Category Archives: WMAL News Now

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has a telling hit list.The veto threats that he's issued over the last three weeks are a microcosm of American politics, representing the roiling is...

TOKYO (AP) — Militants affiliated with the Islamic State group have posted an online warning that the "countdown has begun" for the group to kill a pair of Japanese hostages.The postin...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's new king promised Friday to continue the policies of his predecessors in a nationally televised speech, taking control of the kingdom after the de...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi state TV says King Abdullah, the powerful U.S. ally who joined Washington's fight against al-Qaida and sought to modernize the ultraconservative Muslim kin...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The two men most responsible for delivering wins for the New England Patriots both said Thursday they have no explanation for how footballs used to reach the Super Bowl ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Following incidents in which airliners vanished, U.S. accident investigators recommended Thursday that all passenger planes making long flights over water carry improved techno...

HAVANA (AP) — The United States and Cuba made progress Thursday toward restoring diplomatic ties and embassies as promised by their leaders, even as key officials warned that re-establishing nor...

TOKYO (AP) — Lacking strong clout and diplomatic reach in the Middle East, Japan scrambled Thursday for ways to secure the release of two hostages held by the Islamic State group, as two people ...

Congressman Gerry Connolly released a statement Wednesday following the NTSB/WMATA briefing to the DC area Congressional Delegation on the Metro smoke incident of January 12, 2015. Below is the s...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid will undergo surgery on his right eye next week after doctors determined it is a "necessary step to assist in recovering full vision&qu...