Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Worker at Immigrant Children’s Shelter Accused of Molesting Teen
(CNN) — A worker at an Arizona immigrant children’s shelter has been arrested on suspicion of molesting a 14-year-old girl at the facility, police said. Fernando Magaz Negrete, 32, was arr...
Syndicated Author Aug 02, 2018

UPDATE: Air Force base says there was no active shooter
UPDATE 4pm: DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - An Air Force base in Ohio says there was "no real world active shooter incident" hours after authorities responded to reports of a shooter. Wright-Patterson Air Force B...
Syndicated Author Aug 02, 2018

US Officials Raise Alarm About 2018, 2020 Election Security
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has directed a "vast, government-wide effort" to protect American elections after Russian attempts to interfere in 2016, the White House said Thursday. In a le...
Syndicated Author Aug 02, 2018

Amtrak Train Derails at Union Station
WASHINGTON (WMAL)– An Amtrak train came off the tracks at Union Station Thursday afternoon. That’s according to DC Fire and EMS. At least 190 people were on board at the time. .@Amtrak tra...
Syndicated Author Aug 02, 2018

Facebook Page’s Removal Angers Washington Protest Organizers
SILVER SPRING, Md. - Facebook stunned and angered organizers of a protest against white supremacists when it disabled their Washington event's page this week, saying it and others had been created by ...
Syndicated Author Aug 02, 2018

Police ID Suspect in Killing of George H.W. Bush’s Doctor
HOUSTON (AP) - Authorities have identified a suspect in the fatal shooting of former President George H.W. Bush's doctor. Houston police Chief Art Acevedo said at a news conference Wednesday that the ...
Syndicated Author Aug 01, 2018

Alaska Airlines Panned After Gay Couple Had To Give Up Seats
SEATTLE - Alaska Airlines faces outrage from people on social media after a gay couple had to give up seats on a New York City-Los Angeles flight to make room for a straight couple. The Seattle Times ...
Syndicated Author Aug 01, 2018

Wells Fargo To Pay $2.1 Billion For Role In Housing Bubble
NEW YORK - Wells Fargo agreed Wednesday to pay a $2.1 billion fine to settle allegations it misrepresented the types of mortgages it sold to investors during the housing bubble and subsequent financia...
Syndicated Author Aug 01, 2018

Aeromexico Crash: Stronger Planes Can Mean Fewer Fatalities
FRANKFURT, Germany - Passengers in plane crashes like the Aeromexico accident - in which no one died - have better chances of survival due to better aircraft construction and safety standards, experts...
Syndicated Author Aug 01, 2018

Key GOP Senator: Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing ‘Sometime During September’
WASHINGTON – Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, said Wednesday that he hopes to have President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nomin...
Syndicated Author Aug 01, 2018
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