Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Chauvin could face decadeslong sentence in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin awaited sentencing Friday for the murder of George Floyd, whose death under Chauvin's knee set off a fierce and sometimes violent rec...
Syndicated Author Jun 25, 2021

Death toll in Florida collapse rises to 4; 159 still missing
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - About 160 people were still unaccounted for Friday after an oceanside condominium building collapsed into a smoldering pile of rubble, and searchers using both heavy machinery an...
Syndicated Author Jun 25, 2021

Justice Department suing Georgia over state’s new voting law
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is suing Georgia over the state's new election law, alleging Republican state lawmakers rushed through a sweeping overhaul with an intent to deny Black voters ...
Syndicated Author Jun 25, 2021

US economy grows 6.4% in Q1, and it’s likely just the start
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy grew at a solid 6.4% rate in the first three months of the year, setting the stage for what economists believe may be the strongest year for the economy in about sev...
Syndicated Author Jun 24, 2021

US blocks solar panel materials from China over labor abuses
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Chinese company that produces a key ingredient in solar panels will be barred from the U.S. market as part of a broader effort to halt commerce tied to the country's repressive cam...
Syndicated Author Jun 24, 2021

FedEx posts profit as online shopping boom continues
NEW YORK (AP) - FedEx reported a nearly $2 billion profit in its most recent quarter, after reporting a loss the year before, helped by a surge in online shopping and the growth of its business-to-bus...
Syndicated Author Jun 24, 2021

Biden vows to evacuate thousands of Afghans who helped US
President Joe Biden vowed on Thursday that Afghans who helped the U.S. military "are not going to be left behind" as his administration stepped up planning to evacuate thousands of Afghan interpreters...
Syndicated Author Jun 24, 2021

Pelosi creates panel to ‘seek the truth’ on Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made it official Thursday that she is creating a special committee to investigate the attack on the Capitol, saying it is "imperative that we seek the trut...
Syndicated Author Jun 24, 2021

CDC extends eviction moratorium a month, says it’s last time
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration on Thursday extended the nationwide ban on evictions for a month to help millions of tenants unable to make rent payments during the coronavirus pandemic, bu...
Syndicated Author Jun 24, 2021

New York court suspends Rudy Giuliani’s law license
NEW YORK (AP/WMAL) - An appeals court suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in New York because it says he made false statements while trying to get courts to overturn Donald Trump's loss in the...
Syndicated Author Jun 24, 2021
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