Category Archives: WMAL News Now

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Former American prisoner of war Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is asking President Barack Obama to grant him a pardon for charges he faces after leaving his post in Afghanistan in 20...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) President-elect Donald Trump met on Monday with Al Gore — one of the most vocal advocates of fighting climate change.Before the meeting, Trump spokesman Jason Miller tol...

John Matthews WMAL.com RALEIGH, NC — (WMAL) North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory released a video Monday, in which he conceded the November election to Democrat challenger Roy Cooper, the state&#...

By Ahiza Garcia WASHINGTON — (CNN) It’s official: MLB uniforms are getting new branding. The league announced on Monday that it signed a 10-year deal with Under Armour and Fanatics. Under ...

By Ben Westcott PEARL HARBOR, Hi.– (CNN) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on Monday he would visit Pearl Harbor in late December with US President Barack Obama, just over 75 years af...

By David Wright WASHINGTON — (CNN) Dr. Ben Carson will be nominated as the next secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Trump transition team announced Monday. “I...

John Matthews WMAL.com GLENDALE, AZ — (WMAL) The Redskins spent much of the second half Sunday trading leads with Arizona before ultimately falling, 31 – 23, but coach Jay Gruden was most ...

CANNON BALL, ND — (CNN) Celebrations, tears of joy, chanting and drumming rang out among thousands of protesters at the Standing Rock site after the Army Corp of Engineers announced it will look...

OAKLAND — (CNN) Oakland authorities have already deemed the fire at an warehouse cum arts space to be one of the city’s deadliest blazes ever. But the death toll is expected to rise as inv...

Maria LeafWMAL.comWASHINGTON — (WMAL) The bad news: Ongoing issues with the Washington Monument Elevator are going to keep it closed for the next couple of years.There is good news today, as fun...