Category Archives: WMAL News Now

Thousands Trying to Get Out of Atlanta After Lights Went Out at Hartsfield Airport
(CNN) — There were people still sleeping on the floor the day after a power outage shut down operations at the Atlanta airport, but long ticket and security lines were moving slowly as nor...
Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2017

Hold the Cream and Sugar: Dunkin’ Beer Marks Winter Solstice
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) – Dunkin’ Donuts is brewing more than coffee for the shortest and darkest day of the year. The Canton, Massachusets-based coffee and doughnut chain said Monday...
Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2017

FBI Investigates After 70-year-old Widow Duped Out of $225K
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The FBI is investigating after a 70-year-old Oklahoma woman said said she was duped out of more than $225,000 by someone posing online as a U.S. Army general statione...
Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2017

Pence Postpones Mideast Trip to Mid-January, Citing Tax Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Mike Pence is postponing his trip to Egypt and Israel until the middle of January, citing an upcoming vote in the Senate to overhaul the nation’s ta...
Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2017

US Ambassador Defends Jerusalem Veto at UN
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley says she vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding that President Donald Trump rescind his declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel ...
Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2017
Sen. Collins Says She’ll Vote for GOP Tax Bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins says she’ll vote for her party’s tax bill this week. The moderate’s support means all voting GOP senators are expec...
Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2017

Ex-Police Officer Convicted of Trying to Aid Islamic State
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – A jury in suburban Washington has convicted the first police officer charged in the United States with attempting to support the Islamic State. The U.S. Attorney...
Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2017

Virginia Police Chief Retires After Criticism Over Rally
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) – The Charlottesville police chief who was criticized over the department’s response to a violent white nationalist rally this summer is stepping down. Pol...
Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2017

ESPN President Resigns, Citing Substance Addiction
By Ahiza GarciaBristol, Ct. — ESPN president John Skipper resigned on Monday, citing a substance addiction.“I have struggled for many years with a substance addiction,” Skipper said ...
Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2017

Tavis Smiley: ‘PBS Made A Huge Mistake’
By Joe SterlingCNNTavis Smiley, who was recently called out by PBS over “troubling allegations” about his conduct, staunchly defended his behavior and his integrity Monday and upbraided th...
Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2017
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