Category Archives: WMAL News Now

FDA Vows To Combat High Drug Prices and Companies ‘Gaming The System’
WASHINGTON — Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said he will do everything “within my lane” to combat high drug prices and that he sees drug companies “ga...
Syndicated Author Feb 16, 2018

Supreme Court To Meet Behind Closed Doors To Discuss DACA
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors Friday to decide whether to take up a lower court opinion that temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to end the D...
Syndicated Author Feb 16, 2018

From Thrill Of Victory To Agony Of Defeat: Shiffrin Whiffs In Slalom
PYEONGCHANG — Less than 24 hours after her triumph in the giant slalom came a reminder that Olympic titles do not come easily, not even for phenomenal talents like Mikaela Shiffrin.The 22-year-o...
Syndicated Author Feb 16, 2018

FLORIDA SHOOTINGS LATEST: Funerals, Investigations, Grief
PARKLAND, FL — Holding candles and each other, community members in Parkland, Florida, gathered Thursday night to honor the 17 people who were gunned down at the local high school.As parents pre...
Syndicated Author Feb 16, 2018

Trump-Friendly NY Post Asks President To Act On Gun Control
NEW YORK — The New York Post is using Friday’s cover to send a message to President Trump following the school shooting that took place in Parkland, Florida, on Wednesday. The message? ...
Syndicated Author Feb 16, 2018

China Increases Its Vast Holdings Of U.S. Government Debt
NEW YORK — America’s biggest foreign creditor is opening its wallet wider.China’s holdings of U.S. government debt swelled to $1.18 trillion by the end of 2017, up $127 billion from ...
Syndicated Author Feb 16, 2018

Trump Inaugural Committee Pays $26 Million To Firm Founded By First Lady’s Friend
WASHINGTON — A firm founded by a senior adviser to first lady Melania Trump was paid close to $26 million to plan events around President Donald Trump’s first inauguration, tax documents p...
Syndicated Author Feb 15, 2018

Steve Bannon Says White House Advised Him To Invoke Executive Privilege
WASHINGTON — Steve Bannon told the House Intelligence Committee that he had been instructed by the White House to invoke executive privilege on behalf of President Donald Trump, declining to ans...
Syndicated Author Feb 15, 2018

Obama Calls for ‘Common-Sense Gun Safety Laws’ After Florida School Shooting
Chicago, IL. — In the wake of the Florida high school shooting, former President Barack Obama is calling for legislative action on gun control, saying it’s “long overdue.” R...
Syndicated Author Feb 15, 2018

World’s First Human Case of H7N4 Avian Flu Reported in China
CHINA — The first human case of the H7N4 strain of avian influenza has been reported in China, Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection announced Wednesday. A 68-year-old woman living in J...
Syndicated Author Feb 15, 2018
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