Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

 COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina debated seceding from the Union more than 150 years ago ahead of the Civil War. Now, the topic has come up again, amid a national debate over firearms and gun rig...

DEARBORN, Mich. - Ford is recalling about 350,000 trucks and SUVs in the U.S., Canada and Mexico because they might be in a different gear than the one shown on the shift indicator.The recall covers t...

MANASSAS, Va. – Virginia’s second-largest county is considering a plan to use retired police officers for security at its grade schools.Prince William County Board of Supervisors Chairman ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee teacher who set off a nationwide manhunt last year after he fled with a 15-year-old student broke down in court Thursday after pleading guilty to crossing state lin...

PHOENIX (AP) -President Donald Trump has said that he wants to send between 2,000 and 4,000 National Guard members to the US-Mexico border.Speaking on Air Force One Thursday, Trump gave his first esti...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland Senate has passed a measure that aims to create opportunities for minority business owners to become licensed medical marijuana growers and processors.The measure p...

NEW YORK — For parents one of the most difficult decisions they may face early in their child’s life is whether to test that child for autism spectrum disorder.“A lot of parents are ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A ban on devices that can increase a semi-automatic rifle’s firing rate has cleared the Maryland General Assembly.The bill was approved by the Senate Wednesday, sending it...

CALIFORNIA — A filmmaker claims the creators of “Stranger Things” took the idea for the hit Netflix show from him, and he’s ready to battle it out in court.Charlie Kessler alle...

NEW YORK (AP) - The audience for the second week of ABC's "Roseanne" reboot was down, but not by much. The Nielsen company said that 15.2 million people watched the show on Tuesday night.That's off 16...