Category Archives: WMAL News Now

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP/WMAL) – Authorities say a Maryland police officer fatally shot a man after the two had a brief physical confrontation. It happened around 2pm Monday at 9233 Three Oaks Dr ...

WASHINGTON — In honor of the Washington Capitals’ first Stanley Cup Final win, Metro announced a limited-edition SmarTrip card featuring the team to commemorate the historic win. “Fo...

SAN DIEGO - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says domestic and gang violence will generally not be considered grounds for asylum. Sessions ruled Monday in a Board of Immigration Appeals case involv...

LOS ANGELES - The U.S. government agency that oversees immigration applications is launching an office that will focus on identifying Americans who are suspected of cheating to get their citizenship a...

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed legislation allowing the state's casinos and racetracks to begin taking sports bets. Murphy signed the measure Monday, making New Jersey the second s...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - A neighbor who tackled U.S. Sen. Rand Paul "lost his temper" over yard debris on the property line between their homes, a court filing in the federal case said. The neighbor, Dr. ...

WASHINGTON — A new television ad showing a gubernatorial candidate kissing his husband is the first political spot in US history to feature a kiss between a candidate and his or her same-sex spo...

GREENBELT, Md. - Lawyers for Maryland and the District of Columbia accused President Donald Trump in federal court Monday of "profiting on an unprecedented scale" from foreign government interests usi...

SINGAPORE - Former NBA star Dennis Rodman arrived in Singapore around midnight Monday, hours before President Donald Trump is set to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the first time. Rodman tol...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis began purging Chile's Catholic hierarchy on Monday over an avalanche of sex abuse and cover-up cases, starting with accepting the resignations of the bishop at the center o...