Trump Says Iran Ceasefire Ends Wednesday as U.S. Seizes Ship
President Trump declared the Iran ceasefire will expire Wednesday evening and called an extension "highly unlikely." The U.S. Navy seized the Iranian-flagged cargo ship Touska in the Sea of Oman after Marines boarded the vessel by helicopter. Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz in response and accused the U.S. of "piracy," while its Foreign Ministry said no decision has been made on a second round of peace talks. Vice President Vance and top officials are expected to depart Tuesday for Pakistan ahead of potential negotiations.
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Eight Children Killed in Shreveport Mass Shooting
A gunman killed eight children, including seven of his own, in a domestic attack across multiple homes in Shreveport, Louisiana early Sunday. The victims ranged in age from 3 to 11 years old, and two women were also wounded by gunfire. The suspect, 31-year-old Shamar Elkins, was fatally shot by police after a vehicle pursuit into a neighboring parish. Authorities confirmed the attack was entirely domestic in nature, with Elkins and his wife due in court the following day for a separation proceeding.
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U.S. Launches Tariff Refund Portal After Supreme Court Ruling
The Trump administration launched the CAPE online portal on Monday, allowing businesses to begin claiming refunds for tariffs the Supreme Court ruled were illegally imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Up to $127 billion in IEEPA duty payments are eligible in the portal's initial phase, out of a total $175 billion the government may owe. Importers can file claims through the web-based ACE Secure Data Portal using CSV files. Refunds are expected to take two to three months to process.
Mexican officials confirmed that a devastating oil spill stretching over 630 kilometers of Gulf coastline was caused by a leaking undersea pipeline near a Pemex-operated field, contradicting weeks of government denials. The leak began on February 6 near the Abkatún complex in the Bay of Campeche, but authorities did not publicly acknowledge it until late March. Environmental groups had identified the oil slick via satellite imagery six weeks before the government's announcement. Three senior Pemex officials have been removed and President Sheinbaum has ordered a formal investigation.
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Two U.S. Embassy Staffers Killed in Mexico Car Crash
Two U.S. Embassy staffers and two Mexican law enforcement officials died when their vehicle skidded off a road and into a ravine in Chihuahua state early Sunday morning. The four were returning from a joint operation that raided six clandestine synthetic drug labs in the municipality of Morelos. The Mexican officers were identified as State Investigation Agency Director Pedro Román Oseguera Cervantes and Officer Manuel Genaro Méndez Montes. President Sheinbaum has demanded answers about the circumstances of the crash.
