Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Barbie’s First Hijab: Meet the New Ibtihaj Muhammad Doll
(CNN Money) — For the first time ever, Barbie will wear a hijab. Mattel, which makes Barbie, announced Monday that the latest doll in its “Shero” collection will be modeled af...
Syndicated Author Nov 13, 2017

Sen. Strange Says a Write-In Bid ‘Highly Unlikely’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alabama Sen. Luther Strange says it’s “highly unlikely” he will launch a write-in candidacy to retain his Senate seat despite the scandal enveloping Re...
Syndicated Author Nov 13, 2017

Senate Bill Easing Financial Rules Gains Bipartisan Support
WASHINGTON (AP) – A bipartisan group of senators has announced an agreement on legislation to provide banks and credit unions relief from some of the stricter regulatory requirements appr...
Syndicated Author Nov 13, 2017

Lawyers Focus on Why Freddie Gray Wasn’t Buckled in Van
BALTIMORE (AP) — The highest-ranking Baltimore police officer who responded to the arrest of a black man who later died in custody didn’t give a reason to investigators about why he...
Syndicated Author Nov 13, 2017

Recovered Video Leads to New Charges in Penn State Fraternity Death
(CNN) — Twelve more members of Penn State’s Beta Theta Pi fraternity have been charged in the death of pledge Timothy Piazza after prosecutors were able to recover deleted surveilla...
Syndicated Author Nov 13, 2017

Roy Moore Calls New Allegations a ‘Witch Hunt’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama says the latest allegations against him are a “witch hunt.” Moore’s campaign sent out a statement befo...
Syndicated Author Nov 13, 2017

McConnell on Moore: ‘I believe the women,’ Moore should go
(CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell believes the allegations against Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore and that Moore should leave the race, the Kentucky Republican s...
Syndicated Author Nov 13, 2017

‘Magnum, P.I.’ Actor John Hillerman Dies at 84
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A spokeswoman for the family of actor John Hillerman says the co-star of TV’s “Magnum, P.I.” has died. Hillerman was 84. Spokeswoman Lori De Waal said...
Syndicated Author Nov 09, 2017

Clue, Wiffle Ball, Paper Airplane Enter Toy Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) – The board game Clue, the Wiffle Ball and the paper airplane are the newest inductees into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The trio was honored at the upstate New Yor...
Syndicated Author Nov 09, 2017

Puerto Rico Hit by Massive New Power Outage
(CNN) — A massive outage has wiped out power to Puerto Rico’s capital San Juan. The problem is with a failure on a main north-south transmission line, said Fernando Padilla, an offi...
Syndicated Author Nov 09, 2017
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