March 3, 2026 3:21 pm
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel stepped up airstrikes on Iranian missile launchers and factories, and Iran retaliated against Israel and across the Gulf region, disrupting energy supplies and travel. As explosions rang out in Tehran and in Lebanon — where Israel said it struck Hezbollah militants — the American embassy in Saudi Arabia came under drone attack. Four days into a war that President Donald Trump suggested would last several weeks but perhaps longer, hundreds of people have been killed in Iran, including people Trump said he had considered as possible future leaders of the country. As the conflict expanded across the region, the State Department said Tuesday it’s preparing military and charter flights for Americans who want to leave the Middle East.
March 3, 2026 11:19 am
Work at the Courthouse Square demolition site on Beau Street in Washington is on hold after an excavator tipped over into a hole. It happened just after nine-thirty Tuesday morning. Washington County officials say the operator of the machine was able to get out without injury and was never trapped inside. The individual was evaluated on the scene by medics but was not taken to the hospital. County officials say they have requested a public safety incident report from the general contractor, including information about the operator and his condition, as well as the company he was employed by. Washington Mayor JoJo Burgess tells us that the demolition will likely be put on hold for the foreseeable future until the Occupational Safety and Health Administration concludes its investigation.
March 3, 2026 1:41 pm
(WPXI) – Authorities are trying to find the source of antisemitic messages and a threat toward the mayor of Pittsburgh broadcast over emergency communication channels. A Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesperson confirmed Nazi music and antisemitic messages started broadcasting at around 2 o’clock Monday afternoon and then started back up again on Tuesday morning. Allegheny County officials clarified that the system was not hacked, but that an unknown user was able to access the analog radio system and transmit the messages. Anyone with information is asked to call the County Police Tip Line at 1-833-ALL-TIPS.
March 2, 2026 4:15 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has hit the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia’s capital with a drone strike as it keeps striking targets around the region, while the United States and Israel pound Iran with airstrikes. U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested this is just the start of a relentless campaign that could last more than a month. The intensity of the attacks, the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, and the lack of any apparent exit plan indicate the conflict would not end anytime soon.
March 3, 2026 4:14 am
President Donald Trump says the United States can keep its military campaign against Iran going longer than the planned four-to-five-week time frame he gave earlier. Across Tehran, the sound of explosions rang out through the night and into the early morning hours Tuesday. The U.S. and Israel continue to pound Iran after killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday. Iran and its allies are striking back at Israel, Gulf states in the region and targets tied to oil and gas production.
March 2, 2026 4:17 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats stay mostly united against President Donald Trump, but the strikes on Iran are starting to reveal some splits in the party. Democrats condemn Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while also pushing a war powers vote to limit Trump. Some pro-Israel Democrats say they will not support that measure. Trump says the operation could last weeks and warns casualties could rise. Democrats point to gas prices and economic swings. The fight also revives tensions over Israel and AIPAC in key primaries.
March 3, 2026 3:26 pm
WINDER, Ga. (AP) — 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 has been convicted of second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. Colin Gray also was found guilty Tuesday of all other charges in the September 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, northeast of Atlanta. Gray is one of several parents prosecuted after their children were accused in fatal shootings. Prosecutors said Gray gave his son access to a gun and ammunition despite “sufficient warning that Colt Gray would harm and endanger” other people.
March 2, 2026 4:20 am
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie and her sister returned to their mother’s home outside Tucson in their first sighting at the house since Nancy Guthrie went missing a month ago. The NBC anchor, her sister Annie Guthrie and brother-in-law Tommaso Cioni walked arm-in-arm down the driveway and laid yellow flowers in a makeshift tribute to the 84-year-old at the edge of the street. Nancy Guthrie’s children had previously appeared in videos in which they pleaded for their mother’s return. She was last seen at her home Jan. 31. Authorities believe she was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will.
March 2, 2026 4:19 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein labored for six months to question former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. But once they finally had a chance to sit down with some of the highest-ranked officials to ever be deposed by Congress, the sessions veered off track with a leaked photo, talk of the pizzagate conspiracy theory and questions about disclosing government information on UFOs. Videos released by the House Oversight Committee of depositions for both Bill and Hillary Clinton from last week showed how overall the former Democratic president distanced himself from Epstein. Hillary Clinton repeatedly told the committee she never even recalled meeting Epstein.
March 3, 2026 1:24 pm
NEW YORK (AP) — A Justice Department lawyer has told a New York jury at the start of an antitrust trial that the concert ticket industry is broken because Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment have monopolized the market, driving up prices for consumers. Attorney David Dahlquist said in his opening statement Tuesday that the U.S. government and 39 states are counting on the federal jury in Manhattan to correct a wrong that would reward artists and consumers with money lost to the lack of competition. Attorney David Marriott argued on behalf of Ticketmaster and Live Nation. He said that the government’s wrong and the ticket industry is more competitive than ever.
