Category Archives: WMAL News Now

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - D.J. Fontana, the drummer who helped launch rock 'n' roll as Elvis Presley's sideman, has died at 87, his wife said Thursday. Karen Fontana told The Associated Press that her husband ...

SEOUL — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said there will be no sanctions relief for North Korea while it maintains nuclear weapons, contradicting North Korean state media who said it could ...

WASHINGTON - In the year since House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and others were shot at a congressional baseball practice, mass shootings have occurred at a Texas church, a Las Vegas music festival a...

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles police are investigating reports of elder abuse against Marvel Comics' Stan Lee. The investigation was revealed in a restraining order granted Wednesday against a man who has...

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Atlantic City's Borgata casino will start taking bets on sporting events Thursday morning. The casino told The Associated Press it will begin taking sports bets at 11 a.m. That's...

MIAMI - The ESPYs are breaking tradition for this year's Best Coach Award, awarding it posthumously to three Florida high school coaches who died shielding their students from gunfire. Family members ...

WASHINGTON - Don't cross President Donald Trump. That's the lesson being learned by Republicans after Trump critic and GOP Rep. Mark Sanford lost his primary election in South Carolina hours after the...

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve took note of a resilient U.S. economy Wednesday by raising its benchmark interest rate for the second time this year and signaling that it may step up its pace of rate...

NEW YORK - Comcast made a $65 billion bid Wednesday for Fox's entertainment businesses, setting up a battle with Disney to become the next mega-media company. The bid comes just a day after a federal ...

NEW YORK - Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, is searching for a new legal team to represent him in an FBI investigation of his business dealings. A person familiar with the matt...