Violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi and in the country's north left at least 22 people dead and more than 120 others injured as demonstrators supportive of the Iranian government attempted to storm a U.S. Consulate on Sunday, authorities said.

In the north of the country, demonstrators attacked U.N. and government offices.

The violence came after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, killing its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Police and officials at a hospital in Karachi said that at least 50 people were also wounded in the clashes and some of them were in critical condition.

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President Asif Ali Zardari expressed his profound sorrow over the martyrdom" of Khamenei and conveyed his condolences to Iran, according to his office. He said: Pakistan stands with the Iranian nation in this moment of grief and shares in their loss.

Summaiya Syed Tariq, a police surgeon at the city's main government hospital, confirmed six bodies and multiple injured people were brought to the facility. However, she said the death toll rose to 10 after four critically wounded people died.

In addition, 12 people were killed and over 80 wounded in clashes with police in the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region when thousands of protesters angered by U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran attacked the offices of the U.N. Military Observer Group and the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP), local police official Asghar Ali said.

A government spokesman, Shabir Mir, said all staff working for those organizations was safe. He said protesters repeatedly clashed with police at various places in the region, damaged the offices of a local charity, and set fire to police offices. However, he said authorities had deployed troops and brought the situation under control.

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The U.S. Embassy in Pakistan said in a post on X that it was monitoring reports of ongoing demonstrations at the U.S. Consulates General in Karachi and Lahore, as well as calls for additional protests at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad and the consulate general in Peshawar.

It advised U.S. citizens in Pakistan to monitor local news, stay aware of their surroundings, avoid large crowds and keep their travel registration with the U.S. government up to date.

U. S. Consulate windows smashed

In Karachi, which is the capital of southern Sindh province and Pakistans largest city, senior police official Irfan Baloch said that protesters briefly attacked the perimeter of the U.S. Consulate, but were later dispersed.

He dismissed reports that any part of the consulate building was set on fire. However, he said that protesters torched a nearby police post and smashed windows of the consulate before security forces arrived and regained control.

Protests in the area surrounding the consulate went on for hours, with dozens of youth, some covering their faces, throwing stones at law enforcement officials and vowing to reach the consulate where hundreds of police and paramilitary officers have been deployed.

The clashes prompted Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi to issue an appeal for calm.

Following the martyrdom of Ayatollah Khamenei, every citizen of Pakistan shares in the grief of the people of Iran, Naqvi said in a statement, but urged people not to take the law into their own hands and to express their protests peacefully. The provincial government of Sindh also urged citizens to express their views peacefully and warned against engaging in violence.

Protests took place elsewhere in Pakistan

In Islamabad, police fired tear gas and swung batons as hundreds of protesters, angered by the killing of Khamenei, tried to march toward the U.S. Embassy. The clashes took place outside the city's diplomatic enclave, where the embassy is located, and additional police had been deployed.

Meanwhile, in the northwestern city of Peshawar, authorities also used tear gas and batons to disperse thousands of demonstrators attempting to approach the U.S. Consulate to hold a rally and to denounce the killing of the Iranian leader, police said.

Protesters also held a peaceful rally in Multan, a city in Punjab province, chanting slogans against Israel and the United States.

Mamoona Sherazi, who attended the rally, said that she was protesting Khamenei's killing. God willing, we will never bow before America and Israel, she said.

Protesters also rallied and clashed with police repeatedly near the U.S. Consulate in Lahore, the capital of eastern Punjab province, police said. Authorities said that the government has stepped up security around the U.S. Embassy in the capital, and consulates across the country to avoid any further violence.

Hundreds of thousands of stranded travelers scrambled to make new connections and get through to airlines on jammed phone lines after the attack on Iran by the United States and Israel shut down much of the Middle East to air travel.

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Tourists and business travelers crowded hotels and airports, with no word on when many airports would reopen or when flights to and through the Middle East would resume. Some governments advised their stranded citizens to shelter in place.

Shutdown airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha including Dubai International Airport, one of the busiest in the world are important hubs for travel between Europe, Africa and the West to Asia. All three were directly hit by strikes.

Mohammad Abdul Mannan, in the crowd at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh, said he wasn't concerned about the war, but that he needs to get his flight to the Middle East to make a living.

We have set out to go for work, and we must go," he said. "My only concern is how to go abroad and how to earn an income.

In Dubai, stranded travelers could hear fighter jets overhead and an explosion when the Fairmont Palm Hotel was hit by a missile strike.

Many were unable to get updated flight information from tour operators or Dubai-based Emirates Airlines, which suspended all flights to and from Dubai until at least Monday afternoon.

Louise Herrle and her husband had their flight to Washington canceled on their way back to their Pittsburgh home after a tour of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, with no word when they could reschedule.

Were in the hotel room, we are not leaving it, so youre not going to give it up until we know we have a flight out of here, Herrle said. Im sure everyone else is in the same situation.

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Cirium, an aviation analytics firm, said it is hard to calculate the number of travelers affected worldwide.

However, it estimated that at least 90,000 people alone change flights daily in the airports in Dubai, Doha or Abu Dhabi on just three airlines, Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways.

Airports and airspaces still closed

Airspace or airports in Israel, Qatar, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates were closed, according to flight tracking sites and government agencies there.

More than 1,800 flights were canceled Sunday to airports across the Middle East, including those in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Turkey and Egypt, according to Cirium. At least that number of flights were canceled Saturday.

Cancellations will extend beyond Sunday, at least.

Emirates Airlines suspended all flights to and from Dubai until at least Monday afternoon. The Qatar airport was closed until at least Monday morning, according to Qatar Airways. Israeli airline El Al said it was preparing a recovery effort to bring home Israelis stranded abroad once the airspace reopened.

Two airports in the United Arab Emirates reported strikes as the government there condemned what it called a blatant attack involving Iranian ballistic missiles on Saturday.

Officials at Dubai International Airport said four people were injured, while Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi said one person was killed and seven others were injured in a drone strike. Strikes were also reported at Kuwait International Airport.

Iran did not publicly claim responsibility.

Flight delays and cancellations are likely to continue

Airlines urged passengers to check their flight status online before heading to the airport. Some airlines issued waivers to affected travelers that will allow them to rebook their flight plans without paying extra fees or higher fares.

For travelers, theres no way to sugarcoat this, said Henry Harteveldt, an airline industry analyst and president of Atmosphere Research Group. You should prepare for delays or cancellations for the next few days as these attacks evolve and hopefully end.

Mike McCormick, who used to oversee air traffic control for the Federal Aviation Administration, said countries might reopen their airspace once American and Israeli officials tell airlines where military flights are operating and how capable Iran remains at firing missiles.

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The reverberations echoed far outside the Middle East for example, airport authorities in the resort island of Bali in Indonesia said more than 1,600 tourists were stranded at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport on Sunday after five flights to the Middle East were canceled or postponed.

Airlines that are crossing the Middle East will have to reroute flights around the conflict with many flights headed south over Saudi Arabia. That will cause delays and higher costs.

Jonathan Escott and his partner had arrived at the airport in Newcastle, England, on Saturday only to find out that his direct flight to Dubai on Emirates airline was canceled, leaving everyone on the flight stuck there.

Escott had no idea when he may be able to travel.

No one knows, Escott said. No one really knows whats going on with the conflict, really. Not Emirates, Emirates dont have a clue. No one has a clue.

President Donald Trump on Sunday vowed to continue military operations against Iran following the deaths of three American soldiers.

In a video post on his Truth Social platform, the president sympathized with the families of the service members who died and five others who were seriously injured, but said that military operations in Iran must continue in order eliminate what he described as a "bloodthirsty terrorist regime armed with nuclear weapons."

"As one nation, we grieve for the true American patriots who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, even as we continue the righteous mission for which they gave their lives," he said. "We pray for the full recovery of the wounded and send our immense love and eternal gratitude to the families of the fallen, and sadly, there will likely be more before it ends, that's the way it is. [There will] likely be more but we'll do everything possible where that won't be the case. But America will avenge their deaths and deliver the most punishing blow to the terrorists who have waged war against basically civilization."

President Donald J. Trump provides an update on Operation Epic Fury: pic.twitter.com/Vte8QKpISn The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 1, 2026

"I once again urge the Revolutionary Guard, the Iranian military police, to lay down your arms and receive full immunity or face certain death it will be certain death, it won't be pretty," President Trump added. "I call upon all Iranian patriots who yearn for freedom to seize this moment. To be brave, be bold, be heroic and take back your country. America is with you."

President Trump had warned that American lives could be lost when he launched Operation Epic Fury on Saturday. It was not immediately clear where the service members that were killed or hurt were stationed, as their identities have not been released pending notification of next of kin. They are the first U.S. casualties since the military launched its operation against Iran that killed the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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In addition to the American service members who were killed, at least eight people were killed in Israel after an Iranian rocket struck a village in the central part of the country. Iranian drones have also targeted Gulf Arab states, including Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.

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A top Iranian official said the U.S. and Israel "crossed a red line and must pay the price" for killing Supreme Leader Khamenei.

We will deliver such devastating blows that you yourselves will be driven to beg," Irans parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, said in a televised address Sunday, according to The Associated Press.

Trump had previously warned Iran against retaliation, saying it would be met with a force that has never been seen before. He said Sunday that nine Iranian ships have been destroyed as part of this operation.

"I have just been informed that we have destroyed and sunk 9 Iranian Naval Ships, some of them relatively large and important," he said in a statement. "We are going after the rest They will soon be floating at the bottom of the sea, also! In a different attack, we largely destroyed their Naval Headquarters. Other than that, their Navy is doing very well!"

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Trump also said heavy bombing would continue uninterrupted throughout the week or, as long as necessary to achieve our objective of peace throughout the Middle East and, indeed, the world. The major combat operation, Trump said, is intended to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

With Khamenei dead, a 66-year-old cleric has been chosen to join a three-member council that will govern the country until a new Supreme Leader is appointed. President Trump indicated Sunday that he has agreed to talk with Iran's new potential leadership, but did not give specifics on timing. For now the military operation in the Middle East will continue.

The gunman who killed two people at a bar in Texas early Sunday in a mass shooting that left 14 others wounded was wearing a sweatshirt that said Property of Allah, and another shirt with an Iranian flag design, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

The shooter has been identified as 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, the law enforcement official and another person familiar with the matter said. The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation.

Diagne is originally from Senegal, according to multiple people briefed on the investigation. One of the people told the AP that Diagne came to the U.S. in 2006 and was a naturalized U.S. citizen.

Officers in Austin shot and killed the gunman, who used both a pistol and a rifle to carry out the attack, police said. The FBI said the shooting was being investigated as a potential act of terrorism.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott hinted that the attack may have been in response to U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and said he has directed the Texas Military Department to activate service members who will work alongside state and federal partners to "safeguard our communities and critical infrastructure."

"This act of violence will not define us, nor will it shake the resolve of Texans," Abbott said in a statement obtained by Scripps News. "To anyone who thinks about using the current conflict in the Middle East to threaten Texans or our critical infrastructure, understand this clearly: Texas will respond with decisive and overwhelming force to protect our state."

The suspect drove past the bar several times before stopping and shooting a pistol out the window of his SUV at people on a patio and in front of the bar, said Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis.

The gunman then parked the vehicle, got out with a rifle, and began shooting at people walking in the area before officers who rushed to the intersection shot him, Davis said.

There have been at least two other high-profile shootings in Austins Sixth Street entertainment district within the past five years, including one in the summer of 2021 that left 14 people wounded. Although this weekends shooting doesnt meet the definition of a mass killing, there have been five of those so far this year.

The FBI is investigating whether the shooting early Sunday was act of terrorism because of indicators found on the gunman and in his vehicle, said Alex Doran, the acting agent in charge of the FBI's San Antonio office.

Its still too early to make a determination on that, Doran said.

The shooting happened outside Bufords Backyard Beer Garden just before 2 a.m. along Sixth Street, a nightlife destination filled with bars and music clubs and only a few miles from the University of Texas.

The school's president said on social media that some of those impacted included members of our Longhorn family.

Our prayers are with the victims and all those impacted, said university President Jim Davis.

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The entertainment district has a heavy police presence on weekends, and officers were able to confront the gunman within a minute of the first call for help, Davis said.

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson praised the fast response by police and rescuers.

They definitely saved lives, he said.

One of the victims was found in the street between two parked cars. Inside the multi-story bar, there were overturned tables and drinks left behind by fleeing customers.

Another shooting early Sunday at a Cincinnati nightclub and concert venue wounded nine people, police in Ohio said.

All nine had gunshot wounds, but none were non-life threatening, said Adam Hennie, the citys interim police chief.

A crowd gathered at a commuter gate at Reagan National Airport on Friday as fog-laden Washington skies caused an hourlong ground stop that backed up passengers hoping to head out from American Airlines' Terminal D.

But soon the already densely packed area swelled even more, as word spread across nearby gates that, of the hundreds of air travelers coming and going, only one among them was accompanied by a U.S. Secret Service detail, along with uniformed local police officers: former President Joe Biden.

Biden, who has rarely made public appearances since leaving office last year, sat, like many of his fellow passengers, awaiting a flight that would take him to Columbia, South Carolina, for an evening event with the South Carolina Democratic Party.

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Passengers whispered and gaped in wonder: Why would a man who for a time was leader of the free world be, like they were, at the mercy of airport travel delays, even as he sat ensconced in his security detail?

Maybe for Biden it made more sense than for some other former presidents. Known for years as Amtrak Joe, Biden as a senator prided himself on becoming arguably the nations biggest Amtrak fan, regularly taking the train home to Delaware rather than taking up residence in Washington. Now, as a former president, he's been spotted riding the rails since, taking selfies with and chatting up his fellow passengers.

On Friday, the vibe was about the same, as Biden seated in the third row of the tiny first class cabin on the commuter jet boarded the flight ahead of other passengers, along with his detail, members of which were spread throughout the plane.

God bless you, sir, one woman said, as she filed past Biden in his window seat, newspaper in his lap.

Thank you for your service, a man said, shaking Biden's hand.

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The woman who took the aisle seat next to the former president first set down her coffee on the arm rest they shared, deposited a bag in the overhead compartment, then sat down and realized her seatmate was the nation's 46th president.

Biden set his hand on her cup to steady it, then met her gaze with a hello as she took her seat.

I feel like I'm about to cry, the woman said, as they shook hands and, over the course of the next hour, chatted throughout the flight.

Former presidents and their spouses receive lifelong Secret Service protection under federal law, but there are no provisions guaranteeing the elite levels of private travel that were necessary features of their time in office.

Oil markets currently closed for the weekend are set to see price swings next week as the impact from the U.S. and Israeli strikes on oil supplies from the Middle East remains unclear.

Scenarios before the latest conflict with Iran foresaw a quick price spike that fades if the attacks didn't affect oil shipping and infrastructure such as Iranian pipelines and its Kharg island terminal. However, there would be a bigger price spike and longer-lasting impact if oil infrastructure or supplies were interrupted, for instance because of disruption of tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Oil prices have already risen on war fears. International benchmark Brent crude closed at a seven-month high of $72.87 on Friday.

Iran exports some 1.6 million barrels of oil a day, most of it going to China, where privately owned refineries are less concerned about the U.S. sanctions that prevent Iran from selling its oil elsewhere. If that supply is disrupted, Chinese customers would look elsewhere for oil on the global market, potentially driving up prices.

Another question is around the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of global oil supply pass through each day. Middle East exporters Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates send most of their exports through the strait. However analysts say Iran has no incentive to try to close the strait because it would cut off its own exports and hurt its only big customer, China.

Limited strikes on Irans nuclear program and the Revolutionary Guard that avoid regime change or all-out war could see prices jump $5-$10 based on fear alone, according to Rystad Energy in a prewar scenario.

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A wider war involving Iranian disruption of tanker traffic could see crude push past $90 per barrel and US gas prices well above $3 per gallon, according to another prewar scenario from Clayton Seigle at the Center for Strategic & International Studies. U.S. gas prices averaged $2.98 per gallon last week, according to U.S. motoring club AAA.

Hours after its competitor was punished, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced on Friday night that his company struck a deal with the Pentagon to supply its AI to classified military networks, potentially filling a gap created by Anthropics ouster.

The Trump administration on Friday ordered all U.S. agencies to stop using Anthropics artificial intelligence technology and imposed other major penalties, escalating an unusually public clash between the government and the company over AI safety.

President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other officials took to social media to chastise Anthropic for failing to allow the military unrestricted use of its AI technology by a Friday deadline, accusing it of endangering national security after CEO Dario Amodei refused to back down over concerns the company's products could be used in ways that would violate its safeguards.

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But Altman said that the same red lines that were the sticking point in Anthropics dispute with the Pentagon are now enshrined in OpenAIs new partnership.

Two of our most important safety principles are prohibitions on domestic mass surveillance and human responsibility for the use of force, including for autonomous weapon systems, Altman wrote, adding that the Defense Department agrees with these principles, reflects them in law and policy, and we put them into our agreement.

Altman also said he hopes the Pentagon will offer these same terms to all AI companies as a way to de-escalate away from legal and governmental actions and toward reasonable agreements.

Anthropic had said it sought narrow assurances from the Pentagon that its AI chatbot Claude would not be used for mass surveillance of Americans or in fully autonomous weapons. The Pentagon said it was not interested in such uses and would only deploy the technology in legal ways, but it also insisted on access without any limitations.

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No amount of intimidation or punishment from the Department of War will change our position on mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapons, the company said. We will challenge any supply chain risk designation in court.

The governments effort to assert dominance over the internal decision-making of the company comes amid a wider clash over AIs role in national security and concerns about how increasingly capable machines could be used in high-stakes situations involving lethal force, sensitive information or government surveillance.

Hours after the U.S. and Israel conducted strikes on Iran, Irans paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it launched a first wave of drones and missiles targeting Israel, where a nationwide warning was issued as the military said it was working to intercept incoming Iranian missiles. There was no immediate word on any damage or casualties from the ongoing attack.

U.S. Central Command said there have been no reports of U.S. casualties or combat-related injuries. Damage to U.S. installations was minimal and has not impacted operations, it said.

Israeli police and emergency services said several people were lightly wounded in missile strikes, while the military intercepted many of the incoming missiles.

Israel issued a nationwide warning and put the country on high alert, canceling school and most gatherings across the country.

Qatars Defense Ministry says the military has successfully repelled the second wave of Iranian attacks that targeted several parts of the nation.

The Qatari Foreign Ministry condemned the attacks, calling them a flagrant violation of its sovereignty. It added that Qatar has been always among the sides calling for a dialogue with Iran.

The Foreign Ministry said that the targeting of Qatar by a neighbor cannot be accepted under any justification or pretext as the gas-rich Gulf nation has always distanced itself from regional conflicts.

Meanwhile, Bahrain said that a missile attack targeted the U.S. Navys 5th Fleet headquarters in the island kingdom. Witnesses heard sirens and explosions in Kuwait, home to U.S. Army Central. Explosions could be also be heard in Qatar.

Iraq and the United Arab Emirates closed their airspace, and sirens sounded in Jordan.

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Iraqi officials also reported a drone strike hit a headquarters of the Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah militia in Iraq, killing two people and wounding three Saturday. The group had earlier threatened to enter the fray should Iran come under attack. An Israeli military official said Israel was not aware of any Israeli strikes on Kataib Hezbollah headquarters in Iraq.

The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, meanwhile, vowed to resume attacks on Red Sea shipping routes and on Israel, according to two senior Houthi officials. They spoke on condition of anonymity because there was no official announcement from the Houthi leadership.

U.S. embassies or consulates in Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Israel posted on social media that they told staffers to shelter in place and recommended all Americans do the same until further notice.

Earlier on Saturday, President Donald Trump announced that major combat operations were underway Iran and warned the Iranian regime it would face overwhelming force.

Explosions were reported in Tehran following weeks of U.S. military buildup in the region, including additional aircraft carrier strike groups and cargo and tanker flights. Tensions had escalated amid nuclear talks that Trump suggested had stalled.

Federal prosecutors said Friday they won't appeal a judges ruling that bars them from seeking the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

In a letter, Deputy U.S. Attorney Sean Buckley told Judge Margaret Garnett that the government will not ask the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse her decision, clearing the way for a trial beginning in September. His state murder trial is set to start in June.

Garnett last month dismissed a federal murder charge murder through use of a firearm that had enabled prosecutors to seek capital punishment, finding it legally flawed.

She wrote that she did so to foreclose the death penalty as an available punishment to be considered by the jury when it weighs whether to convict Mangione in the December 2024 killing in Manhattan.

The judge, a former Manhattan federal prosecutor appointed to the bench by President Joe Biden, also threw out a gun charge but left in place stalking charges that carry a maximum punishment of life in prison.

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To seek the death penalty, prosecutors needed to show that Mangione killed Thompson while committing another crime of violence. Stalking doesnt fit that definition, Garnett wrote in a 39-page opinion, citing case law and legal precedents.

The ruling disrupted the Trump administrations bid to see Mangione executed for what U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi called a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America. It was the first capital case brought by the Justice Department in President Donald Trumps second term.

Mangione, 27, has pleaded not guilty in the federal and state cases. The state charges also carry the possibility of life in prison. At a recent court hearing, he spoke out against the prospect of back-to-back trials, telling a judge: Its the same trial twice. One plus one is two. Double jeopardy by any commonsense definition.

Thompson, 50, was killed on Dec. 4, 2024, as he walked to a midtown Manhattan hotel for UnitedHealth Groups annual investor conference. Surveillance video showed a masked gunman shooting him from behind. Police say delay, deny and depose were written on the ammunition, mimicking a phrase used to describe how insurers avoid paying claims.

Mangione, a University of Pennsylvania graduate from a wealthy Maryland family, was arrested five days later after he was spotted eating breakfast at a McDonalds in Altoona, Pennsylvania, about 230 miles west of Manhattan.

His lawyers have argued that authorities prejudiced his case by turning his arrest into a Marvel movie spectacle, including by having armed officers parade him up Manhattan pier after he was flown to New York, and by publicly declaring their desire to see him executed even before he was formally indicted.

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Jury selection in Mangiones federal case is scheduled for Sept. 8, followed by opening statements and testimony on Oct. 13. His state trial is scheduled to begin June 8, but the judge in that case, Gregory Carro, said it could have been pushed back until Sept. 8 if federal prosecutors appealed the death penalty ruling.

In her ruling, Garnett acknowledged that the decision may strike the average person and indeed many lawyers and judges as tortured and strange, and the result may seem contrary to our intuitions about the criminal law.

But, she said, it reflected her committed effort to faithfully apply the dictates of the Supreme Court to the charges in this case. The law must be the Courts only concern.

Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock n' roll and led to a second run of success in the 1970s, has died.

Sedaka, whose hits included Breaking Up Is Hard to Do and Laughter in the Rain, died Friday at age 86.

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Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Neil Sedaka, his family said in a statement. A true rock and roll legend, an inspiration to millions, but most importantly, at least to those of us who were lucky enough to know him, an incredible human being who will be deeply missed.

No other details of his death were immediately available.

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A key member of the Brill Building songwriting factory, Sedaka teamed with lyricist and boyhood neighbor Howard Greenfield on songs that reflected the teen innocence of the post-Elvis/pre-Beatles era of the late 1950s-early 1960s, including Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen, Calendar Girl and Oh! Carol, a lament for his high school sweetheart, Carole King.

After a long dry spell, he reemerged with such smashes as Laughter in the Rain and Bad Blood. The Captain & Tennille's cover of his Love Will Keep Us Together was a chart-topper in 1975.

What started as an idea "on a whim" has grown into something much bigger than a coffee shop.

As we celebrate Black History Month, one Wisconsin business continues to make history while giving back to the community that helped build it.

More than coffee: Kenoshas first Black-owned coffee shop is pouring back into the community

Three years ago, the Scripps News Group in Milwaukee first introduced you to Blak Coffee and its owner, Deshaun Foster. Today, the shop stands as Kenoshas first Black-owned coffee business and a gathering place many now call home.

"I never expected it, but its a blessing," Foster said. "I always give thanks to God and appreciate the community for making this happen."

But Blak Coffee is about more than creative drinks and good music.

Each year, Foster organizes Thanksgiving meal kits for families in need. During the holidays, he helps provide supplies and toys for children. He also connects families with resources and opens his doors to anyone looking for community.

"Ive always built this business to be a place no matter what you look like," Foster said. "For me, its about our walk of life coming together over a cup of coffee, some good music, community, friends."

Customers say that feeling is real.

"It feels like home," said regular Troy Landry. "A place to come and feel comfortable."

Foster says what makes Blak Coffee special is simple: everyone is welcome.

Three years in, Blak Coffee is still brewing something special in Kenosha not just in the cup, but in the community.

This story was originally published by Glenda Valdes with the Scripps News Group station in Milwaukee.

State Farm plans to send rebate checks averaging about $100 per vehicle to millions of its auto insurance customers, the company announced.

The payments are part of a $5 billion policyholder dividend from State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. The amount each customer receives will vary by state and premium paid, the company said.

The insurer said the dividend is possible due to its "financial strength and stronger-than-expected underwriting performance."

As a mutual company with a customer-first focus, State Farm Mutual is able to provide value directly to our customers while maintaining financial strength to keep our promises in the future, State Farm Mutual President and CEO Jon Farney said in a statement. That translated this year to lower auto rates and cash back in the form of a $5 billion policyholder dividend.

The rebates will begin going out this summer, State Farm said.

In addition to the rebate, the company said it has lowered auto insurance rates in 40 states in recent months as auto repair costs and collision frequency have declined.

During his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Donald Trump touted using tariffs as a way to eventually eliminate income taxes, prompting applause from many Republicans inside the Capitol.

"It's already time-tested and approved, and as time goes by, I believe the tariffs paid for by foreign countries will, like in the past, substantially replace the modern-day system of income tax, taking a great financial burden off the people that I love," Trump said.

But how realistic is it for the U.S. government to collect more than $2 trillion a year in tariffs to replace income taxes? Vanessa Williamson, a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution, said Trumps proposal is unlikely to benefit most Americans.

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The United States used to rely almost exclusively at a federal level on tariff revenue and Americans hated it. That is the reason we have an income tax today, because tariffs raised prices for consumers. People knew it would make taxes fairer because it would be linked to your ability to pay, she said.

Although Trump has suggested foreign governments pay tariffs, in reality companies pay them when goods are imported. Many firms say those costs are passed along to consumers in the form of higher prices.

"The cost of the tariff falls on consumers and on poorer people, and the income tax falls on richer people more than on poorer people," Williamson said. "It's just a fairer way to raise taxes."

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Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not give Trump authority to impose tariffs. He implemented new tariffs citing Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974.

Papa Johns plans to close more than 300 underperforming restaurants by the end of 2027, including about 200 locations this year, as the pizza chain works to improve performance following a difficult quarter.

The company said sales declined 5.4% during the period and announced it will lay off about 700 corporate employees, or roughly 7% of its workforce.

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Chief Executive Todd Penegor said in a statement that the company is currently undergoing a "transformation," which he is encouraged by.

These actions, alongside recent changes to our organizational structure to drive efficiencies, provide a strong foundation for our future, Penegor said.

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Founded in 1984, Papa Johns operates thousands of restaurants worldwide. The company has not said which locations it plans to close.

Former President Bill Clinton insisted he did nothing wrong as he sat for a closed-door deposition Friday before the House Oversight Committee, which is examining matters related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Clinton, in an opening statement, said he had no knowledge of Epsteins criminal conduct and denied witnessing any behavior that would have raised concerns during their interactions.

I saw nothing, and I did nothing wrong, Clinton said, adding that he had no idea of the crimes Epstein was committing.

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The former president is named and pictured numerous times in documents released by the Justice Department as part of its review of materials related to Epstein. Being named or pictured in the files is not, by itself, an indication of wrongdoing.

Clinton acknowledged that he had a relationship with Epstein but said it ended before Epsteins 2008 guilty plea on state prostitution-related charges in Florida. He said that by the time Epsteins crimes came to light, he had long stopped associating with him.

"Even with 20/20 hindsight, I saw nothing that ever gave me pause," the former president said. "We are only here because he hid it from everyone so well for so long."

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The deposition comes a day after former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also testified before the committee. Bill Clinton criticized the panel for subpoenaing his wife, saying she had nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein.

Hillary Clinton said she told the panel that she didn't know Epstein.

"I never went to his island. I never went to his homes. I never went to his offices, so it's on the record numerous times," she said.

The Republican-led committee has been reviewing records and testimony related to Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell. The inquiry is separate from the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a law that required the Justice Department to release millions of investigative documents.

Epstein died in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges. Maxwell was convicted in 2021 on federal sex trafficking charges and is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence.

A newborn gorilla was euthanized hours after it was born at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, zoo officials announced.

According to the zoo, Western lowland gorilla Mary gave birth to a male infant early Wednesday. Following the birth, what was described as a troop conflict resulted in injuries to the infant gorilla.

After assessing the infant's injuries, it was decided to humanely euthanize the infant.

"While conflict can occur, this was a highly unusual outcome," the zoo said.

Officials are monitoring Mary as she recovers from postpartum. She rejoined her troop later in the afternoon.

"Gorilla troops are dynamic, and moments surrounding a birth can bring rapid shifts within the group, much like the arrival of a new baby can shift dynamics in a human family," zoo officials explained. "Our teams are thoroughly trained in gorillas complex social structure and are committed to animal wellbeing by understanding their interactions and emotional behaviors."

The zoo asked for compassion as they continue to mourn the infant gorilla's death.

This story was originally published by Ryan Marion with the Scripps News Group station in Salt Lake City.

Braids have been a part of African culture since the beginning, carrying meaning far beyond style. For Black History Month, we're taking a closer look at how one Milwaukee stylist is keeping that history alive, one braid at a time.

Inside Lush Beauty Lounge, JuQuita Vance's hands move with purpose. For her, braiding is not just a skill it is a living connection to history, survival and identity.

How braids connect African American culture from past to present

"History teaches us that they started braiding hair, and they would put the maps in the hair for the escape routes. They would hide seeds in our hair for food. Everything that was meant for survival, we turned it into culture," Vance said.

Long before slavery, braid patterns across Africa signified tribe, status, age and identity. When Africans were enslaved, their heads were often shaved in an attempt to strip away culture.

What began as an act of survival was reclaimed, braid by braid and passed down through generations.

"It's never just about the hair," Vance said.

"This is a community. It's how it joins us together. It's our roots," Vance said.

Vance has extended those roots beyond the salon. She teaches braiding at Messmer High School, where she works to give students both a cultural foundation and a path to financial independence.

"I teach them the business aspect of it. I teach them how to make money off of it, how it can be profitable to them. I then teach them the technique whether it's locks, twists, braids and then I teach them how to keep their hair healthy," Vance said.

Most students begin the classes with little to no experience, but all leave with a skill they can carry with them.

"Knowing how to braid, knowing how to twist, knowing how to take care of their natural hair" Vance said.

For Vance, the impact reaches well beyond the classroom or the chair.

"I want to grab a hold of them, give them a hug, and tell them that you are great, you are powerful, you are going to be something," Vance said.

She sees every braid as an act of preservation.

"Our hair is powerful," Vance said.

"As a stylist, I'm keeping our culture alive It's been around for 5,000+ years. So why stop it now?" Vance said.

That sense of pride extends to how she sees Black hair in all its forms.

"When I see Black men with braids, locks, afros it symbolizes Black power It's a part of us," Vance said.

This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. Our editorial team verifies all reporting on all platforms for fairness and accuracy.

This story was originally reported by Gideon Verdin with the Scripps News Group station in Milwaukee.

U.S. stocks sank Friday as Wall Street kept punishing companies that could become losers in the artificial-intelligence revolution. A surprisingly discouraging update on inflation also hurt the market, while oil prices climbed with worries about tensions between the United States and Iran.

The S&P 500 fell 0.4% and staggered to the finish of just its second losing month in the last 10. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 521 points, or 1.1%, the Nasdaq composite sank 0.9%.

The losses came as investors returned to knocking down software companies and other businesses they suspect could get supplanted by AI-powered competitors.

Block, the company behind Cash App, Square and other businesses, gave a potential signal of what AI could do after Chair Jack Dorsey said its cutting its workforce by nearly half. Thats even though he said 2025 was a strong year for the company, which is sending more cash to shareholders through stock buybacks.

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Intelligence tools have changed what it means to build and run a company, Dorsey said in a letter to investors while announcing Blocks latest profit results. Were already seeing it internally. A significantly smaller team, using the tools were building, can do more and do it better.

The co-founder of Twitter also said, I dont think were early to this realization. I think most companies are late. Within the next year, I believe the majority of companies will reach the same conclusion and make similar structural changes.

Block is cutting more than 4,000 jobs from its workforce of over 10,000. Its stock jumped 16.8% after making the announcement, while announcing its latest quarterly results.

Capable AI tools that can replace humans could perhaps replace entire companies, or at least eat away at their profit margins. Fears about AI disruption have caused sudden and swift sell-offs for stocks seen as potentially under threat, and theyve rolled through industries as different as trucking logistics and legal services.

Salesforce, whose platform helps customers manage their relationships with clients, fell 2.3%. It gave back much of its 4% gain from the day before after reporting a better profit than analysts expected.

The pain has also hit private-equity companies that have bought or lent money to software companies, which need to withstand the AI threat to keep repaying those loans. Apollo Global Management dropped 8.6% for the one of the sharpest losses in the S&P 500. Blue Owl Capital, which has been a target for investors because of the loans to it's made to the software industry, fell 6%.

Even the companies currently seeing their revenue and profit soar because of AI-related demand are under pressure. Nvidia fell 4.2% and was the heaviest weight on the U.S. stock market. A day earlier, it dropped to its worst loss since last spring even though it reported a better profit than analysts expected and forecast more in revenue for the current quarter.

Rival chip companies also fell. Worries are hurting such companies not only about whether their stock prices rose too high in recent years but also whether the huge spending driving their growth can continue. Can big spenders like Amazon and Alphabet make back all their billions of dollars in AI investments through higher productivity and profits in the future?

On the winning side of Wall Street was Netflix, which climbed 13.8% after walking away from its bid to buy Warner Bros. Discoverys studio and streaming business. That put Skydance-owned Paramount in a position to take over its Hollywood rival.

Paramount Skydance shares jumped 20.8%, while Warner Bros. Discovery fell 2.2%.

All told, the S&P 500 fell 29.98 points to 6,878.88. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 521.28 to 48,977.92, and the Nasdaq composite sank 210.17 to 22,668.21.

Some of the strongest action in financial markets was for oil, where the price for a barrel of benchmark U.S. crude rose 2.8% to settle at $67.02. Its the latest swing in a market unsettled by tensions between the United States and Iran over Irans nuclear program.

The U.S. military has already gathered a massive fleet of aircraft and warships in the Middle East, and a conflict could disrupt the global flow of oil and drive prices higher.

Brent crude, the international standard, rose 2.4% to $72.48 per barrel.

Also hurting the broad market was a report showing that inflation at the U.S. wholesale level was at 2.9% last month, much higher than the 1.6% that economists expected.

That could pressure the Federal Reserve to hold off longer on its cuts to interest rates. Lower rates would give the economy and prices for investments a boost, but they risk worsening inflation at the same time.

In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury sank to 3.96%. It briefly swiveled higher following the inflation report, but its down from its 4.02% level late Thursday. Treasury yields often fall when nervousness is high and investors are moving into investments that are considered safer.

ln stock markets abroad, indexes were mixed in Europe and Asia. South Koreas Kospi fell 1% from its latest record, and Hong Kongs Hang Seng rose 0.9% for two of the worlds larger moves.

The U.S. Embassy in Israel on Friday told its staff that it could leave the country and urged anyone considering departure to do so immediately, as the threat of an American strike on Iran looms.

U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee told embassy employees in an email that discussions with officials in Washington had led to a decision authorizing departures for those who wished to leave.

The email was recounted to The Associated Press by someone involved with the U.S. mission who wasn't authorized to share details. Sent before 10:30 a.m., it urged staff considering departure to do so quickly, advising them to to focus initially on getting any flight out of Israel and to then make their way to Washington.

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Those wishing to take AD should do so TODAY," Huckabee wrote, using an acronym for authorized departure.

While there may be outbound flights over the coming days, there may not be," he added.

Huckabee said that there was no need for panic, but for those desiring to leave, it was important to make plans soon.

The email came a day after Iran and the United States walked away from nuclear negotiations without a deal. Airlines such as Netherlands-based KLM have already announced plans to suspend flights out of Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport, and other embassies have also made plans for authorized departures from Israel and neighboring countries.

Australia on Wednesday directed the departure of all dependents of Australian officials posted to Israel in response to the deteriorating security situation in the Middle East. India and several European countries with missions in Iran advised citizens to avoid travel to the country as well.

On a town hall meeting Friday after the email was sent, Huckabee told staff that he was encouraging airlines to keep flying.

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The departure authorizations signal a new level of contingency planning as a massive fleet of U.S. aircraft and warships mass in the Middle East.

Badr al-Busaidi, Oman's foreign minister who is mediating in the negotiations, said that there had been significant progress made on Thursday, though officials from Iran and the United States haven't announced steps forward.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday offered no specifics, but said what needs to happen has been clearly spelled out from our side.