Category Archives: WMAL News Now

DRAMATIC VIDEO: Waterspout Sends Bounce House Flying, 3 Children Hurt
FORT LAUDERDALE (CNN) — Three children were injured on Monday when a waterspout came onshore and lifted the inflatable bounce house they were in, authorities said. The house was swept across a p...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2015

GET IT RIGHT: Memorial Day vs. Veterans Day
NEW YORK (CNN) — We are here to make sure you don’t embarrass yourself. Inevitably, someone says something demonstrating confusion over the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2015

WATCH: Obama Honors Fallen Soldiers on Memorial Day
WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama observed during remarks at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday that this year is the first Memorial Day in 14 years “that the United States is n...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2015

Boko Haram Militants Raid Nigerian Village, Hack 10 to Death
ABUJA, NIGERIA — (CNN) Boko Haram militants hacked 10 people to death in a Friday raid on a village in northeast Nigeria’s Adamawa state, a local government administrator said Monday. Doze...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2015

Close to 55,000 People Flee Ramadi, U.N. Says
BAGHDAD — (CNN) Close to 55,000 people have fled Ramadi since ISIS captured the city, a United Nations agency said, with most of the displaced persons heading to Baghdad. Meanwhile, forces loyal...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2015

Solar Plane Delays Attempt at Most Challenging Leg of Epic Journey
NANJING, CHINA — (CNN) The Solar Impulse 2, the experimental plane that pilots are trying to fly around the world without using a drop of fuel, had been set to take off from China early Tuesday ...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2015

Why Good People Do Bad Things
NEW YORK — (CNN) Most of us want to do the right thing. We don’t want to steal office supplies or lie on an expense report. But we all face temptations, and sometimes we give in to them. A...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2015

WATCH: After Ramadi, What Options Does U.S. Have for ISIS Fight in Iraq?
WASHINGTON — (CNN) U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s remarks that the Iraqi military “showed no will to fight” during the fall of the key city of Ramadi to ISIS have deepened...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2015

ISIS Executes 262, As It Takes Ancient Syrian City of Palmyra, Group Says
DAMASCUS, SYRIA — (CNN) When ISIS captures a city, the bloodshed is hardly over, as the militants summarily execute captive fighters and residents by the dozens. In Syria, they have killed more ...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2015

WATCH: Israel Cries Foul Over FIFA Suspension Talk
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND — (CNN) FIFA President Sepp Blatter is trying to broker a deal between the Palestinian Football Association and the Israel Football Association ahead of this week’s FIF...
Syndicated Author May 25, 2015
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