The U.S. population grew by the smallest rate in at least 120 years from 2019 to 2020, according to figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau… Read more
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Feds sue Walmart over role in opioid crisis
The Justice Department is suing Walmart, alleging the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies, helping to fuel the opioid crisis in America… Read more
WH virus coordinator Deborah Birx says she will retire
Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus response, said Tuesday she plans to retire, but is willing to first help Joe Biden’s team with its coronavirus response as needed… Read more
Acting defense chief visits Afghanistan during troop pullout
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Tuesday, meeting top leaders during the American troop withdrawal… Read more
Iowa Democrat asks House to review 6-vote race, cites errors
Democrat Rita Hart asked the U.S. House on Tuesday to investigate and overturn the race that Iowa says she lost by six votes, arguing that 22 ballots were wrongly excluded… Read more
Fauci: Vaccine to reach US residents in summer
The nation’s top infectious disease expert estimates that most Americans will have access to the new COVID-19 vaccines by mid-summer… Read more
US public school enrollment dips as virus disrupts education
An analysis of data from 33 states obtained by Chalkbeat and The Associated Press shows that public K-12 enrollment this fall has dropped across those states… Read more
Jupiter, Saturn merging in night sky, closest in centuries
Jupiter and Saturn will merge in the night sky Monday, appearing closer to one another than they have since Galileo’s time in the 17th century… Read more
Volcano erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island, draws crowds to park
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on the Big Island erupted and shot a steam and ash cloud into the atmosphere that lasted about an hour, an official with the National Weather Service said… Read more
Online sports betting in Virginia nearing its debut
The Virginia Lottery is expected to give the go-ahead next month to what will likely be more than a dozen betting sites to take wagers from Virginians on numerous types of sports… Read more
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Category Archives: WMAL News Now
US population growth smallest in at least 120 years
The U.S. population grew by the smallest rate in at least 120 years from 2019 to 2020, according to figures released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau… Continue Reading
Feds sue Walmart over role in opioid crisis
The Justice Department is suing Walmart, alleging the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies, helping to fuel the opioid crisis in America… Continue Reading
WH virus coordinator Deborah Birx says she will retire
Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus response, said Tuesday she plans to retire, but is willing to first help Joe Biden’s team with its coronavirus response as needed… Continue Reading
Acting defense chief visits Afghanistan during troop pullout
Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Tuesday, meeting top leaders during the American troop withdrawal… Continue Reading
Iowa Democrat asks House to review 6-vote race, cites errors
Democrat Rita Hart asked the U.S. House on Tuesday to investigate and overturn the race that Iowa says she lost by six votes, arguing that 22 ballots were wrongly excluded… Continue Reading
Fauci: Vaccine to reach US residents in summer
The nation’s top infectious disease expert estimates that most Americans will have access to the new COVID-19 vaccines by mid-summer… Continue Reading
US public school enrollment dips as virus disrupts education
An analysis of data from 33 states obtained by Chalkbeat and The Associated Press shows that public K-12 enrollment this fall has dropped across those states… Continue Reading
Jupiter, Saturn merging in night sky, closest in centuries
Jupiter and Saturn will merge in the night sky Monday, appearing closer to one another than they have since Galileo’s time in the 17th century… Continue Reading
Volcano erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island, draws crowds to park
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on the Big Island erupted and shot a steam and ash cloud into the atmosphere that lasted about an hour, an official with the National Weather Service said… Continue Reading
Online sports betting in Virginia nearing its debut
The Virginia Lottery is expected to give the go-ahead next month to what will likely be more than a dozen betting sites to take wagers from Virginians on numerous types of sports… Continue Reading