Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Pence Postpones Mideast Trip to Mid-January, Citing Tax Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Mike Pence is postponing his trip to Egypt and Israel until the middle of January, citing an upcoming vote in the Senate to overhaul the nation’s ta...
Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2017

US Ambassador Defends Jerusalem Veto at UN
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley says she vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding that President Donald Trump rescind his declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel ...
Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2017
Sen. Collins Says She’ll Vote for GOP Tax Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins says she’ll vote for her party’s tax bill this week. The moderate’s support means all voting GOP senators are expec...
Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2017

Ex-Police Officer Convicted of Trying to Aid Islamic State
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – A jury in suburban Washington has convicted the first police officer charged in the United States with attempting to support the Islamic State. The U.S. Attorney...
Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2017

Virginia Police Chief Retires After Criticism Over Rally
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) – The Charlottesville police chief who was criticized over the department’s response to a violent white nationalist rally this summer is stepping down. Pol...
Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2017

Sen. Marco Rubio a ‘Yes’ on GOP Tax Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) – Republican Sen. Marco Rubio will vote for his party’s $1.5 trillion tax bill. That gives a major boost to the prospects that GOP leaders will be able to push their prized...
Syndicated Author Dec 15, 2017

WATCH: Prince George’s County Police Search For Suspects in Armored Truck Robbery
Maria LeafWMAL.comWASHINGTON (WMAL)– The search is on for at least two men who are accused of holding up an armored truck this morning in Beltsville. It happened along the 10600 block of Baltimo...
Syndicated Author Dec 15, 2017

Rubio Demands Bigger Child Tax Credit in Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Marco Rubio says he’s a “no” vote on the sweeping tax package – unless the child tax credit is more generous to low-income familie...
Syndicated Author Dec 14, 2017

Will ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ Beat ‘The Force Awakens’ at the Box Office?
(CNN Money) — “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” lands in theaters Thursday night and its biggest competition at the box office this weekend is not another big opening, but rather, a p...
Syndicated Author Dec 14, 2017

Eighth Planet Found in Faraway Solar System, Matching Ours
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – An eighth planet has been found in a faraway solar system, matching our own in numbers.Even more amazing, machines and not humans made the discovery. NASA joine...
Syndicated Author Dec 14, 2017
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