Category Archives: WMAL News Now

DES MOINES — (CNN) Iowa’s top executive became the longest-serving governor in American history on Monday — and the 2016 GOP field took note less than 50 days before the key state vo...

SEATTLE — (CNN) Seattle’s city council is voting Monday on a proposal that would allow Uber drivers to unionize.The proposal would apply to all taxi drivers in Seattle, including for-hire ...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The U.S. ban on exporting oil may not live to see its 40th birthday.There’s growing momentum to kill the restriction and a deal could be reached before the end of the ye...

DES MOINES — (CNN) Twitter appears to be the political weapon of choice for the two leading Republican presidential candidates. Donald Trump and Ted Cruz on Sunday engaged in their third straigh...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) On the day the federal government is due to run out of money, Congress did what it does best — punted the deadline for a few more days to avoid a shutdown. Negotiators c...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) A car bomb exploded near the Spanish Embassy in Afghanistan’s capital early Friday evening, a source briefed on the incident said on condition of anonymity, and sporadic...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) After calling to the stand the mother of William Porter — the first of six Baltimore police officers to be tried for the death of Freddie Gray — Porter’s def...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) It’s beginning to look a lot like — September? While retailers may be hitting their full holiday shopping season stride, Mother Nature is not doing her part to put...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Terrorism has eclipsed the economy as voters’ top pick for the biggest issue facing America, a New York Times/CBS News poll has found.Last month only 4% of Americans sai...

NEW YORK — (CNN) A judge has ordered DraftKings and FanDuel out of New York state, handing New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman a victory in his battle against daily fantasy sports games....