Category Archives: WMAL News Now

Shaun White Saves Best Run Of His Life For Last; Wins Halfpipe Gold
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) - Snowboarding at the Olympics turned 20 this year, and there's a good chance that in another two decades, people will still be talking about the contest that went down i...
Syndicated Author Feb 14, 2018

The Senate’s Immigration Debate Stumbles – But Is Progress Still Being Made?
WASHINGTON — A much-anticipated Senate debate on immigration this week seemed to stutter even before it began Tuesday, as negotiations devolved into a fight about process and a healthy round of ...
Syndicated Author Feb 14, 2018

Letter to Donald Trump Jr. says, ‘You’re an Awful Person’
NEW YORK (AP) – A law enforcement official says a letter with a white powder sent to Donald Trump Jr. at his mother-in-law’s New York City home read, “You’re an awful pe...
Syndicated Author Feb 13, 2018

Second Federal Judge Blocks Move to End DACA
(CNN) — A second federal judge Tuesday has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis of the U...
Syndicated Author Feb 13, 2018

UPDATE: Off-Duty Chicago Police Officer Fatally Shot
5:30 PM EST UPDATE: CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s police chief says a high-ranking member of the department has died after being shot at a state government building downtown. Superintend...
Syndicated Author Feb 13, 2018

A School Catches Flak for Telling Girls They Can’t Say No if a Boy Asks Them to Dance
(CNN) — Sometimes the best of intentions have unintended consequences. Kanesville Elementary School in Ogden, Utah, holds a sixth-grade dance on Valentine’s Day each year. The dance...
Syndicated Author Feb 13, 2018

Man Found Dead by Police in his Home, Had Been Deceased for Multiple Years
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Police in Newport News found a man in his home Saturday that had been deceased for multiple years, in the Lee’s Mills Homes community at the 400 block of Rivers R...
Syndicated Author Feb 13, 2018

US Intelligence Boss: Security Clearances are ‘Broken’
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Trump administration’s intelligence chief says the government’s background checks system is “broken” and must be completely overhauled.Dan Coa...
Syndicated Author Feb 13, 2018

Pentagon Asks For Major Budget Hike Amid Russia, China, N. Korea Threats
WASHINGTON — Citing increasing threats from China and Russia, the Pentagon is asking for a major boost in military spending for 2019, requesting Congress approve a budget of $686 billion —...
Syndicated Author Feb 13, 2018

Parents Sue To Block Transgendered Teen From Receiving Hormones
CINCINNATI — An Ohio court will decide the fate of a transgender teen who is in what the judge describes as a “gut-wrenching situation.” The 17-year-old identifies as a boy. Neither ...
Syndicated Author Feb 13, 2018
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