Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Tokyo Games still weigh limits on fans — if any fans at all
TOKYO (AP) - The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee signaled on Monday that it will change its ticket policy this week for any local fans hoping to attend. This comes with the pandemic-delayed Olympic...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2021

Amazon begins new chapter as Bezos hands over CEO role
NEW YORK (AP) - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos stepped down as CEO on Monday, handing over the reins as the company navigates the challenges of a world fighting to emerge from the coronavirus pandemic.Andy...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2021

US left Afghan airfield at night, didn’t tell new commander
BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) - The U.S. left Afghanistan's Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years by shutting off the electricity and slipping away in the night without notifying the base's new Afghan comm...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2021

Tropical Storm Elsa headed to landfall on central Cuba coast
HAVANA (AP) - Tropical Storm Elsa swept along Cuba's southern coast early Monday, and forecasters said it could make landfall on the island's central shore by midafternoon.By Sunday, Cuban officials h...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2021

Johnson says restrictions to ease, UK must live with virus
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that his government plans to scrap laws requiring face masks and social distancing later this month, though he acknowledged that lif...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2021

Southwest, American delays hint at hard summer for travelers
This summer is already shaping up to be a difficult one for air travelers.Southwest Airlines customers have struggled with thousands of delays and hundreds of canceled flights in the past three weeks ...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2021

Search back on after rest of South Florida condo demolished
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Rescuers searched for victims of a collapsed South Florida condo building through fresh rubble Monday after crews set off a string of explosives that brought down the last of the...
Syndicated Author Jul 05, 2021

Fireworks accidentally discharge at Ocean City; all 4th of July fireworks displays there cancelled
Heather Curtis WMAL Fireworks went off accidentally in Ocean City Sunday morning as people who work for the company putting on the 4th of July display were setting them up. That has prompted th...
Syndicated Author Jul 04, 2021

NCAA clears athletes for compensation as state laws kick in
DALLAS (AP) - The NCAA cleared the way for athletes to profit off their name Thursday, the eve of legislation becoming law in several states that would allow for such compensation. The expected approv...
Syndicated Author Jun 30, 2021

Charges expected Thursday for Trump’s company, top executive
Donald Trump's company and his longtime finance chief are expected to be charged Thursday with tax-related crimes stemming from a New York investigation into the former president's business dealings, ...
Syndicated Author Jun 30, 2021
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