Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Germany to restrict AstraZeneca use in under-60s over clots
BERLIN (AP) - German health officials agreed Tuesday to restrict the use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in people under 60, amid fresh concern over unusual blood clots reported in a tiny number ...
Syndicated Author Mar 30, 2021

World leaders call for pandemic treaty, but short on details
LONDON (AP) - More than 20 heads of government and global agencies called in a commentary published Tuesday for an international treaty for pandemic preparedness that they say will protect future gene...
Syndicated Author Mar 30, 2021

Video shows Asian American woman assaulted on NYC street
NEW YORK (AP) - An Asian American woman was attacked in New York City by a man who repeatedly kicked her as two people nearby who appeared to be security guards did not intervene, according to surveil...
Syndicated Author Mar 30, 2021

Biden announces diverse first slate of judicial nominees
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled his first slate of judicial nominees, a racially diverse and mostly female field that is a sharp departure from the largely white and male pic...
Syndicated Author Mar 30, 2021

Family of student who died to push for more anti-hazing laws
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Family members of a Virginia college student who died after an alleged hazing incident said they're still seeking justice in his death. WRIC-TV reported Monday that the family of ...
Syndicated Author Mar 29, 2021

CDC director has feeling of ‘impending doom’ amid new spike
WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made an impassioned plea to Americans Monday not to let their guard down in the fight against COVID-19, saying she has a re...
Syndicated Author Mar 29, 2021

Suez Canal Africa Tides Giant container ship that blocked Suez Canal finally free
SUEZ, Egypt (AP) - Salvage teams on Monday freed a colossal container ship stuck for nearly a week in the Suez Canal, ending a crisis that had clogged one of the world's most vital waterways and halte...
Syndicated Author Mar 29, 2021

‘Captain Underpants’ book pulled for ‘passive racism’
NEW YORK (AP) - A graphic novel for children from the wildly popular "Captain Underpants" series is being pulled from library and book store shelves after its publisher said it "perpetuates passive ra...
Syndicated Author Mar 29, 2021

Ban on renter evictions during COVID-19 pandemic is extended
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is extending a federal moratorium on evictions of tenants who have fallen behind on rent during the coronavirus pandemic.The Centers for Disease Control and ...
Syndicated Author Mar 29, 2021

Florida to feds: Allow cruise ships to operate or we’ll sue
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ripped into the federal government's continued pandemic ban on cruise ships using U.S. ports, threatening Friday to file a lawsuit if one of the ...
Syndicated Author Mar 26, 2021
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