Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Number of kids alone at border hits all-time high in March
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government picked up nearly 19,000 children traveling alone across the Mexican border in March, authorities said Thursday, the largest monthly number ever recorded and a maj...
Syndicated Author Apr 08, 2021

Police: Goat ‘arrested’ after report of break-in
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Police in eastern North Carolina say they've "arrested" a goat after they got a call reporting an attempted break-in. The Charlotte Observer reports that the incident occurred ...
Syndicated Author Apr 08, 2021

Netflix scores streaming rights to new top Sony films
NEW YORK (AP) - Netflix further beefed up its film catalog on Thursday in a multi-year deal that will make it the new streaming home to Sony Pictures' top releases in the U.S. Beginning next year, Son...
Syndicated Author Apr 08, 2021

Police: Multiple people hurt in shooting in Bryan, Texas
BRYAN, Texas (AP) - Multiple people were hurt Thursday in a shooting at a business in Bryan, Texas, police said, and the shooter was not in custody. Bryan Police Lt. Jason James said officers from his...
Syndicated Author Apr 08, 2021

Background checks no longer needed to carry gun in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee has become the latest state to allow most adults 21 and older carry handguns without first clearing a background check and training. Gov. Bill Lee Thursday sign...
Syndicated Author Apr 08, 2021

Biden tightens some gun controls, says much more needed
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden, in his first gun control measures since taking office, announced a half-dozen executive actions Thursday aimed at addressing a proliferation of gun violence acro...
Syndicated Author Apr 08, 2021

Northam endorses predecessor McAuliffe for Virginia governor
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday that he is backing Terry McAuliffe in the race to succeed him, handing his predecessor one of the contest's most coveted ...
Syndicated Author Apr 08, 2021

Discarded masks litter beaches worldwide, threaten sea life
SANDY HOOK, N.J. (AP) - To the usual list of foul trash left behind or washed up on beaches around the world, add these: masks and gloves used by people to avoid the coronavirus and then discarded on ...
Syndicated Author Apr 07, 2021

Former Vice President Mike Pence memoir set for 2023 release
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Vice President Mike Pence has a book deal. His autobiography, currently untitled, is scheduled to come out in 2023. "I am grateful to have the opportunity to tell the story of m...
Syndicated Author Apr 07, 2021

Tiger Woods was speeding before crashing SUV, sheriff says
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tiger Woods was speeding when he crashed an SUV in Southern California less than two months ago, leaving the golf superstar seriously injured, authorities said Wednesday.Woods was d...
Syndicated Author Apr 07, 2021
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