Category Archives: WMAL News Now

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The number of pregnant women in the United States reported to have the Zika virus has more than tripled, increasing from 48 to 157, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevent...

  WASHINGTON — (CNN) John Berry, the founding member of the Beastie Boys and the person who came up with the groundbreaking hip hop group’s name, has died. He was 52. Berry died Thurs...

BAGDHAD — (CNN) Iraqi forces declared the town of Rutbah “secure” from ISIS, a conclusion the United States agrees with, according to spokesman Col. Steve Warren of the U.S.-led coal...

BALTIMORE — (CNN) A judge deciding the fate of one of six officers charged in the Freddie Gray case on Thursday challenged prosecutors’ claim that the takedown and subsequent arrest of Gra...

CAMBRIDGE, MA — (CNN) The Chinese government cranks out 488 million fake social media posts a year in an effort to divert attention away from sensitive issues, a new study estimates.The research...

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ — (CNN) When Donald Trump stepped on stage Thursday night, the event had all the makings of a normal Trump rally, but the podium read “New Jersey” instead of “...

[Breaking news alert, posted at 5:21 a.m. ET on Friday]Egyptian armed forces say they found debris from EgyptAir Flight 804 in the Mediterranean on Friday, according to military spokesman Brig. Gen. M...

Caroline Tucker WMAL.com WASHINGTON – (WMAL) – Metro’s ‘SafeTrack’ plan will go into effect on June 4th. The final plan released on Thursday will mean reduced service on ...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The Oklahoma state legislature has passed a bill that would criminalize abortion procedures in the state. According to the language of the bill, anyone who is found to have pe...

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Debris found in the Mediterranean Sea “does not come from a plane,” Athanasios Binis, the head of the Greek air safety authority, told Agence France-Presse. He tol...