Category Archives: WMAL News Now

S&P 500 index closes at a record high
NEW YORK (AP) -The S&P 500 is closing at a record high and has erased all of a steep pullback it suffered in May. The rally Thursday came as investors balanced optimism over the possibility that t...
Syndicated Author Jun 20, 2019

Roy Moore announces another run for US Senate
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -Alabama Republican Roy Moore has announced he is running for U.S. Senate again in 2020 after failing to win the seat two years ago amid sexual misconduct accusations. Moore anno...
Syndicated Author Jun 20, 2019

Self-Help Guru Convicted In Lurid Sex-Trafficking Case
NEW YORK - The former leader of a purported self-help group was convicted Wednesday of federal charges that centered on lurid details of what prosecutors called a secret society of "sex slaves" within...
Syndicated Author Jun 19, 2019

Senate Panel Approves Emergency Aid For Migrant Refugees
WASHINGTON - A modified version of President Donald Trump's $4 billion-plus request to care for tens of thousands of migrant refuges massing at the southern border swept through a key Senate panel on ...
Syndicated Author Jun 19, 2019

Hicks Won’t Talk About Trump White House In Interview
WASHINGTON - Former top White House adviser Hope Hicks is refusing to answer questions related to her time in the White House in an interview with the House Judiciary Committee, dimming Democrats' cha...
Syndicated Author Jun 19, 2019

Trump EPA Rolls Back Obama Rule On Coal-Fired Power Plants
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Wednesday completed one of its biggest rollbacks of environmental rules, replacing a landmark Obama-era effort that sought to wean the nation's electrical grid...
Syndicated Author Jun 19, 2019

Trump Campaign Raises $24.8M In Less Than 24 Hours
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump raised $24.8 million in the less-than 24 hours after kicking off his re-election campaign. The staggering sum was announced in a tweet on Wednesday morning by Repub...
Syndicated Author Jun 19, 2019

UN Expert Urges Probe Of Saudi Prince Over Khashoggi Killing
GENEVA - An independent U.N. report into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said Wednesday there is "credible evidence" to warrant further investigation into the possible role of Saudi Cr...
Syndicated Author Jun 19, 2019

US Navy Expert: Tanker Attack Mine Resembles Iranian Mines
U.S. NAVY 5TH FLEET BASE NEAR FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates - The limpet mines used to attack a Japanese-owned oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz last week bore "a striking resemblance" to similar ...
Syndicated Author Jun 19, 2019

Biden Teases A $19.8M Fundraising Haul For This Quarter
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden touted fundraising figures on Monday that suggest he has taken in at least $19 million this quarter, a sum that - if true - would top what all of his leading rivals raised durin...
Syndicated Author Jun 18, 2019
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














