ICE officer who fatally shot driver in Maine was ‘fearing for public safety,’ agency says

BIDDEFORD, Maine — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a motorist in Maine on Monday, the second time in a week that ICE has used deadly force and at least the ninth death since President Donald Trump began his immigration crackdown. Immigrant rights groups identified the man who was killed in Biddeford as … Read more

Deputy U.S. marshal shot dead while serving arrest warrant on fugitive in Louisiana, agency says

A deputy U.S. Marshal was shot and killed Monday while serving an arrest warrant on a fugitive in Alexandria, Louisiana, the Marshals service said, adding that the suspect is in custody. The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office said its detectives were with marshals when the shooting occurred at about 3 p.m. “After a lengthy standoff,” the … Read more

US military death toll in Iran war rises to 14 after Navy pilot death this month

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military’s official tally of deaths in the Iran war has risen to 14 service members, with the death of a Navy pilot in a helicopter crash in early July in the Arabian Sea. The number of wounded troops from the conflict also has grown to more than 400 as of Monday. … Read more

Trump rolls out the White House welcome mat for new Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is welcoming Iraq’s new prime minister to the White House on Tuesday after strongly backing the political neophyte in his bid for office. Ali al-Zaidi, a businessman with no political background, emerged as a consensus candidate in Iraq after months of deadlock over the premiership following last … Read more

Oil prices jump as fighting flares in the Middle East

BANGKOK — Oil prices climbed early Tuesday as fighting intensified in the Middle East, while Asian shares declined, dragged lower by losses for artificial-intelligence stocks. The price of Brent crude climbed to just over $84 a barrel after soaring nearly 10% on Monday. U.S. benchmark crude was up 1.4% at $79.20 a barrel. Oil prices … Read more

Judge rebukes Trump and DOJ over IRS lawsuit, refers lawyer for disciplinary proceedings

A federal judge on Monday imposed professional penalties against lawyers representing President Trump in a civil lawsuit he brought against the IRS and harshly criticized the Justice Department for its handling of the case, concluding that the suit was brought for an “improper purpose.” CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more. Source link