Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

ALBANY, N.Y. — At least eight states currently have laws requiring that schools notify parents when their child is being bullied or is bullying other kids. But such policies have come under atta...

PENNSYLVANIA — This time, Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial could look a lot different than his first. The 80-year-old comedian returned to the same Pennsylvania courtroom Monday where he ...

Dick’s Sporting Goods expected some backlash when it said it would stop selling assault-style rifles. Instead, it got flowers.“We have been humbled by the calls, emails, tweets and posts o...

WASHINGTON - For many Americans, Marion Barry was something of a punchline. The late Washington mayor was largely known around the country for having been caught on video smoking crack cocaine in a 19...

HARTFORD, Conn. – Police are investigating a Connecticut legislator who is accused of sending affectionate texts to a 16-year-old girl.Capitol police officer Scott Driscoll said Friday that his ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly he has once again been diagnosed with oral cancer. Kelly released a statement Thursday through his publicist saying he is &#...

NEW YORK (AP) - Walmart says it will no longer sell firearms and ammunition to people younger than 21. The retailer's new policy comes after Dick's Sporting Goods announced earlier Wednesday that it w...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asked Sen. Pat Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican who’s worked on a bill to strengthen background checks for gun purchases, whether he left out a proposa...

NEW YORK — So long Papa John’s, hello Pizza Hut.The NFL announced a multiyear marketing deal with Pizza Hut on Wednesday, one day after the league and Papa John’s said that they mutu...

FLORIDA — The father of a student who was killed in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School said parents who don’t like President Donald Trump’s controversial suggestion...