Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

US report: Bald eagle populations soar in lower 48 states
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of American bald eagles has quadrupled since 2009, with more than 300,000 birds soaring over the lower 48 states, government scientists said in a report Wednesday. The U.S...
Syndicated Author Mar 24, 2021

Biden taps VP Harris to lead response to border challenges
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden has tapped Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the White House effort to tackle the migration challenge at the U.S. southern border. Biden made the announcement ...
Syndicated Author Mar 24, 2021

Hogan: Vaccine ‘cavalry is finally coming to our rescue’
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland will double its mass vaccination sites to a dozen next month, Gov. Larry Hogan announced as the state began Phase 2A of eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday f...
Syndicated Author Mar 23, 2021

Dana Loesch, seeking Limbaugh fans, dislikes ‘angry radio’
NEW YORK (AP) - Dana Loesch, one of the conservative radio personalities seeking some of the late Rush Limbaugh's audience, says she doesn't like "angry radio."Radio America announced Tuesday that it ...
Syndicated Author Mar 23, 2021

Slower mail, fewer office hours part of Postal Service plans
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy on Tuesday announced plans to slow mail delivery standards and cut hours at some post offices as part of a 10-year strategy to stabilize the struggling agency.Details of...
Syndicated Author Mar 23, 2021

Marine commander fired after deadly assault vehicle accident
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A U.S. Marine Corps commander was fired Tuesday following an investigation into the sinking of an amphibious assault vehicle in the ocean off Southern California that killed nine serv...
Syndicated Author Mar 23, 2021

Man accused of holding National Guard members at gunpoint
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - An Arizona man is accused of forcing off the road a National Guard envoy that was transporting COVID-19 vaccines in West Texas and then holding 11 guard members at gunpoint. Larr...
Syndicated Author Mar 23, 2021

Netanyahu fights for political survival as Israel votes again
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was fighting for his political survival on Tuesday as the country held its fourth parliamentary election in two years. The election is widely...
Syndicated Author Mar 23, 2021

Regal Cinemas, 2nd largest chain in US to reopen in April
NEW YORK (AP) - Regal Cinemas, the second-largest movie theater chain in the U.S., will reopen beginning April 2, its parent company, Cineworld Group, announced Tuesday. Regal had been one of most not...
Syndicated Author Mar 23, 2021

White House drops Interior nominee after Murkowski objects
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is withdrawing its planned nomination of Elizabeth Klein to become deputy secretary at the Interior Department amid opposition from Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkow...
Syndicated Author Mar 23, 2021
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