The Latest: 03/02/2026 11:59am ET

0:00This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human. Run a business and not thinking about podcasting? Think again, more Americans listen to podcasts than add supported streaming music from Spotify and Pandora. And as the number one podcaster, iHeart's twice as large as the next two combined, learn how podcasting can help your business, call 844-844-iHeart. This is your 24-7 News Update, the latest views this hour in just four minutes. The combat operation known as Epic Fury is intensifying in Iran. President Trump is not ruling out putting boots on the ground in Iran as part of the operation. He told the New York Post, US troops in Iran are probably not needed, but he would send them if necessary. NBC's Garrett Hake reports the US and Israel have hit thousands of targets inside the country and killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hamani over the weekend. Asked by NBC News why he ultimately decided to order the strikes. The president said if Iran quote, they weren't willing to say they will not have a nuclear weapon. Very simple, Iran has long insisted their nuclear program

1:03is only for civilian purposes. Iran is retaliated with attacks on Israel and US military bases in the region, resulting in the deaths of four US service members. Kuwait mistakenly shot down three US fighter jets. However, all six on the planes were able to eject safely. Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke to reporters today and said the conflict with Iran will not be endless. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is praising President Trump for joining his country and attacking Iran. He spoke today as he tore the sights in Israel hit by an Iranian strike. Netanyahu said they set out to protect themselves, but in doing so, they protected many others. He said the tyrants of Iran target civilians. We target the tyrants of Iran to protect civilians. The Supreme Court will hear arguments challenging a law that bars frequent users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms. Lower courts have been divided over whether the restriction on gun ownership for frequent drug users infringes on the Second Amendment, the Justice Department, turned to the Supreme Court after an appeals court ruled in favor of a Texas-based man who was an alleged regular user of marijuana

2:03with a handgun that was found at his home when it was searched by the FBI in 2022. Live Nation is set to go to trial against the US government today in New York City. The Department of Justice says the world's largest ticket provider is driven up prices for fans of concerts, sports, and theater. Add issue is ticket masters 2010 merger with Live Nation, the largest owner of arenas, and the biggest concert promoter on the planet. I'm Chris Caragio. Coming up in the business week ahead, any potential fallout from US military operations in Iran will grab the spotlight. The ADP Employment Report will be released Wednesday followed by the weekly jobless claims Thursday. The monthly jobs report wraps up the week on Friday. Most analysts are expecting to see about 54,000 jobs in February compared to 130,000 added in January. The Colorado University football team is mourning the death of one of its players. Buffalo quarterback Dominique Ponder has died at the age of 23. According to police, he was killed in an early Sunday morning single car crash. Authorities say speed is suspected as the factor and investigation is taking place.

3:05Colorado is set to open spring practice today in Boulder. Apple is unveiling some new hardware this week. The tech company will skip the standard one-day event and announce new products. Over three days starting today, one of those offerings is the iPhone 17E, expected to start at $599. Two new iPads, a new MacBook and several other computers will also be rolled out. This year's first lunar eclipse may just achieve the impossible. Mark Mayfield explains. Tuesday's eclipse could see the rising of the sun and the eclipsed moon at the same time. Area is nearing around the Pacific realm have the best shot of seeing these strange occurrence. In North America, those in the Eastern time zone will get to see the moon set during the early light of dawn during the total phase of the eclipse. Places in the far west will be able to watch the eclipse from start to finish. Hello. Hello, Cigarette. Did you miss me? Ghostface made a killing at the box office over the weekend, pulling in 64 million in its first weekend in theaters

4:06and notched its best opening ever. It also made over 97 million worldwide. The animated film Goat finished second with about 12 million followed by weathering heights and third. The megamillions jackpot now stands at 473 million ahead of tomorrow night's big drawing. The cash option on that works out to just shy of 222 million. I'm Chris Courageo.