shootings.… Continue Reading
Dorian expected to unleash its wrath on Maryland Friday
MDMEMA increased its activation level and is coordinating with the National Weather Service and local emergency management offices around the state as Dorian moves up the East Coast.… Continue Reading
Official: Trump To Challenge California Mileage Standard
The Trump administration is moving forward with a proposal to revoke part of California’s authority to set its own automobile gas mileage standards… Continue Reading
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Memoir Coming In 2020
Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has a book deal… Continue Reading
Billy Bush Gets A Second Chance At TV Show After Firing
Three years after being fired by NBC due to the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape, Billy Bush is hoping to use his experience in television’s wilderness to his advantage… Continue Reading