Border Patrol agent shoots two during Portland traffic stop Portland, Oregon – A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and wounded a man and a woman Thursday afternoon during a targeted vehicle stop in East Portland, an incident now under FBI investigation, as city leaders urged calm and residents gathered for protests outside a federal immigration facility. The Department of Homeland Security said agents were conducting a targeted stop when the driver attempted to use the vehicle as a weapon, prompting an agent to fire rounds before the vehicle fled.

US hijacks fifth oil tanker in Caribbean waters as Washington tightens blockade on Venezuela The Wall Street Journal reported on 9 January that US naval forces boarded and seized control of the oil tanker Olina, expanding Washington’s campaign against vessels linked to Venezuelan crude shipments. The theft was carried out after a “prolonged pursuit” by the US Coast Guard, according to the report, citing unnamed US officials and data from the maritime tracking firm Vanguard. The Olina was intercepted in the Caribbean Sea near Trinidad, after previously traveling from Venezuela and returning to the region.