Category Archives: WMAL News Now

Biden: US will be able to vaccinate all adults by end of May
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. expects to take delivery of enough coronavirus vaccines for all adult Americans by the end of May, two months earlier than anticipated,...
Syndicated Author Mar 02, 2021

US sets sanctions over Russia opposition leader’s poisoning
The Biden administration announced sanctions of Russian officials and businesses Tuesday for a nearly fatal nerve-agent attack upon opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his subsequent jailing.Senior a...
Syndicated Author Mar 02, 2021

Romney knocked unconscious in fall, but ‘doing better’
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Mitt Romney said Monday that he was knocked unconscious in a fall over the weekend, but he was "doing better."The Utah Republican said the accident happened when he was spending...
Syndicated Author Mar 02, 2021

FBI Chief Wray to face questions about extremism, Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI Director Chris Wray is set to testify for the first time since the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, with lawmakers likely to press him on whether the bureau adequately com...
Syndicated Author Mar 02, 2021

6 Dr. Seuss books will stop being published due to racist images
BOSTON (AP) - Six Dr. Seuss books - including "And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street" and "If I Ran the Zoo" - will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery, the business...
Syndicated Author Mar 02, 2021

Cuomo’s attempt at apology blasted by alleged victim
NEW YORK (AP) - One of the women who said she was sexually harassed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is rejecting his attempt to apologize for his behavior and excuse it as an attempt to be "playful."Cha...
Syndicated Author Mar 01, 2021

Comic-Con to remain virtual in 2021, cites financial strain
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (AP) - San Diego Comic-Con will remain virtual for the July event, but organizers are planning for a smaller-scale gathering later this year. Comic-Con announced Monday that the annu...
Syndicated Author Mar 01, 2021

Maryland to get nearly 50K J&J vaccine doses this week
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland has been allocated nearly 50,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19, Gov. Larry Hogan said Monday. About 49,600 doses of the newly approved one-...
Syndicated Author Mar 01, 2021

Texas top utility regulator quits in fallout over blackouts
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas' top utilities regulator resigned Monday in the widening fallout from blackouts triggered by an unusually heavy and widespread winter storm that left millions in the state w...
Syndicated Author Mar 01, 2021

Stocks rally on Wall Street, S&P 500 has best day since June
Wall Street kicked off March with a broad rally Monday that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average more than 600 points higher and gave the S&P 500 its best day in nine months. The S&P 500 clim...
Syndicated Author Mar 01, 2021
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Contact WMAL
Studio Lines: 888-630-WMAL (9625)
News Room: 202-686-3020
Programming: 202-686-3100 Ext. 2358
Email Directory
Programming
Newsroom
Sales
Website Questions or Comments














