Category Archives: WMAL News Now

LISTEN: 40 Years Ago Today – DC’s First Local Brush With Terrorism
NOTE: This article has been edited to note the local nature of the Hanafi attack. The U.S. Capitol was attacked by Puerto Rican nationalists in 1954, but that incident was isolated to the House chambe...
Syndicated Author Mar 09, 2017

WHOOPS: Chinese State Media Presents Trump Spoof Piece As Real News
NEW YORK — (CNN) An explosive headline about President Donald Trump rippled through Chinese media this week.But the outlets reporting it overlooked one important point — the story wasnR...
Syndicated Author Mar 09, 2017

Man Accused Of Posing As Justin Bieber Charged With 900+ Child Sex Crimes
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA — A man who allegedly posed as singer Justin Bieber online has been charged with more than 900 child sex offenses, including rape.The 42-year-old man allegedly used multipl...
Syndicated Author Mar 09, 2017

WATCH: Federal Judge To Hear Revised Travel Ban Suit Hours Before It Takes Effect
HONOLULU — (CNN) A federal judge in Hawaii has agreed to hear the first legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s new travel ban on March 15 — just hours before it is slated to go ...
Syndicated Author Mar 09, 2017

WATCH: It Took All Night, But GOP Healthcare Passes First Congressional Hurdle
WASHINGTON — (CNN) After an 18-hour session, the House Ways and Means Committee has become the first to approve the Republicans’ Obamacare repeal bill. White House and Republican congressi...
Syndicated Author Mar 09, 2017

Federal Criminal Probe Being Opened into WikiLeaks’ Publication of CIA Documents
WASHINGTON — CNN) A federal criminal investigation is being opened into WikiLeaks’ publication of documents detailing alleged CIA hacking operations, several US officials told CNN Wednesda...
Syndicated Author Mar 08, 2017

Protesters Detained at ‘Day Without a Woman’ March
NEW YORK — (CNN) Thirteen women are in custody after being detained outside the Trump International Hotel and Tower during the “Day Without a Woman” march, according to the New York ...
Syndicated Author Mar 08, 2017

WATCH: Graham Ready to Subpoena for Trump Wiretap Information
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday he is ready to subpoena the intelligence agencies for evidence that would prove President Donald Trump’s claims that he was wiretapped...
Syndicated Author Mar 08, 2017

WATCH: International Women’s Day Demonstration in DC
Maria LeafWMAL.comhttps://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2017/03/wed-pm-stv-march-1.mp3 WASHINGTON — (WMAL) A few hundred people gathered at Freedom Plaza Wednesday Morning and m...
Syndicated Author Mar 08, 2017

Israel Considers Bill Forcing Mosques to Lower Volume
JERUSALEM — (AP) Israel’s parliament has passed an initial reading of a bill that would make mosques lower the volume of their call to prayer, amid protests by Arab lawmakers.Arab-Israeli ...
Syndicated Author Mar 08, 2017
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