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How common are fireballs streaking across the sky? 03/18/2026 12:45pm • The Earth is under assault. Space rocks are constantly hurtling toward us, slamming into the atmosphere and often exploding into fireballs that both delight and alarm. Thankfully, the vast majority cause no damage because they are pulverized into dust or small chunks by the journey to Earth. A fir Betr Promo Code WTOP: Claim $200 Bonus for NBA, March Madness Picks (March 18) 03/18/2026 12:36pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Sign up with our latest Betr promo code WTOP to receive a new welcome offer in time for March Madness. All new DFS users can create a UNICEF says it's investigating Israel’s allegations of smuggled tobacco in a Gaza aid shipment 03/18/2026 12:34pm • CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — UNICEF on Wednesday said it was launching an investigation into Israel’s allegation that tobacco products were smuggled into Gaza in one of the U.N. agency’s aid shipments heading to the territory. COGAT, the Israeli military body in charge of facilitating aid to Gaza, said What to know about the Jones Act as the Trump administration unveils a 60-day waiver 03/18/2026 12:31pm • NEW YORK (AP) — As the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran continues to upend energy markets and supply chains worldwide, the Trump administration says it will temporarily waive maritime shipping requirements under a more than century-old law known as the Jones Act. The Jones Act requires that good Louisville rules out guard Mikel Brown Jr. for first 2 NCAA Tournament games because of back issue 03/18/2026 12:26pm • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Louisville will open the NCAA Tournament without star freshman Mikel Brown Jr. because of a nagging back injury, the school announced Wednesday. Besides Brown missing Louisville’s first-round game against South Florida on Thursday, the Cardinals said the guard would not be a 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.