Category Archives: WMAL News Now

President Trump Marks Memorial Day with Arlington Visit
ARLINGTON — (CNN) President Donald Trump honored the US service members who made the ultimate sacrifice by visiting Arlington National Cemetery in recognition of Memorial Day Monday morning. Aft...
Syndicated Author May 29, 2017

Global Economists Call for $100 Per Ton Carbon Tax by 2030
BERLIN (AP) – Economists say countries should ramp up the price of carbon emissions to as much as $100 per metric ton by 2030 to stop catastrophic global warming. Experts including Nobel Laureat...
Syndicated Author May 29, 2017

Fishburne, Mantegna to Host Memorial Day Concert in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) – Actors Laurence Fishburne and Joe Mantegna are set to host the Memorial Day concert in Washington.The 28th annual concert from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol will be broadca...
Syndicated Author May 26, 2017

Rachel Dolezal, White Woman who “Identifies as Black” to Speak at Baltimore Book Festival
Wyn Delano WMAL.com BALTIMORE — (WMAL) Rachel Dolezal, the former NAACP chapter president who became embroiled in scandal after claiming she was black when she in fact was white, will be speakin...
Syndicated Author May 26, 2017

Tennessee Governor Signs NRA-Backed Metal Detector Gun Bill
NASHVILLE, TENN — (AP) Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a bill that requires cities and counties in Tennessee to buy metal detectors, hire security guards and check bags at many public buildings, par...
Syndicated Author May 26, 2017

After Homicide, Black U. of Maryland Students Demand Change — And Get It
COLLEGE PARK, MD — (CNN) For years, students complained, saying University of Maryland officials needed to do more to prevent or respond to racist incidents on campus. Then Richard Collins III w...
Syndicated Author May 26, 2017

Egypt: 23 Dead as Gunmen Fire on Bus Carrying Coptic Christians
EGYPT — (CNN) Unidentified gunmen in Egypt opened fire on a bus carrying Coptic Christians, killing 23 people, according to state-run media. The passengers were traveling to the St. Samue...
Syndicated Author May 26, 2017

Day Care Worker Charged in Infant’s Death
BALTIMORE (AP) – A day care worker in Maryland who police say fatally assaulted an 8-month-old girl during nap time has been charged with murder.Police announced in a statement Thursday that off...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2017

Lieberman Latest Person to Withdraw from FBI Director Search
WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman has withdrawn from consideration for the role of FBI director. Lieberman interviewed last week with President Donald Trump, who publicly identif...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2017

GOP Candidate Charged After Allegedly ‘Body Slamming’ Reporter
Republican candidate for Montana’s congressional seat, Greg Gianforte, slammed a Guardian reporter to the floor, according to sources familiar with the situation.Bozeman, MN — (CNN) Greg G...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2017
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