Category Archives: WMAL News Now Headlines

Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to COVID outbreak
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Donald Trump's Palm Beach club has been partially closed because of a COVID outbreak. That's according to several people familiar with the situation, including a clu...
Syndicated Author Mar 19, 2021

‘We’re owed a March’: Hoop fans flock to bet on NCAA tourney
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - Jonathan Price was all set: He got tickets to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden, where he, his two brothers and his dad would ...
Syndicated Author Mar 19, 2021

Louisiana holds special election Saturday for US House seats
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Three months after Louisiana voters determined the state's congressional lineup, the presidential election and the coronavirus pandemic are forcing a new round of elections Sat...
Syndicated Author Mar 19, 2021

Biden picks former senator who flew in space to lead NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - President Joe Biden has chosen a former senator from Florida who flew on the space shuttle right before the Challenger accident to lead NASA. Biden on Friday announced his ...
Syndicated Author Mar 19, 2021

CDC changes school guidance, allowing desks to be closer
NEW YORK (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relaxed its social distancing guidelines for schools Friday, saying students can now sit 3 feet apart in classrooms. The revised COVID-19...
Syndicated Author Mar 19, 2021

Maryland governor announces expansion of vaccination phases
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday when the next phases of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility will take effect, with residents 60 and older becoming eligible starting next we...
Syndicated Author Mar 18, 2021

Prepare the popcorn: AMC opening more movie theaters
It's showtime! AMC Theaters says it will have 98% of its U.S. movie theaters open on Friday as a bunch of theaters reopen in California. Even more theaters are expected to open by March 26. Shares of ...
Syndicated Author Mar 18, 2021

Breyer mum as some liberals urge him to quit Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) - Forgive progressives who aren't looking forward to the sequel of their personal "Nightmare on First Street," a Supreme Court succession story.The original followed Justice Ruth Bader...
Syndicated Author Mar 18, 2021

UK regulator: People should keep getting AstraZeneca shots
LONDON (AP) - British regulators said Thursday that people should keep getting AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine following its review of data on patients who suffered from blood clots after getting the s...
Syndicated Author Mar 18, 2021

Lawyers for Johnny Depp seek to appeal ‘wife beater’ ruling
LONDON (AP) - Lawyers for Johnny Depp told Britain's Court of Appeal Thursday that the actor's ex-wife, Amber Heard, did not donate all of her $7 million divorce settlement to charity as she claimed, ...
Syndicated Author Mar 18, 2021
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