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    How the Iran war and surging oil prices are affecting consumers at the gas pump and beyond
    As the price of crude oil surpassed $110 a barrel Monday, reaching heights not seen since 2022, consumers were feeling the effects of the Iran war and its damage to worldwide energy production.
    A person fills their car with gas as fuel prices at a gas station are displayed behind them, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Baltimore.
    Maryland native says she escaped Qatar with help of Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz
    Stuck in Qatar after the U.S. and Israel launched attacks against Iran, Anjali Sharma says she finally found a way to her cousin’s wedding in India, with help from Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz.
    Anjali Sharma, a 26-year-old who grew up in Owings Mills, has been stranded in Doha, Qatar since Feb. 28. She was in the country on a 24 hour stopover on her way to India to attend a family wedding.
    Energy prices soar to levels not seen in years as Iran names new supreme leader and digs in
    Oil prices spiked near $120 per barrel before falling back Monday as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East and pummeling financial markets.
    Fuel prices are displayed at a gas station as cars drive by in Baltimore.
    Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father as supreme leader
    Mojtaba Khamenei had long been considered a contender for Iran's supreme leader, even before an Israeli strike killed his father. U.S. President Donald Trump had called the possible selection of the younger Khamenei unacceptable.
    Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, attends the annual Quds, or Jerusalem Day rally in Tehran, Iran, on May 31, 2019.
    Israeli strikes pound Iran and Lebanon as US warns attacks will intensify
    There was no sign of the war letting up on its seventh day, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned the U.S. air campaign against Iran would “surge dramatically.”
    Flames and smoke rise from Israeli airstrikes on Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon.
    Owings Mills native stranded in Qatar during US war against Iran
    Anjali Sharma’s predicament is just one of thousands experienced by Americans in the war-torn region, leaving them largely trapped because of a lack of commercial flights home.
    Anjali Sharma, a 26-year-old who grew up in Owings Mills, has been stranded in Doha, Qatar since Feb. 28. She was in the country on a 24 hour stopover on her way to India to attend a family wedding.
    US-Israeli strikes intensify as Iran vows to destroy Mideast infrastructure
    Israel and the U.S. intensified their bombardment of Iran’s security forces and other symbols of power Wednesday.
    Workers remove the rubble of a police facility struck during the U.S.–Israeli military campaign in Tehran.
    Israel steps up airstrikes as Iran widens its response across the region
    The United States and Israel pounded Iran with airstrikes in what President Donald Trump suggested was just the start of a relentless campaign that could last more than a month.
    Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut.
    War in the Mideast widens as Trump says strikes on Iran could last several weeks
    The war in the Middle East spiraled further Monday as Israel and the United States pounded Iran in a campaign that U.S. President Donald Trump said would likely take several weeks.
    Flames and smoke rise from Israeli airstrikes on Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon.
    Stocks slip and oil prices leap as war in Middle East raises worries about high inflation
    Oil prices climbed, and stock markets slipped Monday as investors and households got the first chance to see what the war in the Middle East could mean for their finances.
    A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
    3 US troops killed and 5 seriously wounded during Iran attacks, military says
    Three American service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded during the U.S. attacks on Iran, the military announced Sunday.
    This image provided by U.S. Central Command shows an F/A-18E Super Hornet preparing to launch from the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.
    US, Israel pound Iran as Trump signals willingness to talk to new leadership after Khamenei’s death
    Iran vowed revenge Sunday after the killing of its supreme leader and traded strikes with Israel as part of a widening war prompted by a surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment a day earlier.
    A motorcycle drives past a picture of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei along an empty street in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026, following the confirmed death of Khamenei in U.S. and Israeli strikes.
    Hutzell: 50 years after I met an Iranian named Fred, Trump’s attack begins
    COLUMN | As the U.S. and Israel hurled missiles and bombs at Iran on Saturday — and as the Islamic Republic retaliated — I wondered what the young exchange student I met a lifetime ago would say.
    A group of demonstrators wave Iranian flags in support of the government and against U.S. and Israeli strikes in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
    UMBC graduate returns to the US after going missing in the Philippines
    Chantal Anicoche, 24, had been in military custody in the Philippines.
    Chantal Anicoche, a 24-year-old graduate from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, went to the Philippines on December 2025 to learn about indigenous communities in Mindoro. No one has heard from her since the Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted a military attack on the region. She is currently in military custody.
    Trump’s Greenland threats spark outrage from EU and test longtime NATO alliance
    President Donald Trump ’s pledge to provoke a sweeping tariff fight with Europe to get his way in taking control of Greenland has left many of America’s closest allies warning of a rupture.
    Reporters raise their hands as President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026.
    Top EU official questions Trump’s trustworthiness over Greenland tariff threat
    The European Union’s top official on Tuesday described President Donald Trump’s planned new tariffs over Greenland as “a mistake” and called into question Trump’s trustworthiness.
    President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen talks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
    What happened to former UMBC student Chantal Anicoche in the Philippines?
    Strangers and friends alike gathered at the Meyerhoff Building at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County to write letters and share Anicoche’s story in hopes the attention will help bring her home.
    Chantal Anicoche, a 24-year-old graduate from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, went to the Philippines on December 2025 to learn about indigenous communities in Mindoro. No one has heard from her since the Armed Forces of the Philippines conducted a military attack on the region. She is currently in military custody.
    Trump says anything less than having Greenland in the United States’ hands is ‘unacceptable’
    President Donald Trump said Wednesday that NATO should help the U.S. acquire Greenland and anything less than American control is unacceptable, hours before Vice President JD Vance was to host Danish and Greenlandic officials for talks.
    A boat travels at the sea inlet in Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
    Maduro’s viral tracksuit has ties to Maryland
    Although there is some debate about the validity of the Maduro image, it hasn’t changed the fact that it has thrust Maryland’s fashion community into the international spotlight.
    Maduro says ‘I was captured’ as he pleads not guilty on drug trafficking charges
    As a criminal defendant in the U.S. legal system, Maduro will have the same rights as any other person accused of a crime.
    An armored vehicle carrying Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores arrives at Manhattan Federal Court, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in New York.
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