Category Archives: WMAL News Now

Bert and Ernie are still just roommates. In a statement, Sesame Workshop was prompted to address the famous puppets’ relationship after a former writer for “Sesame Street” said his o...

AMES, Iowa - A homeless man attacked and killed a top amateur golfer from Spain who was playing a round alone near her university campus in central Iowa, leaving her body in a pond on the course, poli...

NEW YORK - Nearly a year old and still making headlines almost daily, the #MeToo movement faces a dramatic test of its impact and staying power in the sexual assault allegations against U.S. Supreme C...

NEW YORK - Just months after the publication of James Comey's "A Higher Loyalty," another former FBI official will take on President Donald Trump. Andrew McCabe, the former FBI deputy director ousted ...

By Sara O’Brien and Kaya Yurieff NEW YORK — Facebook’s ad targeting system is being used by some employers to unlawfully discriminate based on gender, a new complaint says, the lates...

WASHINGTON - Guns in schools to protect students from grizzly bears? Betsy DeVos endured yet another rocky confirmation hearing in the Senate to become education secretary - this time on a theater sta...

CONWAY, S.C. - A year ago, floodwaters from hurricanes Floyd and Matthew came close to entering Joe Holmes' house in South Carolina, but he dodged those bullets. Now, with Florence, he doesn't feel so...

ATLANTA - A federal judge said forcing Georgia to scrap its electronic voting machines in favor of paper ballots for the upcoming midterm elections is too risky, though she said the state needs to mov...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is sharply escalating the American trade war with China. The United States will impose a 10% tariff later this month on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, i...

STERLING, VA — In its final act before moving offshore, post-tropical cyclone Florence is expected to bring heavy rain to parts of New England and the mid-Atlantic on Tuesday. As Florence leaves...