Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Bush to headline fundraiser for Liz Cheney after Trump backs foe
NEW YORK (AP) - Former President George W. Bush will headline a fundraiser next month for top Donald Trump critic Liz Cheney, turning her reelection race into a proxy war of sorts between the ex-presi...
Syndicated Author Sep 22, 2021

Biden doubles US global donation of COVID-19 vaccine shots
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that the United States is doubling its purchase of Pfizer's COVID-19 shots to share with the world to 1 billion doses as he embraces the goal of vaccinating 70%...
Syndicated Author Sep 22, 2021

R. Kelly says he won’t testify at his sex trafficking trial
NEW YORK (AP) - R. Kelly told a judge on Wednesday that he won't take the witness stand at his sex trafficking trial, meaning he'll avoid the risk of a potentially brutal cross-examination. "You don't...
Syndicated Author Sep 22, 2021

United Airlines say 97% of US employees have been vaccinated
United Airlines says more than 97% of its U.S.-based employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 now that there is less than a week before a deadline to get the shots or get fired. The airline sai...
Syndicated Author Sep 22, 2021

Biden meeting with Democrats as $3.5T plan faces party split
WASHINGTON (AP) - Time growing shorter, President Joe Biden planned to meet privately Wednesday with House and Senate Democrats as Congress worked to bridge party divisions over his big "build back be...
Syndicated Author Sep 22, 2021

Officials: Many migrants from border camp staying in US
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) - Many Haitian migrants camped in a small Texas border town are being released in the United States, two U.S. officials said, undercutting the Biden administration's public stateme...
Syndicated Author Sep 22, 2021

Bronze bust unveiled at Burt Reynolds’ Hollywood gravesite
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A plaque and a palm tree weren't enough to mark the swagger and star power of Burt Reynolds. That's why a bronze bust, mustachioed of course, and sporting his "Smokey and the Bandit...
Syndicated Author Sep 21, 2021

US sues to stop deal between American Airlines and JetBlue
The Justice Department and officials in six states have filed a lawsuit to block a partnership formed by American Airlines and JetBlue, claiming that it will reduce competition and lead to higher fare...
Syndicated Author Sep 21, 2021

Gabby Petito’s boyfriend sought in Florida nature preserve
NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) - Authorities renewed their search Tuesday of a swampy preserve area near the home of the boyfriend wanted for questioning in the death of 22-year-old Gabby Petito, whose body wa...
Syndicated Author Sep 21, 2021

Report: Births decline in pandemic may have turned corner
While there has been a decline in births in the U.S. during the pandemic, a new report released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau suggests the drop may have turned a corner last March as births starte...
Syndicated Author Sep 21, 2021
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