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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. UP FIRST 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. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Live updates: Trump says ‘someone from within’ Iranian government may be best choice to take power Israel steps up airstrikes in Tehran, as Iran widens its response across the region Israel sends troops into southern Lebanon as Hezbollah says it is ready for ‘open war’ Dow drops as stocks sell off around the world on war worries The price of a gallon of gas spiked overnight in the U.S., and drivers overseas are filling up tanks What China’s response to the US attack on Iran says about its foreign policy War with Iran strains the US-UK relationship as Starmer and Trump disagree Satellite images show damage to Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility Iranian strikes on Amazon data centers highlight industry’s vulnerability to physical disasters Some travelers stranded in Dubai are paying huge sums for private charter flights out

TOP STORIES 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. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Under tough questioning in a Senate hearing, Noem blames ‘violent protesters’ for Minneapolis chaos Judge nixes latest policy requiring 7 days’ notice for Congress members to visit ICE facilities  Testy exchanges over immigration cases highlight growing confrontations between judges and DOJ National Guard deployment in New Orleans extended for six months Federal court rejects Trump administration attempt to slow tariff refund process NY attorney general demands hospital resume gender-affirming treatment for trans youth Justice Department lawyer says concert ticket industry is broken because of Ticketmaster Former Trump Cabinet secretary Ryan Zinke won’t seek reelection to a Montana US House seat Live updates: Midterm primary voters head to the polls in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas It’s election season again. This is why and how AP calls races across the country Watch the results come in: March 3, 2026 elections 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. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ WATCH: Jurors find father of alleged Georgia school shooter guilty of all charges in less than two hours

ADVERTISEMENT IN OTHER NEWS 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) Worm moon: Photos of a blood-red moon and total lunar eclipse ‘Another miracle on the Hudson’: Small plane makes emergency landing in frigid Hudson River and the 2 people aboard swim to safety Detroit: Man whose confession to 1999 murder was coerced by rogue cop has conviction overturned Ohio River venue: 1 of 2 men arrested in the Cincinnati nightclub shooting arraigned on charges South Sudan: 26 Doctors without Borders workers remain unaccounted for a month after attacks ‘Extremist’ designation: Russia bans a prominent LGBTQ+ rights group General election: Haiti opens registration for what would be the 1st election in a decade From box office bomb to media powerhouse: Skydance’s 20-year rise to overtake Paramount, Warner Bros WATCH: AP interview: Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett on ‘The Mountain’ and building the Gorillaz TRENDING Photographer Krystle Hickman photographs wild bees as desert sunflowers blanket the valley floor at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in San Diego County, Calif., in February. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) A California photographer is on a quest to photograph hundreds of native bees In the arid, cracked desert ground in Southern California, a tiny bee pokes its head out of a hole no larger than the tip of a crayon. Krystle Hickman crouches over with her specialized camera fitted to capture the minute details of the bee’s antennae and fuzzy behind. Of the roughly 4,000 types of bees native to North America, Hickman has photographed over 300. For about 20 of them, she’s the first to ever photograph them alive.

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