Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Walmart Sets Age of 21 to Buy Firearms, Ammunition
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...
Syndicated Author Feb 28, 2018

Trump to Republican Senator: ‘You’re Afraid of the NRA’
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...
Syndicated Author Feb 28, 2018

Pizza Hut Replaces Papa John’s as NFL’s Pizza Sponsor
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...
Syndicated Author Feb 28, 2018

A Parkland Shooting Victim’s Father Has This Advice For Those Who Oppose Arming Teachers
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...
Syndicated Author Feb 28, 2018

Judge Sides With President Trump On Challenge To Mexico Border Wall
SAN DIEGO – A federal judge in San Diego has sided with the president on a challenge to building a border wall with Mexico.U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel on Tuesday rejected arguments by the...
Syndicated Author Feb 27, 2018

Human Remains Found In Maryland State Forest
FLINTSTONE, Md. – Maryland State Police are investigating the discovery of human remains in a state forest in Allegany County.Police said in a statement Tuesday that troopers received a report o...
Syndicated Author Feb 27, 2018

Woman Tells Police Steve Wynn Raped Her In ’70s
LAS VEGAS - A woman has told police she had a child with casino mogul Steve Wynn after he raped her, while another has reported she was forced to resign from a Las Vegas job after she refused t...
Syndicated Author Feb 27, 2018

Charlottesville Judge Orders Tarps Off Confederate Statues
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A judge in Virginia has ordered the city of Charlottesville to remove the black shrouds that were installed over two Confederate monuments after a rally last summer. Local...
Syndicated Author Feb 27, 2018

US Consumer Confidence Rises To Highest Level Since 2000
WASHINGTON (AP) – American consumers are the most confident they’ve been since 2000. The Conference Board says its consumer confidence index rose to 130.8 in February, highest since...
Syndicated Author Feb 27, 2018

Lewis Gilbert, Director of 3 James Bond Films, Dies At 97
LONDON - Director Lewis Gilbert, whose dozens of movies included three James Bond thrillers -"You Only Live Twice," The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Moonraker" - and the Swinging London classic "Alfie," has...
Syndicated Author Feb 27, 2018
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