Category Archives: WMAL News Now

Judge Denies Requests for Pay From Workers Affected by Shutdown
WASHINGTON- The temporary restraining order was requested by the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. District Judge Richard Leon also denied two requests for temporary restraining orders reg...
Syndicated Author Jan 15, 2019

Toto’s ‘Africa’ to Play ‘for Eternity’ in Namibia Desert
Toto’s “Africa” has come home, so to speak, thanks to an installation by an artist who plans to play the song on loop in a Namibian desert — for eternity. German-Namibian artis...
Syndicated Author Jan 15, 2019

UK’s May Faces No-Confidence Vote After Brexit Plan Crushed
LONDON - British lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal with the European Union, plunging the Brexit process into chaos and leading to a no-confidence v...
Syndicated Author Jan 15, 2019

Netflix Raising Prices For 58M US Subscribers As Costs Rise
SAN FRANCISCO - Netflix is raising its U.S. prices by 13 percent to 18 percent, its biggest increase since the company launched its streaming service 12 years ago.Its most popular plan will see the la...
Syndicated Author Jan 15, 2019

EPA Criminal Action Against Polluters Hits 30-Year Low
WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency hit a 30-year low in 2018 in the number of pollution cases it referred for criminal prosecution, Justice Department data show.EPA said in a statement t...
Syndicated Author Jan 15, 2019

Kidnapping Suspect Kept Wisconsin Girl Under Bed
BARRON, Wis. - For nearly three months, 13-year-old Jayme Closs was forced to hide in a 2-foot space beneath her kidnapper's bed, going without food, water or a bathroom for hours, too terrified to fl...
Syndicated Author Jan 15, 2019

UK Lawmakers Prepare To Deliver Verdict On EU Divorce Deal
LONDON - British lawmakers were preparing to deliver their verdict on Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal with the European Union on Tuesday after more than two years of political upheaval.All s...
Syndicated Author Jan 15, 2019

JPMorgan Misses Estimates, Caused By Trading Troubles
NEW YORK - JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s fourth quarter profits badly missed analysts' expectations on Tuesday, caused by difficulties in the bank's bond-trading business.The nation's largest bank said i...
Syndicated Author Jan 15, 2019

Broadway Legend Carol Channing Has Died At Age 97
NEW YORK - Carol Channing, the lanky, ebullient musical comedy star who delighted American audiences over almost 5,000 performances as the scheming Dolly Levi in "Hello, Dolly" on Broadway and beyond,...
Syndicated Author Jan 15, 2019

A Match Made In The Galaxy – Or At Least Hollywood
LOS ANGELES — Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are headed to the altar. The “Guardians of the Galaxy” star made the announcement on his Instagram account early Monday. “...
Syndicated Author Jan 15, 2019
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