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CHICAGO (AP) — Police in Chicago say a man who pointed a gun at officers has been shot and killed in the city's South Shore neighborhood. Police say officers heard shots fired just after 10 p.m. and saw a van driving away. A male passenger jumped out of the van and began running. A statement says the man, whose identity and age were not released, pointed a gun at the officers, one of whom opened fire. A weapon was recovered.
SEATTLE (AP) — Suburban Seattle police now say a shooting that left a 1-year-old girl in critical condition with a head wound was not random. The girl was shot as she sat in a car with her parents. Detectives in Kent initially suggested road rage as a motive, but Cmdr. Jarod Kasner tells The Seattle Times that police have now changed their minds. He declined to release any other details.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Military personnel and civilians who were gathered outside a bank to receive their monthly salaries were hit today by a suicide bomber, and the blast killed at least 30 people were killed in eastern Afghanistan. Officials say the blast in Jalalabad also wounded more than 80 people. The attacker detonated an explosive-laden motorcycle.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew says the European and global economies don't need another economic crisis so he's urging Greece to reach a deal with its creditors to avoid a default. Greece is in negotiations with the International Monetary Fund and European authorities to receive the final installment of its financial bailout. Fears that Greece could default and abandon the euro currency group sent shockwaves through global markets Friday.
FOURAS, France (AP) — A replica of the ship that the Marquis de Lafayette once sailed to the U.S. with French troops and funds for the American Revolution is ready to set sail today to retrace the 1780 voyage. The send-off will include champagne, fireworks and a presidential blessing for the painstakingly built replica of the frigate Hermione (hur-MY'-nee). The $27 million copy will be headed for Boston.
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