Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

At 1st Cabinet meeting, Biden says team ‘looks like America’
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's first Cabinet meeting looked and felt different from those of his predecessor.Biden's full Cabinet met Thursday in the spacious White House East Room, not the c...
Syndicated Author Apr 01, 2021

US allows 2 more over-the-counter COVID-19 home tests
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health officials have authorized two more over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that can be used at home to get rapid results.The move by the Food and Drug Administration is expected ...
Syndicated Author Apr 01, 2021

US draws close to 100M vaccinations as baseball resumes
The U.S. moved closer Thursday toward vaccinating 100 million Americans in a race against an uptick in COVID-19 cases that is fueling fears of another nationwide surge just as the major league basebal...
Syndicated Author Apr 01, 2021

Pelosi: Remove Rep. Gaetz from committee if claims are true
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Matt Gaetz, facing accusations of a sexual relationship with an underage girl, should at a minimum be removed from the House Judiciary Committee if the claims are true, House Sp...
Syndicated Author Apr 01, 2021

Biden launches community corps to boost COVID vaccinations
WASHINGTON (AP) - Seeking to overcome vaccine hesitancy, the Biden administration on Thursday stepped up its outreach efforts to skeptical Americans, launching a coalition of community, religious and ...
Syndicated Author Apr 01, 2021

Former California cop leads GOP push for Newsom recall
FOLSOM, Calif. (AP) - Orrin Heatlie was recovering from a back procedure and browsing social media in 2019 when he found a video of California Gov. Gavin Newsom instructing immigrants in the country i...
Syndicated Author Apr 01, 2021

Child among 4 dead in shooting at California office building
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) - A child was among four people killed Wednesday in a shooting at a Southern California office building that left a fifth victim wounded and the gunman critically injured, police s...
Syndicated Author Apr 01, 2021

High court: Charlottesville can remove Confederate statues
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia's highest court ruled Thursday that the city of Charlottesville can take down two statues of Confederate generals, including one of Robert E. Lee that became the focus of...
Syndicated Author Apr 01, 2021

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine batch fails quality check
A batch of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine failed quality standards and can't be used, the drug giant said late Wednesday. The drugmaker didn't say how many doses were lost, and it wasn't cle...
Syndicated Author Mar 31, 2021

‘Cool but weird.’ Macy’s store transformed into school
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - Students who once shopped at a downtown mall in Burlington, Vermont, are now attending high school in the former Macy's department store, with gleaming white tile floors and esc...
Syndicated Author Mar 31, 2021
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