Category Archives: WMAL News Now

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he is against reparations for slavery in part because it would be hard to know whom to pay. The Kentucky Republican told reporters at his weekl...

SAN DIEGO - A century-old tree with a long trunk and bushy branches that some believe was the inspiration for fictional Truffula trees in Dr. Seuss' "The Lorax" has fallen in a coastal San Diego park....

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is not seeking conflict with Iran and its military buildup in the Persian Gulf is aimed entirely at deterring Iranian aggression and threats to U.S. interests and...

CHICAGO - Preschoolers on government food aid have grown a little less pudgy, a U.S. study found, offering fresh evidence that previous signs of declining obesity rates weren't a fluke.Obesity rates d...

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook already rules daily communication for more than two billion people around the world. Now it wants its own currency, too.The social network unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday t...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is threatening to remove millions of people living in the country illegally on the eve of formally announcing his re-election bid.In a pair of tweets Monday night, ...