Category Archives: WMAL News Now

Alexandria Teen Pleads Guilty to Being ISIS Recruiter
ALEXANDRIA (CNN) — Ali Shukri Amin, from Alexandria, Virginia, pleaded guilty Thursday in a federal court to providing material support to ISIS and faces up to 15 years in prison when he is sent...
Syndicated Author Jun 11, 2015

WATCH: Nobel Laureate Resigns From Honorary Post, But Stands By Sexist Comments On ‘Girls’ In Labs
LONDON — (CNN) The scientist and Nobel laureate who sparked criticism after saying women in laboratories “fall in love with you and when you criticize them, they cry” has resigned fr...
Syndicated Author Jun 11, 2015

PELOSI: Looking For A ‘Path To Yes’ To Support Obama/GOP Trade Deal
WASHINGTON — (CNN) For months, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi has said she has been looking to find “a path to yes” on President Barack Obama’s trade bill.But two days be...
Syndicated Author Jun 11, 2015

WATCH: Police Shut Down NY State Highway In Search Of Escaped Killers
DANNEMORA, NY — (CNN) Law enforcement converged on a site Thursday in upstate New York where bloodhounds picked up the scent of what authorities suspect came from escaped convicted murderers Ric...
Syndicated Author Jun 11, 2015

WATCH: Candidates, TV Nets And Early Primary States Still Battling Over GOP Debates
NEW YORK — (CNN) Frustration over the plans for Republican presidential primary debates is boiling over, causing some candidates to publicly complain about the process and resulting in two addit...
Syndicated Author Jun 11, 2015

Bill Clinton Jokes About Pot
DENVER — (CNN) Former President Bill Clinton and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack may have just unintentionally added themselves to the growing list of pot-supporting politicians.Vilsack, who i...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2015

WATCH: Manhunt for Escaped Killers Expands to Vermont
NEW YORK — (CNN) A pair of convicted killers who escaped from an upstate New York prison may have headed across the border to Vermont, fearing the pressure of an intense manhunt in the neighbori...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2015

‘Sea Change’ in Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal
VATICAN CITY — (CNN) Pope Francis has created a church tribunal to judge bishops who fail to protect children from sexually abusive priests, the Vatican announced Wednesday, a move long sought b...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2015

WATCH: Baltimore Police Officers Break Silence on Riots, Murder Spike and Freddie Gray
BALTIMORE — (CNN) Forty-two people were killed in Baltimore in May, making it the deadliest month there since 1972. When asked what’s behind that number, a Baltimore police officer gave an...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2015

LISTEN: Jesse Matthew Cops An Alford Plea in 2005 Kidnapping/Sexual Assault Trial
https://www.wmal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/238/2015/06/heather-curtis-jesse-plea.mp3 John Matthews WMAL.com FAIRFAX, VA — (CNN) We’ll have to wait a little longer for a jury to weigh in...
Syndicated Author Jun 10, 2015
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