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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 Many in Egypt struggle as the costs of a distant war drive up prices in local markets 03/18/2026 11:26am • CAIRO (AP) — Sayyed Ragheb was already struggling to keep his family afloat, earning less than $100 a month. Now he fears it will get even worse after Egypt hiked fuel prices because of the Iran war. The father of four school-age children works day-to-day in cafes and sometimes in construction. Wi US to demand bonds of up to $15,000 for visa applications from 12 more countries 03/18/2026 11:24am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it is adding 12 countries to an expanding list of nations whose citizens must post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply for U.S. visas. Effective April 2, passport holders from Cambodia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Grenada, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mongolia, Mozambique, Ni North Carolina's Wilson, Texas Tech's Toppin among the missing stars in the NCAA Tournament 03/18/2026 11:19am • Top-ranked Duke earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament behind star freshman Cameron Boozer and an overpowering inside game. But as the Blue Devils embark on what they hope will be a deep March Madness run, coach Jon Scheyer is having to make some adjustments with two key players dealin 'Mother Bruin' brings support as the UCLA women open March Madness 03/18/2026 11:17am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s an hour before tipoff and Patti Close takes her usual seat near the UCLA bench. Mother Bruin is in the house, ready to cheer on the team coached by her daughter, Cori Close. That reassuring presence is felt whenever the players take the floor. The next game is Saturday, w What to know about the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway essential for global energy supply 03/18/2026 11:03am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Strait of Hormuz is a small strip of water connecting the Persian Gulf to the world’s oceans, and it has become a big problem for the global economy. On a typical day, ships carrying about a fifth of the world’s oil sail out of the Gulf through the narrow Israel says three private aircraft were damaged in recent days by fragments of Iranian missiles that were intercepted 03/18/2026 11:01am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says three private aircraft were damaged in recent days by fragments of Iranian missiles that were intercepted. Rwanda seeks $134 million from the UK in arbitration over scrapped refugee deal 03/18/2026 10:57am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Rwanda told a panel of international arbitrators Wednesday that Britain still owes it 100 million pounds ($134 million) under a contentious refugee resettlement deal that Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped immediately after taking office in 2024. The 2022 deal struc Decades after a Florida canal project was abandoned, advocates are trying to reunite 3 rivers 03/18/2026 10:56am • PALATKA, Fla. (AP) — It was supposed to be Florida's version of the Panama Canal — a shortcut for boats to pass through the middle of the state from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf instead of navigating around the peninsula. But work on the Cross Florida Barge Canal was stopped in 1971 over envir