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Head priest of Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh accused of stealing baseball cards from Walmart 03/11/2026 03:45pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — The head priest and dean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in downtown Pittsburgh is facing charges after being accused of stealing more than $1,000 in baseball cards from a Walmart. The Very Rev. Aidan Smith was arrested Feb. 27 by police just after leaving the Walmart in Economy B Czechs won't meet NATO defense spending target under populist leader BabiÅ¡ 03/11/2026 03:34pm • PRAGUE (AP) — Czech Republic lawmakers on Wednesday approved a 2026 budget that falls short of a NATO target for defense spending, despite pressure from the United States and the country's own president. The legislators loyal to the new government of populist Prime Minister Andrej BabiÅ¡, voted 10 Otega Oweh scores 23, hits late jumper, and Kentucky beats LSU 87-82 to open the SEC Tournament 03/11/2026 03:04pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Otega Oweh scored 23 points, including a key jumper with 1:12 remaining, and Brandon Garrison added 17 points off the bench as No. 9 seed Kentucky beat 16th-seeded LSU 87-82 on Wednesday in the opening game of the SEC Tournament. Kentucky (20-12) advances to play No. 8 seed Salem Communications: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 03/11/2026 03:02pm • IRVING, Texas (AP) — IRVING, Texas (AP) — Salem Communications Corp. (SALM) on Wednesday reported a loss of $7.6 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Irving, Texas-based company said it had a loss of 24 cents. The multimedia company posted revenue of $55.5 million in the peri AP WAS THERE: Kobe Bryant scores 81 points 03/11/2026 02:59pm • EDITOR'S NOTE: When Kobe Bryant scored 81 points for the Los Angeles Lakers on Jan. 22, 2006, against the Toronto Raptors, it was the second-most points scored by a player in NBA history. The record was set by Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 100 points on March 2, 1962, against the New York Knicks. Mia Inflation held steady last month, but that was before the attack on Iran sent energy costs soaring 03/11/2026 02:55pm • KANSAS CITY (AP) — Inflation remained stubbornly elevated last month as gas prices rose, but it's a snapshot of consumer prices before a U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran sent energy costs soaring. Consumer prices rose 2.4% in February compared with a year earlier, the Labor Department said Wednesday, Astros All-Star closer Josh Hader to start season on 15-day injured list, will miss opening day 03/11/2026 02:52pm • WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Houston Astros All-Star closer Josh Hader will begin the season on the 15-day injured list, manager Joe Espada told reporters Wednesday. Hader, who dealt with biceps tendinitis while throwing bullpen sessions in the offseason, didn't pitch after Aug. 8 last year becau Barcelona fan goes to wrong stadium in England and misses Champions League match 03/11/2026 02:52pm • EXETER, England (AP) — A Barcelona fan who planned to attend his team's Champions League game at Newcastle ended up 360 miles away at third-tier Exeter City after going to the wrong stadium. The Spaniard traveled southwest from London to Exeter's St James Park — rather than north to Newcastle's Tracing the US military's learning curve on fighting Iran's drones: What to know 03/11/2026 02:50pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Iran war quickly tested America's ability to combat the swarms of cheap drones that have become a staple of the modern battlefield after Ukraine and Russia demonstrated how effective they could be. The Islamic Republic launched so many drones across the region at once that s Steve Tisch, siblings request transfer of their stakes in Giants to children's trusts, per NFL memo 03/11/2026 02:48pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York Giants co-owners Steve, Laurie and Jonathan Tisch want to transfer their shares of the NFL club to their children’s trusts, according to a league memo that was obtained by The Associated Press. According to the memo, the Tisch siblings would move the remaining 23.1% of Republican Jeannie LaCroix elected Woodbridge District supervisor 03/11/2026 02:41pm • Republican Jeannie LaCroix was elected to the Prince William Board of County Supervisors' Woodbridge District seat Tuesday in an upset victory, reducing the board's Democratic majority to 5-3. LaCroix, a longtime Woodbridge resident and local businesswoman, prevailed with a plurality of the just Iran war has blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a vital oil choke point. Reopening it is a big challenge 03/11/2026 02:38pm • PARIS (AP) — Gasoline prices are rising largely because of the Iran war's impact on the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial passageway for oil and gas from the Persian Gulf. The waterway off Iran's coast, now effectively closed, is so vital for the global economy that governments are working on blueprints NCAA tourney selection committee will not let travel concerns dictate bracketing or seeding of field 03/11/2026 02:33pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee has enough to sift through this weekend without playing air traffic controller. The 12 committee members will spend the next four days working up the eagerly anticipated 68-team bracket by following the same basic principles the panel alw Women's College Basketball Scores 03/11/2026 02:30pm • Wednesday, Mar. 11 TOURNAMENT Conference USA Quarterfinal Louisiana Tech 72, Delaware 43 Mid American Quarterfinal Miami (OH) 65, Kent State 58 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Quarterfinal Howard 75, South Carolina State 43 Southland Semifinal McNeese 67, UT Rio Grande Valley 52 Southwestern Athleti Koch, Stirtz key in 21-0 run, send Iowa to 75-64 win over Maryland in Big Ten Tournament's 2nd round 03/11/2026 02:25pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Cooper Koch scored a career-high 19 points, Bennett Stirtz added 17 and the pair fueled a run of 21 straight points to help send Iowa to a 75-64 win over Maryland in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday. Koch made 5 of 8 3-point attempts and Stirtz had eight as