Category Archives: WMAL News Now

WASHINGTON — (CNN) In the face of global fears, the U.S. economy is still gaining speed.American employers added 292,000 jobs in December. Economists surveyed by CNNMoney predicted 211,000 jobs ...

NEW YORK — (CNN) GOP kingmaker Charles Koch said he is “disappointed” by the field of 2016 Republican candidates and sharply criticized the rhetoric and policies put forth by front-r...

FAIRFAX, VA — President Barack Obama confronted his skeptics — and the limits of his own authority — on live television Thursday night. An Arizona sheriff, a rape victim, a firearms ...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) How often do we get to report good news in the war on cancer? Not often, but today, there’s cause for celebration. There has been a 23% drop in the cancer death rate sin...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) An independent watchdog responsible for overseeing the State Department issued a new report Thursday that says there are significant problems in how the department handles req...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Planned Parenthood, the national women’s health organization that Hillary Clinton often mentions on the campaign trial, will endorse the 2016 candidate for president on ...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Jeb Bush is claiming one area where he’s superior to rival Chris Christie: He’s “much better looking.” Or so he quipped Thursday to a voter at a town h...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Bill Clinton on Thursday passed up an opportunity to hit back at Donald Trump over the billionaire businessman’s recent attacks on the former president’s past infi...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) China and cheap oil are seriously spooking the markets.The latest scare came on Thursday as China’s stock market crashed 7% overnight, losses so severe that trading had ...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Dick Uilhlein, one of the top Republican megadonors nationwide, has decided to back Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign and has donated $1 million to his super PAC.Uilhlein...