Category Archives: WMAL News Now

CHICAGO — Stephen Strasburg shook off an illness and all doubts about his mettle to pitch seven dominant innings, Michael A. Taylor hit a late grand slam and the Washington Nationals beat the Ch...

NAPA, CA — The flames are spreading fast, the firefighters are stretched thin and the blazes rampaging through Northern California’s wine country are nowhere near containment. As the clust...

NEW YORK — President Trump started and ended his day Wednesday by lashing out at NBC and other American television networks. He explicitly threatened the press on Twitter: Network news has becom...

NEW YORK (AP) - Embracing a historic change, the Boy Scouts of America announced Wednesday plans to admit girls into the Cub Scouts starting next year and to establish a new program for older girls us...

Washington, DC. — (CNN) President Trump suggested Wednesday that media companies which report critically on him should be punished by having their television station licenses revoked.In a tweet,...

NEW YORK — (CNN) Coach, the brand famous for its handbags, is about to change its corporate name. It’ll soon be called Tapestry.The company announced Wednesday that it was planning to rena...

Seattle, WA. (CNN)Jeff Bezos can finally take his Kindle in the bath without a Ziploc bag.Amazon is releasing an updated version of its Kindle Oasis e-reader, now waterproofed for all your bathtub, oc...

Washington, DC. — (CNN) When her son was just 3-months-old, Elizabeth Guardino began to notice that he never responded when she smiled. Dangling a toy in front of his face, Christian did not fol...

Davis, CA. — (CNN) The popularity of Uber and Lyft is increasing traffic in big cities and driving people away from public transportation. New research from the UC Davis Institute of Transportat...

NAPA, CA — More than a dozen wildfires are scorching Northern California, aided by low humidity and high winds. Here are some eye-popping numbers that tell the scope of the tragedy.Over 100,000 ...