Category Archives: WMAL News Now
Explosion Rocks Central Kabul; Taliban Claims ‘suicide attacks’
WASHINGTON — (CNN) A car bomb exploded near the Spanish Embassy in Afghanistan’s capital early Friday evening, a source briefed on the incident said on condition of anonymity, and sporadic...
Dec 11, 2015
Defense Rests in Trial of First Baltimore Officer Accused in Freddie Gray’s Death
WASHINGTON — (CNN) After calling to the stand the mother of William Porter — the first of six Baltimore police officers to be tried for the death of Freddie Gray — Porter’s def...
Dec 11, 2015
Where’s Winter? Record-Setting Warmth on Tap for Much of U.S.
WASHINGTON — (CNN) It’s beginning to look a lot like — September? While retailers may be hitting their full holiday shopping season stride, Mother Nature is not doing her part to put...
Dec 11, 2015
Terrorism Now Tops List of Voter Concerns
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Terrorism has eclipsed the economy as voters’ top pick for the biggest issue facing America, a New York Times/CBS News poll has found.Last month only 4% of Americans sai...
Dec 11, 2015
DraftKings, FanDuel Get Booted from New York
NEW YORK — (CNN) A judge has ordered DraftKings and FanDuel out of New York state, handing New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman a victory in his battle against daily fantasy sports games....
Dec 11, 2015
Holiday Shopping Gains Momentum in November
NEW YORK — (CNN) The holiday shopping season is in full swing. Americans are buying clothes and other items and also eating out a lot in the process. U.S. retail sales rose 0.2% in November comp...
Dec 11, 2015
Connecticut Gov Bans Gun Sales to Those on Watch Lists
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy has banned gun sales to anyone on a government watch list, making the New England state the first to limit gun access in response to San Bernard...
Dec 10, 2015
Suspicious Substance Forces Evacuation of Muslim group’s office
WASHINGTON — (CNN) The office of the largest U.S. Muslim civil liberties group in Washington was temporarily evacuated on Thursday afternoon after it received mail containing a suspicious substa...
Dec 10, 2015
Arkansas State University on Lockdown
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Arkansas State University reported a man with a weapon on campus on Thursday.“The individual with a weapon has been surrounded by police. No shots have been fired, no re...
Dec 10, 2015
Obama Silent on Fate of Hometown Mayor Amid Racial Unrest
WASHINGTON — (CNN) President Barack Obama, long in pursuit of balance between outrage and reconciliation on issues of race and violence, is facing an infinitely more complex calculus in Chicago,...
Dec 10, 2015
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