Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

CANNON BALL, ND — (CNN) Celebrations, tears of joy, chanting and drumming rang out among thousands of protesters at the Standing Rock site after the Army Corp of Engineers announced it will look...

OAKLAND — (CNN) Oakland authorities have already deemed the fire at an warehouse cum arts space to be one of the city’s deadliest blazes ever. But the death toll is expected to rise as inv...

Maria LeafWMAL.comWASHINGTON — (WMAL) The bad news: Ongoing issues with the Washington Monument Elevator are going to keep it closed for the next couple of years.There is good news today, as fun...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) America kept hiring amid election shock.The U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in November, the Labor Department reported Friday, and the unemployment rate fell sharply to 4.6% f...

Joelle Fredman WMAL.com https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2016/12/HEther-Curtis-for-web-dog.wav WASHINGTON — (WMAL) Janet Mihalyfi is looking for her missing dog, Havoc. She last...

CINCINNATI — (CNN) President-elect Donald Trump will nominate retired Marine Gen. James Mattis as his secretary of defense, he announced Thursday in Cincinnati at the beginning of his post-elect...

SEATTLE — (CNN) Howard Schultz, the visionary leader of Starbucks, will be stepping down next year as CEO of the iconic coffee giant.Schultz’s surprise decision to step aside as the leader...

INDIANAPOLIS — (CNN) Donald Trump praised Carrier for keeping over 1,000 jobs in the U.S. — and threatened other companies that might consider leaving the country.“Companies are not ...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Senators overwhelmingly approved Thursday a 10-year extension of tough economic sanctions against Iran they believe is needed to ensure Iran doesn’t violate the terms of...

 FRANCE — (CNN) France’s President Francois Hollande confirmed Thursday he will not seek a second term in office.French voters will go to the polls in April and May 2017, but Hollande...