Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Sessions: More Immigration Judges to Be Hired
BALTIMORE, MD (AP). — U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says President Donald Trump’s administration has hired 50 immigration judges since January and plans to hire another 60 over the n...
Syndicated Author Dec 12, 2017

Fliers Paid a Record $1.2 Billion in Baggage Fees Last Quarter
(CNN Money) — Airlines made a ton of money off baggage fees between July and September. $1.2 billion, to be exact. The figure, released Monday by the Department of Transportation, is a re...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2017

President Trump to Send Astronauts Back to the Moon — and Eventually Mars
(CNN) — President Donald Trump wants to send astronauts where no man has gone before. Trump authorized the acting NASA administrator Robert M. Lightfoot Jr. to “lead an innovative s...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2017

New Yorker Fires Reporter Ryan Lizza for Sexual Misconduct
NEW YORK (AP) – The New Yorker magazine says it has cut ties with its well-known political reporter Ryan Lizza for alleged sexual misconduct.A New Yorker spokeswoman said Monday that the m...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2017

Apple Orchestrates Deal for Song-Recognition App Shazam
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Apple has bought Shazam, the maker of a song-recognition app that Apple’s digital assistant Siri has already been using to help people identify the music playing...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2017

White House Links Bomb, Immigration Issue
5:15 PM UPDATE: NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump says a bomb blast in Manhattan highlights the need for an immigration overhaul.Trump said Monday that the U.S. “must fix its la...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2017

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Calls on President Trump to Resign
(CNN) — Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York told CNN on Monday that President Donald Trump should resign over allegations of sexual misconduct.“President Trump should resi...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2017

Transgender People Can Enlist in Military Jan 1
WASHINGTON (AP) – A Pentagon official tells The Associated Press that transgender people can enlist in the military beginning Jan. 1, despite President Donald Trump’s opposition.The ...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2017

‘This Is Us,’ ‘The Good Doctor’ Among Broadcast TV’s Golden Globes Nominees
(CNN) — Yes, streaming and cable television shows still got the bulk of attention during Monday’s Golden Globes. But broadcast TV wasn’t left out in the cold thanks to two retu...
Syndicated Author Dec 11, 2017

Trent Franks Resigning Immediately due to Wife’s Illness
WASHINGTON (AP) – Rep. Trent Franks says he is resigning immediately instead of at the end of January. The Arizona Republican had announced only Thursday that he would leave the House over accus...
Syndicated Author Dec 08, 2017
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