Category Archives: WMAL News Now

NORAD Blimp Becomes Loose From Mooring
ABERDEEN — (CNN) A blimp associated with NORAD’s surveillance of the East Coast has become untethered from its mooring in Maryland and is now flying over Pennsylvania, according to NORAD s...
Syndicated Author Oct 28, 2015

U.N. Overwhelmingly Rejects U.S. Embargo of Cuba
NEW YORK — (CNN) The United States voted against a U.N. resolution criticizing the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba Tuesday, despite initial U.S. discussions about abstaining on the annual vot...
Syndicated Author Oct 27, 2015

Apple’s Profit Soars 31% On the Back of Strong iPhone and Mac Sales
LOS ANGELES — (CNN) The experts said it couldn’t last, but Apple just keeps finding new ways to maintain its startup-like growth. Apple’s profit jumped 31% last quarter, as customers...
Syndicated Author Oct 27, 2015

House Republicans Move to Impeach IRS Head
WASHINGTON — (CNN) A group of House Republicans moved Tuesday to impeach the head of the IRS, the tax agency struggling to recover from scandal. Republicans on the House Oversight Committee intr...
Syndicated Author Oct 27, 2015

Poll: Ben Carson Knocks Donald Trump From Top Spot Nationally
(CNN) For the first time in months, a national poll shows Donald Trump is not leading the Republican 2016 primary race, and instead has Ben Carson in first place. Carson won the support of 26 percent ...
Syndicated Author Oct 27, 2015

Lawmakers Closing in on Budget Deal
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Bipartisan budget talks between the White House and Capitol Hill to avert a potential fiscal calamity picked up steam Monday, as leaders in both parties neared a major accord ...
Syndicated Author Oct 26, 2015

Poll: Ben Carson Leads Donald Trump by Double Digits in Iowa
(CNN) — A new poll out Monday confirms that Ben Carson is topping Donald Trump in Iowa’s Republican caucuses — this time by 14 points. According to the Monmouth University poll relea...
Syndicated Author Oct 26, 2015

Poll-Averse Bernie Sanders Hires Former Howard Dean Pollster
(CNN) — Bernie Sanders, who has recently blasted poll-tested politicians, has hired a pollster of his own as his campaign enters a key stretch before the early nominating contests. The Sanders c...
Syndicated Author Oct 26, 2015

Carson: I Won’t Respond to Trump if he Attacks
WASHINGTON — (CNN) Although Ben Carson is leading in several Iowa polls this week, he said he doesn’t plan to respond to Donald Trump if the mogul attacks him.“If he does attack me, ...
Syndicated Author Oct 23, 2015

Former IRS Official Will Not Face Charges for Targeting Political Groups
WASHINGTON — (CNN) The Justice Department notified members of Congress on Friday that it is closing its two-year investigation into whether the IRS improperly targeted tea party and other conser...
Syndicated Author Oct 23, 2015
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