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China ignores Trump’s Hormuz request as the Iran war deepens and his Beijing trip slips 03/17/2026 10:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — China won't help the United States reopen the Strait of Hormuz as requested by President Donald Trump, but it is probably welcoming the delay in Trump's highly anticipated trip to Beijing as the U.S. risks getting bogged down in the Middle East, analysts say. The latest developme Juliana Stratton wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Illinois primary election 03/17/2026 10:39pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Juliana Stratton wins Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Illinois primary election. LaMelo Ball has 30 points and 13 assists as Hornets beat short-handed Heat 136-106 03/17/2026 10:36pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball had 30 points and 13 assists, and the Charlotte Hornets pulled away in a huge fourth quarter to beat the short-handed Miami Heat 136-106 on Tuesday night. Coby White scored 24 points off the bench and rookie Kon Knueppel added 22 as Charlotte (35-34) won for the Daniel Biss wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Illinois' 9th Congressional District 03/17/2026 10:36pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Daniel Biss wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Illinois' 9th Congressional District. World Tour Miami Open Results 03/17/2026 10:27pm • Tuesday At Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens Purse: $9,415,725 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor MIAMI GARDENS (AP) _ Results Tuesday from Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium (seedings in parentheses): Men's Singles Qualification Ignacio Buse (1), Peru, def. Coleman Wong (21), Hong Kong, China, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. Ar NCAA Men's Div. II Basketball Tournament Glance 03/17/2026 10:26pm • All Times EDT First Round Friday, March 13 West Region At campus sites Cal St. East Bay 83, Cal Poly Humboldt 64 Cal St. Dom. Hills 69, Alas. Anchorage 58 Saint Martin's 75, Hawaii Pacific 68 Point Loma 76, Northwest Nazarene 61 Saturday, March 14 Atlantic Region Gannon 83, Charleston (W.Va.) 58 Cal Gunman killed and employee hospitalized after a shooting at a Georgia VA clinic, police say 03/17/2026 10:21pm • JASPER, Ga. (AP) — There was a shooting Tuesday at a Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in a small town at the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains in Georgia, and the gunman was shot and killed, police said. A Veterans Affairs employee was taken by helicopter to a hospital after the gunfire Tuesda Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Virginia Cash Pop 03/17/2026 10:20pm • The winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing of the "Virginia Cash Pop" game were: 11 (eleven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets Josh Hart scores 33 as the Knicks beat the Pacers 136-110 for a fourth straight win 03/17/2026 10:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Hart scored a season-high 33 points on 12-of-13 shooting including 5 of 5 from 3-point range to lead the New York Knicks over the Indiana Pacers 136-110 on Tuesday night. OG Anunoby scored 26 points and Karl Anthony Towns added 22 points and 11 rebounds in the Knicks' fourth s Melissa Bean wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Illinois' 8th Congressional District 03/17/2026 10:17pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Melissa Bean wins Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Illinois' 8th Congressional District. Caufield’s 40th of season the winner as Canadiens top Bruins 3-2 in overtime 03/17/2026 10:09pm • MONTREAL (AP) — Cole Caufield scored 4:38 into overtime as the Montreal Canadiens edged the Boston Bruins 3-2 in a rivalry matchup Tuesday night. Caufield tapped a pass from Nick Suzuki into the back of the net for his 40th of the season, becoming the first Canadien to reach the mark since Vincent Howard gets its first March Madness win, holding off UMBC 86-83 in the First Four 03/17/2026 10:08pm • DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Bryce Harris had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and he sank a turnaround jumper with 13 seconds remaining that sent Howard to its first NCAA Tournament victory in program history, 86-83 over UMBC in the First Four on Tuesday night. Ose Okojie scored a career-high 23 points to lead Charlie Coyle's 4-point night leads the Blue Jackets to a 5-1 win over the Hurricanes 03/17/2026 09:59pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Charlie Coyle had a goal and three assists, Danton Heinen scored his 100th career goal and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 on Tuesday night. Mason Marchment, Denton Mateychuk and Mathieu Olivier also scored for Columbus, which has gotten points in Gilgeous-Alexander scores 40 in Thunder's 10th straight win, 113-108 over Magic 03/17/2026 09:58pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 40 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Orlando Magic 113-108 Tuesday night for their 10th straight win. Chet Holmgren added 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Thunder and Ajay Mitchell had 16 points, five of them during a mid-fourth quar Paraguay becomes final South American country to approve Mercosur-European Union trade deal 03/17/2026 09:57pm • SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Paraguay on Tuesday became the latest and final South American country to ratify the landmark free trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, which will establish one of the world’s largest free trade zones. The European Commission, the EU’s executive branc