Category Archives: WMAL News Now

BEIRUT - Syria's military said Monday it has retaken the last neighborhoods in southern Damascus held by the Islamic State group and declared the Syrian capital and its surroundings "completely safe" ...

NEW YORK – The trade spat between the United States and China is “on hold,” according to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. But investors weren’t on hold Monday. They were buyi...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Despite losing the Republican primary in a distant third-place, convicted ex-coal baron Don Blankenship announced Monday that he will continue his bid for U.S. Senate as a third-pa...

ROME — A victim of clerical sexual abuse has revealed that Pope Francis told him that God made him gay and that his sexuality “does not matter.” Juan Carlos Cruz, a survivor of sexua...

AUSTIN — In the wake of Friday’s deadly shooting at Santa Fe High School, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott plans to convene “roundtable discussions” on how to curb gun violence. But give...

SANTA FE, Tex. –The congressman who represents the district where the Santa Fe, Texas school shooting took place said Friday that when he first heard about the incident, he was in a state of ...

WINDSOR, England - Meghan Markle will have an heir to the British throne walk her down the aisle - and have her mother and friends on hand for support - when she marries Prince Harry at Windsor Castle...

WASHINGTON - In an embarrassment for House Republican leaders, conservatives on Friday scuttled a bill that combines stricter work and job training requirements for food stamp recipients with a renewa...

NEW YORK - A former Playboy centerfold involved in a custody battle apparently jumped with her 7-year-old son to their deaths from the 25th floor of a Manhattan hotel, law enforcement officials said F...

WASHINGTON - Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie is President Donald Trump's pick to permanently lead the beleaguered department. Wilkie is a former Pentagon undersecretary for personnel a...