BIDDEFORD, Maine – Hundreds of people are protesting in Maine over the killing of a Colombian man by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. The protest Tuesday comes after federal officials appeared to shift their narrative about Monday’s deadly encounter in Biddeford. The shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 26-year-old Colombian national, marked the second time in a week that ICE used deadly force. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says an ICE officer, “fearing for public safety,” shot and killed the driver. It happened as officers were watching a home of someone they believed was in the country illegally and has a final order of removal from the country. The officers involved didn’t have body cameras, leaving many questions.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has been trying to force Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz for months. He’s turned to everything from airstrikes and naval blockades to peace talks and threats of destroying a “whole civilization.” But experts say that restoring oil tanker traffic in the vital Middle East shipping corridor to prewar flows would likely require a much bigger armada of U.S. warships if not tens of thousands of ground troops. Iran can still target vessels in the narrow Persian Gulf waterway with drones and missiles that have been hidden.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has welcomed Iraq’s new prime minister to the White House. Ali al-Zaidi is a businessman with no political background who became a consensus candidate to be Iraq’s next prime minister after the country’s parliamentary deadlock. Trump has strongly backed al-Zaidi, with the Republican president calling al-Zaidi’s leadership a “tremendous new chapter” for U.S.-Iraq relations. Al-Zaidi has focused on tackling corruption since taking office, arresting several officials. Al-Zaidi’s visit Tuesday aims to strengthen economic ties and attract investment. However, discussions will likely include pressure on Iraq to disarm Iran-backed militias. A U.S. official says decisions will be based on Iraq’s efforts to address this issue.
OMAHA, Nebraska – Billionaire Warren Buffett omitted Bill Gates′ foundation from his annual donations this year after disclosures of the Microsoft co-founder’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He’ll donate about $6 billion to four family foundations, but didn’t mention Gates. Buffett also said in his statement that he wants all of his remaining Berkshire Hathaway stock worth nearly $146 billion donated to charity by the end of 2034. Most of Buffett’s donations since 2006 have gone to the Gates Foundation. Buffett told CNBC in March that he hadn’t talked to Gates since before the Epstein files were released in 2025. They used to be exceptionally close friends.
– The Associated Press
