Category Archives: WMAL News Now
The Iconic Muppets May Be Coming To A Street Near You
NEW YORK - Big Bird, Elmo and stars of "Sesame Street" are leaving their quiet neighborhood and embarking on a road trip. The nonprofit Sesame Workshop said Tuesday a selection of Muppets will take pa...
Apr 16, 2019
AP source: Officials Consider New Penalty For Visa Overstays
WASHINGTON - Top administration officials have been discussing ways to increase pressure on countries with high numbers of citizens who overstay short-term visas, as part of President Donald Trump's g...
Apr 16, 2019
Fire Out, Organ Intact But Work Ahead For Charred Notre Dame
PARIS - Firefighters declared success Tuesday in a more than 12-hour battle to extinguish an inferno engulfing Paris' iconic Notre Dame cathedral that claimed its spire and roof, but spared its bell t...
Apr 16, 2019
Supreme Court Rejects Death Row Appeal Over Anti-Gay Juror
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court is again rejecting a gay death row inmate’s appeal that claims jurors in South Dakota were biased against him because of his sexual orientation.The justices ...
Apr 15, 2019
Complaint: Man Went To Mall of America Intending To Kill
MINNEAPOLIS - The man charged with throwing a 5-year-old boy off a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America told police he was angry at being rejected by women at the Minnesota mall and was "looking...
Apr 15, 2019
Dutch Fertility Doctor May Have More Than 49 Children
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Martijn van Halen has every right to be angry at Jan Karbaat. The Dutch fertility doctor lied to his parents and used his own sperm to inseminate Van Halen's mother.But, someh...
Apr 15, 2019
Fire Breaks Out At Top Of Notre Dame Cathedral In Paris
PARIS (AP) - A catastrophic fire engulfed the upper reaches of Paris' soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations Monday, threatening one of the greatest architectural treasures of t...
Apr 15, 2019
US Measles Count Up To 555, With Most New Cases In New York
NEW YORK - U.S. measles cases have surged again, and are on pace to set a record for most illnesses in 25 years.Health officials on Monday said 555 measles cases have been confirmed so far this year, ...
Apr 15, 2019
Justice Department Expects To Release Russia Report Thursday
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department expects to make a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on the Trump-Russia investigation public Thursday morning, a spokeswoman said Monday. ...
Apr 15, 2019
Loughlin, Giannulli Plead Not Guilty In College Scam
BOSTON - Actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli and other prominent parents are pleading not guilty in the college admissions bribery scam. Loughlin and Giannulli said i...
Apr 15, 2019
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