Category Archives: WMAL News Now

NEW YORK - For 108 years, the Boy Scouts of America's flagship program has been known simply as the Boy Scouts. With girls soon entering the ranks, the group says that iconic name will change.The orga...

BASEL, SWITZERLAND — A 104-year-old Australian scientist will fly to Europe on Wednesday to end his life, saying he “greatly regrets” living to his advanced age. Botanist and ecologi...

LOS ANGELES — The first was a man who opened up about his mental health, his family, and his art in a nearly-two hour interview with radio host Charlamagne Tha God. The second was a Kanye who ap...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has missed a deadline for coming up with new policies regarding detainees captured on the battlefield and the transfer of those individuals to Guantanamo Bay, a deadlin...

PARKLAND, FL — Police have arrested Zachary Cruz, the younger brother of Parkland, Florida, school shooter Nikolas Cruz, for allegedly violating the terms of his probation. Zachary Cruz was book...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s lawyers are preparing for a legal showdown with special counsel Robert Mueller, according to sources familiar with their thinking. Trump’s legal...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The maker of the Gibson guitar, omnipresent for decades on the American music stage, is filing for bankruptcy protection after wrestling for years with debt.A pre-negotiated reorgan...

(WMAL) – Prince George’s County Public School CEO Kevin Maxwell is “leaving the system,” according to PGCPS public information officer John White.White told WMAL that Maxwell&#...

ARLINGTON — George Boone figured that 70 yards away was the closest he could get to his late wife’s grave site during his visit to Arlington National Cemetery. At 96, the WWII veteran lack...

PINSON, Ala. - Authorities say a former Green Bay Packers player has been found shot to death in his home in Alabama. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office says former Packers defensive lineman Carlos...