Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden administration announced Monday, reversing a Trump-era policy that sought to nar...

JERUSALEM (AP) - Explosions have been heard in Jerusalem after air raid sirens sounded. The sirens came Monday, shortly after the Hamas militant group in Gaza had set a deadline for Israel to remove i...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller is scheduled to testify next week about the Pentagon's role in responding to the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, the latest in a...

Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is threatening to keep its ships out of Florida after the governor signed legislation banning businesses from requiring that customers show proof of vaccinat...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The recovery of America's job market hit a pause last month as many businesses - from restaurants and hotels to factories and construction companies - struggled to find enough worker...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's population fell by more than 182,000 people in 2020, marking the first year-over-year loss ever recorded for the nation's most populous state.State officials ann...

NEW YORK (AP) - The voice on the phone is steady and clear. "It is unnatural to kill anything," the man says. "But once you've done it the first time, it becomes easier each time."That chilling insigh...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas has become the latest Republican-dominated state to advance sweeping new limits on voting, despite no evidence of any problems with last year's vote and a coalition of state...

About 1.64 million people were screened at U.S. airports Thursday, the busiest day for air travel since March 2020, the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.The previous pandemic high for air travel...

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma has secured a $2.6 million refund for the purchase of a malaria drug once touted by President Donald Trump as an effective treatment for COVID-19, a state official said F...