Category Archives: WMAL News Now

Officials: Many migrants from border camp staying in US
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) - Many Haitian migrants camped in a small Texas border town are being released in the United States, two U.S. officials said, undercutting the Biden administration's public stateme...
Syndicated Author Sep 22, 2021

Bronze bust unveiled at Burt Reynolds’ Hollywood gravesite
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A plaque and a palm tree weren't enough to mark the swagger and star power of Burt Reynolds. That's why a bronze bust, mustachioed of course, and sporting his "Smokey and the Bandit...
Syndicated Author Sep 21, 2021

US sues to stop deal between American Airlines and JetBlue
The Justice Department and officials in six states have filed a lawsuit to block a partnership formed by American Airlines and JetBlue, claiming that it will reduce competition and lead to higher fare...
Syndicated Author Sep 21, 2021

Gabby Petito’s boyfriend sought in Florida nature preserve
NORTH PORT, Fla. (AP) - Authorities renewed their search Tuesday of a swampy preserve area near the home of the boyfriend wanted for questioning in the death of 22-year-old Gabby Petito, whose body wa...
Syndicated Author Sep 21, 2021

Report: Births decline in pandemic may have turned corner
While there has been a decline in births in the U.S. during the pandemic, a new report released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau suggests the drop may have turned a corner last March as births starte...
Syndicated Author Sep 21, 2021

Down syndrome issue at center of Missouri abortion law case
A federal appeals court is deciding the fate of a Missouri law that puts sweeping restrictions on abortions, and a focal point of oral arguments on Tuesday was a provision prohibiting abortions based ...
Syndicated Author Sep 21, 2021

Lawmakers attempt to revive nationwide eviction moratorium
Several progressive lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a bill that would reimpose a nationwide eviction moratorium at a time when deaths from COVID-19 are running at their highest levels since early Marc...
Syndicated Author Sep 21, 2021

Officer accompanying CIA chief develops ‘Havana’ symptoms
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. intelligence officer suffered symptoms linked to a series of suspected directed-energy attacks known as "Havana syndrome" while traveling with CIA Director William Burns in In...
Syndicated Author Sep 21, 2021

Democrats face heavy lift on Biden agenda as GOP stands by
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress must fund the government in the next 10 days, or risk a federal shutdown. Raise the nation's borrowing limit, or default on its debt. All this while Democratic lawmakers are...
Syndicated Author Sep 20, 2021

US officials defend expulsion of Haitians from Texas town
DEL RIO, Texas (AP) - More than 6,000 Haitians and other migrants have been removed from an encampment at a Texas border town, U.S. officials said Monday as they defended a strong response that includ...
Syndicated Author Sep 20, 2021
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