Category Archives: ABC News: Top Stories

Rubio says US struck Iran fearing it would retaliate for Israeli attack
Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a new rationale for why the U.S. attacked Iran now.
ABC News: Top Stories Mar 02, 2026

WATCH: Attack on Iran: How we got here
ABC News chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz reports on Iran's recent history and what life was like under the Ayatollah's regime.
ABC News: Top Stories Mar 02, 2026

Supreme Court blocks California schools' policies for transgender students
The Supreme Court is clearing the way for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student’s approval, granting an emergency appeal from a...
ABC News: Top Stories Mar 02, 2026

Bill Clinton, in deposition, said he met Epstein through Larry Summers
Video from the depositions of ex-President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the House Oversight panel's Epstein probe was released Monday.
ABC News: Top Stories Mar 02, 2026

WATCH: Actor Awards highlights
With 13 days until the Oscars, Michael B. Jordan wins big as the cast of "Sinners" takes home the top prize at the Actor Awards.
ABC News: Top Stories Mar 02, 2026

WATCH: AI supported US targeting in Iran strikes, expert says
Axios senior AI reporter Madison Mills breaks down how Anthropic's Claude AI was used for intelligence analysis and targeting in Operation Epic Fury.
ABC News: Top Stories Mar 02, 2026

Trump contradicts US intelligence on Iran, doesn't address regime change as before
President Trump on Monday claimed the U.S. was "very nearly under threat" from Iran, contradicting U.S. intelligence assessments.
ABC News: Top Stories Mar 02, 2026

WATCH: American F-15 fighter jets downed in friendly-fire incident in Kuwait
Three U.S. F-15 fighter jets were downed in a friendly-fire incident in Kuwait. All six crew members safely ejected and were in stable condition after being recovered, officials said.
ABC News: Top Stories Mar 02, 2026

WATCH: Who is in charge of Iran now?
Iran is now being run by an "interim leadership council" after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in drone strikes over the weekend. ABC News' James Longman reports.
ABC News: Top Stories Mar 02, 2026

Iran wasn't preparing to launch preemptive strike, WH told congressional staff
Trump admin officials told congressional staff in briefings that U.S. intel did not suggest Iran was preparing to launch a preemptive strike against U.S. interests.
ABC News: Top Stories Mar 02, 2026

