Category Archives: WMAL News Now

MyPillow advertiser shunning Fox for refusal to air ad
NEW YORK (AP) - One of Fox News' most visible advertisers, Mike Lindell and his MyPillow line of products, has pulled commercials from the network over a refusal to air an ad promoting discredited cla...
Syndicated Author Jul 30, 2021

With evictions looming, Congress strains to extend ban
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hours before a nationwide eviction moratorium is set to expire, Congress raced Friday to try to extend the ban in a longshot effort to prevent millions of Americans from being forced...
Syndicated Author Jul 30, 2021

Mississippi governor says CDC mask guidance is ‘foolish’
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) - Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said at a political gathering Thursday that a federal recommendation for people to wear masks indoors is "foolish" and "harmful." The Centers for...
Syndicated Author Jul 29, 2021

Arkansas governor seeks to lift ban on school mask mandates
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas' Republican governor said Thursday that he will call lawmakers back to the Capitol to consider lifting the state's ban on mask requirements in public schools as the s...
Syndicated Author Jul 29, 2021

Biden orders tough new vaccination rules for federal workers
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday announced sweeping new pandemic requirements aimed at boosting vaccination rates for millions of federal workers and contractors as he lamented the "A...
Syndicated Author Jul 29, 2021

Ex-Cardinal McCarrick charged with sexually assaulting teen
BOSTON (AP) - Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who was defrocked after a Vatican investigation confirmed he had sexually molested adults as well as children, has been charged with sexually assaulti...
Syndicated Author Jul 29, 2021

Gun maker offers $33M to settle suit by Sandy Hook families
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has offered some of the victims' families nearly $33 million to settle their lawsuit over how the compan...
Syndicated Author Jul 28, 2021

Biden to launch vaccine push for millions of federal workers
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hoping to set a model for employers nationwide, President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that millions of federal workers must show proof they've received a coronavirus vaccine or ...
Syndicated Author Jul 28, 2021

Google delays return to office, mandates vaccines
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) - Google is postponing a return to the office for most workers until mid-October and rolling out a policy that will eventually require everyone to be vaccinated once its sprawli...
Syndicated Author Jul 28, 2021

Texas chemical plant leak leaves 2 dead, 30 hospitalized
LA PORTE, Texas (AP) - Two people are dead and 30 were hospitalized after a chemical leak at a Houston-area plant, officials said. LyondellBasell said that about 100,000 pounds (45,359 kilograms) of a...
Syndicated Author Jul 28, 2021
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