Category Archives: WMAL News Now

WASHINGTON- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo maintained Thursday that “there’s no contradiction whatsoever” in the shifting US strategy on Syria, despite mixed messages from the admini...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is taking the shutdown battle to the U.S.-Mexico border, seeking to bolster his case for the border wall after negotiations with Democrats blew up over his funding ...

FORT WORTH, TX — A proposal to remove a Texas county GOP leader from his post because he is Muslim is being met with forceful opposition from Republicans on the county, state and national level,...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump stalked out of his negotiating meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday - "I said bye-bye," he tweeted soon after - as efforts to end the 19-day partial governm...

LOS ANGELES - A documentary film about two boys who accused Michael Jackson of sexual abuse is set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival later this month. The Sundance Institute announced the addi...

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) - A homeless veteran charged with engaging in a GoFundMe scheme has been taken into custody in Philadelphia after he failed to make a scheduled court appearance. Johnny Bobbitt ...

NEW YORK - Notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman texted his wife while he was on the run after narrowly avoiding capture in 2012, according to the latest damaging evidence presented at...

LOS ANGELES - Teachers in Los Angeles, whose 640,000 students make it the nation's second-largest school district, are ready to strike Thursday over a contract dispute that follows teacher walkouts in...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is directing dozens of wildlife refuges to return to work to make sure hunters and others have access despite the government shutdown, according to an e...

TEHRAN, Iran - A semi-official news agency close to the Revolutionary Guard has confirmed that Iran is holding U.S. Navy veteran Michael R. White.The Tasnim news agency reported the confirmation Wedne...