Category Archives: WMAL News Now

NEW YORK — (CNN) The New York Yankees went scoreless in its Wild Card Game loss against the Houston Astros, but ESPN hit a home run. The Astros’ 3-0 win over the Yankees in the one game pl...

(CNN) — Russia launched a naval bombardment of ISIS targets in Syria on Wednesday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told President Vladimir Putin during a televised meeting. Shoigu said fo...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) House Speaker John Boehner is delaying Republicans’ elections for two key leadership posts.GOP members will vote on their choice to replace the retiring Boehner as Speak...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz vowed Monday a more confrontational line as Speaker of the House, insisting that Republicans should be prepared to see a debt default and a government...

(CNN) Here’s the good news for South Carolina: The rain will soon stop. Unfortunately, the flooding will linger.After days of epic rainfall totaling more than 25 inches in spots, six people are ...

John Matthews WMAL.com LANDOVER, MD — (WMAL) It’s safe to wake up, Washington, and no – it wasn’t a dream. It’s October, and your football team is in first place. OK, so ...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Jeb Bush is defending a comment he made Friday afternoon in the wake of the Oregon college shooting, when he said “stuff happens,” and argued that officials should...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) A container ship whose crew includes 28 Americans is missing near the eye of Hurricane Joaquin as the sprawling storm readies to send possibly historic flooding to the U.S. Ea...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Lucas Eibel and Rebecka Carnes both died after being shot Thursday at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, according to family members.Nine people were killed after a...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The day before Pope Francis met anti-gay county clerk Kim Davis in Washington last week, he held a private meeting with a longtime friend from Argentina who has been in a same...