Category Archives: WMAL News Now

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The Episcopal Church, long the church of the establishment in the United States, has been suspended by the international Anglican Communion over its acceptance of same-sex mar...

TEHRAN — (CNN) The two U.S. Navy boats seized by Iran with 10 sailors on board were within three miles of Iran’s Farsi Island when the Iranians took them, according to a U.S. defense offic...

LONDON — (CNN) The biggest burglary in English legal history — that’s what prosecutors called the Hatton Garden raid, where more than $20 million worth of jewelry and valuables were ...

LISBON — (CNN) The National Hurricane Center has upgraded a storm brewing in the Atlantic Ocean to hurricane status, a rarity both given its timing and strength. Hurricane Alex is located 490 mi...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to his Iranian counterpart, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, at least five times Tuesday while U.S. Navy sailors were in Iranian custo...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Donald Trump’s Texas state director has left the Republican front-runner’s campaign, a Trump spokeswoman confirmed to CNN on Wednesday. Hope Hicks declined to say ...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Al Jazeera America will shut down on April 30 after a little more than two years on the air. The news was announced at a sudden staff-wide meeting on Wednesday afternoon. The ...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Scores of rescuers worked into the night Wednesday looking for victims of an avalanche that struck in the French Alps, killing three people after overwhelming students and a U...

NEW YORK — (CNN) When will it end? If a winner isn’t drawn on Wednesday night, the Powerball jackpot will grow to $2 billion, with a cash value of $1.24 billion. Powerball told CNNMoney vi...

LOS ANGELES — (CNN) It’s official: The Rams are leaving St. Louis and going back to Los Angeles, and there’s a chance the San Diego Chargers will be right behind them. There definite...