Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

 WASHINGTON (AP) — Katie Ledecky, a Bethesda native, got her start in swimming because she just wanted to make friends. Her brother was eager to join a team at a pool near their house and a...

 (CNN) — There’s White Christmas. And then there’s Whiteout Christmas.Erie, Pennsylvania, experienced the second one Monday when a total of 34 inches of snow fell on Christmas D...

 STAFFORD, Va. (AP) – A South Carolina man faces a slew of charges after he allegedly shot at Virginia troopers following a high-speed chase on Interstate 95.Virginia State Police say a 21-...

 (CNN Money) — The NFL has canceled the final Sunday night football game of the season. Don’t worry, no one was going to watch anyway.Next Sunday’s game had two disadvantages: T...

  WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. home prices climbed a robust 6.2 percent from a year ago, amid strong demand from would-be buyers and a shrinking supply of properties for sale. Standard & Poor...

 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) – A Republican candidate has survived a recount in Virginia’s 28th House District in the Fredericksburg area, ending a string of four recounts for tight House ...

 (CNN Money) — This should be the most wonderful time of the year for Toys “R” Us.Instead, the ailing toy store chain, which filed for bankruptcy in September, is staving off re...

 WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — One of two Wisconsin girls who tried to kill a classmate to win favor with a fictional horror character named Slender Man has been sentenced to 25 years in a mental h...

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has narrowly passed a short-term spending bill, the first step as the Republican-led Congress tries to avert a government shutdown at midnight Friday. The vote...

  NEW YORK (AP) – Papa John’s says its founder John Schnatter will step down as CEO next month, about two months after he publicly criticized the NFL leadership over national anthem p...