Category Archives: WMAL News Now

Mormon church gives $20M to help send vaccines globally
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Friday that it has donated $20 million to help a program aimed at distributing coronavirus vaccines to poor countries ar...
Syndicated Author Feb 26, 2021

House to vote on virus bill; arbiter says wage hike a no-go
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats are ready to shove a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package through the House on Friday, despite a setback that means a minimum wage boost is unlikely to be in the final ver...
Syndicated Author Feb 26, 2021

Militia official: US strike in Syria kills 1, wounds several
BAGHDAD (AP) - A U.S. airstrike in Syria targeted facilities belonging to a powerful Iranian-backed Iraqi armed group, killing one fighter and wounding several others, an Iraqi militia official said F...
Syndicated Author Feb 26, 2021

Ex-Washington employees ask NFL to release report findings
WASHINGTON (AP) - Twenty female former Washington Football Team employees asked NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Thursday to release the final report of an independent investigation into the organiza...
Syndicated Author Feb 25, 2021

House votes to expand legal safeguards for LGBTQ people
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Democratic-led House passed a bill Thursday that would enshrine LGBTQ protections in the nation's labor and civil rights laws, a top priority of President Joe Biden, though the l...
Syndicated Author Feb 25, 2021

Pentagon says reported sexual assaults at academies dropped
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of sexual harassment and sexual assault cases reported at the military service academies dropped in the pandemic-shortened 2019-20 school year, the Pentagon said Thursday....
Syndicated Author Feb 25, 2021

Twitter to let users charge followers to see premium posts
Twitter is branching out from advertising to find more ways to make money - both for itself and for its most prolific users, whether those are businesses, celebrities or regular people. In an investor...
Syndicated Author Feb 25, 2021

Wisconsin Senator wants to require national anthem at sporting events
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The national anthem would have to be played before all sporting events held at Wisconsin venues that received any public funding, from Green Bay Packers games at Lambeau Field to ...
Syndicated Author Feb 25, 2021

Hasbro changes Potato Head brand name, toys will still be “Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head”
UPDATE – Hasbro said the POTATO HEAD brand name & logo are dropping the 'MR,' but the toys will remain MR. & MRS. POTATO HEAD.Hasbro clarified the name change in a tweet on Thursday.Hold...
Syndicated Author Feb 25, 2021

Manhattan prosecutor gets Trump tax records after long fight
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York prosecutor has obtained copies of Donald Trump's tax records after the Supreme Court this week rejected the former president's last-ditch effort to prevent them from being h...
Syndicated Author Feb 25, 2021
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