Category Archives: WMAL News Now

15th century bowl found at yard sale sells for $722,000
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - An exceptionally rare 15th century porcelain bowl made in China that somehow turned up at a Connecticut yard sale and sold for just $35 was auctioned off Wednesday for nearly $7...
Syndicated Author Mar 17, 2021

Senate confirms Katherine Tai as Biden’s top trade envoy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate confirmed Katherine Tai as the top U.S. trade envoy in an overwhelming bipartisan vote on Wednesday . She will be the first Asian American and first woman of color to hold...
Syndicated Author Mar 17, 2021

Homeland Security head rejects GOP concerns of border `crisis’
WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Department of Homeland Security, pushing back against Republican criticism of the Biden administration's border policies, refused on Wednesday to say that a surge of ...
Syndicated Author Mar 17, 2021

Movement for Black Lives opposes George Floyd Justice Act
DETROIT (AP) - The Movement for Black Lives is opposing the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, arguing the bill doubles down on reform strategies that have historically failed to center marginalize...
Syndicated Author Mar 17, 2021

WMAL Broadcast Legend Andy Ockershausen Dead at 92
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Syndicated Author Mar 17, 2021

Look out, Labs: French bulldogs now 2nd most popular US dog
NEW YORK (AP) - Could the French bulldog become America's favorite purebred pooch? After riding a rocket ship to popularity over the last quarter-century, Frenchies came in second only to Labrador ret...
Syndicated Author Mar 16, 2021

Utah campaign against porn marches on with phone filter plan
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Conservative lawmakers in Utah have fired another salvo in their longtime campaign against online porn with a new requirement that all cellphones and tablets sold in the state au...
Syndicated Author Mar 16, 2021

Virginia governor restores voting rights to 69k ex-felons
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday that he has restored voting rights to more than 69,000 former felons who have completed their sentences but are still on probation. N...
Syndicated Author Mar 16, 2021

Biden to hold first formal news conference next week
WASHINGTON (AP/WMAL) – President Joe Biden will hold his first formal news conference on March 25 at the White House. That’s according to press secretary Jen Psaki. A time has not yet been...
Syndicated Author Mar 16, 2021

US: Despite threats, foreign hackers didn’t disrupt election
U.S. officials found no evidence that foreign actors changed votes or otherwise disrupted the voting process in last November's presidential election, according to government reports Tuesday affirming...
Syndicated Author Mar 16, 2021
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