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The Associated Press 2025-26 women's college basketball All-America teams 03/18/2026 12:25pm • The Associated Press 2025-26 All-America women’s basketball team with statistics through regular-season and conference tournaments: First Team Sarah Strong, UConn, Sophomore; Durham, North Carolina: 18.5 points, 7.6 rebounds, 60.1 field goal% (31 first-place votes, 155 points(asterisk)) Mikayla Bl Two big explosions heard in Saudi capital 03/18/2026 12:22pm • RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Two big explosions heard in Saudi capital. Penn State favored for a fifth straight NCAA Division I men's wrestling title 03/18/2026 12:17pm • Penn State is out to claim an elusive fifth straight NCAA Division I men’s wrestling title this weekend. The Nittany Lions have won four straight championships three times under coach Cael Sanderson, including the current run. He said the pressure to win a 13th title overall and make this the long Winds, blizzards and triple-digit heat put over half of the US in the path of extreme weather 03/18/2026 12:08pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — From a surprising heatwave in California to blizzards burying parts of the Midwest and storms rolling into the East Coast, chaotic weather on Monday put more than half the nation’s population in the path of extreme conditions. Airport delays and cancellations piled up in some o Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes repeats as champion of the grueling Iditarod sled dog race 03/18/2026 12:07pm • NOME, Alaska (AP) — Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes cruised to a repeat victory in the Iditarod, the roughly 1,000-mile (1,609-kilometer) sled dog race in Alaska. Holmes guided his dog team across the finish line Tuesday night in the old Gold Rush town of Nome, a Bering Sea coastal community, A new US trade deal with Indonesia secures fossil fuels and access to critical minerals 03/18/2026 12:07pm • HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A new trade pact between Indonesia and the United States has recast their economic ties, binding Jakarta’s resource wealth and energy future more closely to Washington’s strategic needs. Indonesia agreed to widen access for U.S. investors in critical minerals, boost its p UConn teammates Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd headline AP All-America first team 03/18/2026 11:54am • Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd helped UConn to an undefeated season heading into March Madness. The pair became the first teammates in six years to make The Associated Press All-America team. It's the 10th time that teammates have made the first team, seven of those involving UConn players. The last pai UConn's Strong and Fudd headline AP All-America team, joined by Vanderbilt’s Blakes, Texas' Madison Booker, UCLA’s Betts 03/18/2026 11:51am • NEW YORK (AP) — UConn's Strong and Fudd headline AP All-America team, joined by Vanderbilt’s Blakes, Texas' Madison Booker, UCLA’s Betts. Annapolis minister becomes social media sensation 03/18/2026 11:51am • Throughout March, WTOP is celebrating Women’s History Month. Join us on-air and online as we honor the achievements of women in the D.C. region. It was a year ago when Rev. Zina Jacque, the interim pastor at Broadneck Baptist Church in Annapolis, Maryland, posted her first video on Instagr Afghanistan announces a temporary pause in fighting against Pakistan ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr 03/18/2026 11:43am • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan announces a temporary pause in fighting against Pakistan ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Argentina pushes forward with bid for men's Rugby World Cup in South America in 2035 03/18/2026 11:34am • BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina is fronting a South American bid to host the men's Rugby World Cup in 2035. 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It happened on the Beltway Inner Loop at Interstate 95 just before 9:15 a.m., according to a social media post from Prince George's County Fire and EMS. Fire officials confirmed one