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By Amy Langfield
March 03, 2026
By Amy Langfield
March 03, 2026
Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu takes a gamble on American support; the Trump administration reverses course after abandoning law firm executive orders and pursues a fight; and a father who gave a gun to the Georgia school shooting suspect for Christmas is convicted of 2nd-degree murder.
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, in December, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Netanyahu takes a gamble on American support for Israel with the war against Iran
Throughout his political career, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has steered his country along two pillars of foreign policy: an ironclad partnership with the United States and a relentless diplomatic and covert battle against the rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Now, with Israel and the U.S. in a joint war against Iran’s leadership, those two strategic paths risk clashing with each other. By enlisting the U.S. in what he views as Israel’s existential battle against Iran, Netanyahu is taking a gamble that could open up the relationship to the strain of a war with far-reaching consequences. Read more.
After abandoning law firm executive orders, Trump administration reverses course and pursues fight
A day after abandoning its efforts to enforce executive orders that targeted some of the world’s most elite law firms, President Donald Trump’s administration abruptly reversed course on Tuesday and said it would proceed with the court fight. Read more.
Father who gave gun to Georgia school shooting suspect for Christmas is guilty of 2nd-degree murder
A Georgia man who gave his teenage son the gun he’s accused of using to kill two students and two teachers at a high school was convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday. Read more.
The Worm Moon sets behind the Monument of the Salamis Fighters, also known as Salaminomachoi, on Tuesday on Salamina island, Greece, honoring the ancient Greeks who died in the naval Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
