Category Archives: WMAL News Now
Defense Funds Being Used For Arizona, New Mexico Border Wall
YUMA, Ariz. - The U.S. government is moving forward with plans to use military funds to build border barriers in Arizona and New Mexico. The Department of Homeland Security issued waivers to environme...
Apr 23, 2019
US Expands Probe Into Air Bag Failures To 12.3M Vehicles
DETROIT - U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles because the bags may not inflate in a crash. The problem coul...
Apr 23, 2019
AP Source: Biden To Launch 2020 Bid Thursday
WASHINGTON - Answering perhaps the most significant question of the early 2020 election season, former Vice President Joe Biden will launch his presidential campaign on Thursday. The move, confirmed b...
Apr 23, 2019
Court To Hear Arguments Over Citizenship Question On Census
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over the Trump administration's plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, a question that could affect how many seats states have in the...
Apr 23, 2019
Putin, Kim To Meet In Russia’s Far East On Thursday
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for a much-anticipated summit on Thursday, a Kremlin adviser said, putting an end to weeks of speculation about...
Apr 23, 2019
US Says No More Sanctions Waivers For Importing Iranian Oil
The Trump administration said Monday that it will no longer exempt any countries from U.S. sanctions if they continue to buy Iranian oil, stepping up pressure on Iran in a move that primarily affects ...
Apr 22, 2019
Back To Earth: Washington Set To Allow ‘Human Composting’
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington appears set to become the first state to allow a burial alternative known as "natural organic reduction" - an accelerated decomposition process that turns bodies into soil ...
Apr 22, 2019
Mexican Police Detain Hundreds Of Central American Migrants
PIJIJIAPAN, Mexico - Mexican police and immigration agents detained hundreds of Central American migrants Monday in the largest single raid on a migrant caravan since the groups started moving through...
Apr 22, 2019
Sri Lanka Victims: Citizens Of At Least 12 Countries Killed
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - At least 290 people were killed in a series of nine bombings of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Sri Lankan authorities say at least 30 foreigners died in the at...
Apr 22, 2019
Trump Says Cain Withdraws From Consideration For Fed Seat
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says Herman Cain has withdrawn from consideration for a seat on the Federal Reserve's board amid a focus on past scandals. Cain is a former CEO of Godfather's Pizza...
Apr 22, 2019
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