Obama says no justification for attack on police...1 dead officer identified...MN governor says Castile wouldn't be dead if he were white

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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Barack Obama says that there's no possible justification for last night's attack on police in Dallas in which five officers were killed and six were wounded. Obama, who's attending a NATO summit in Poland, says he's horrified, and he's asking all Americans to pray for the fallen officers and their families. The shootings happened toward the end of a peaceful protest against this week's deadly shootings of two black men by police.

DALLAS (AP) — One of the five officers killed last night in Dallas has been identified as Dallas Area Rapid Transit Officer Brent Thompson. He was 43 years old. DART issued a statement saying, "our hearts are broken," and it says three other DART officers were shot, but they're expected to recover. The four other officers killed were with the Dallas Police Department.

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says if black motorist Philando Castile had been white, he doesn't think he would have been shot dead by a police officer. Castile's girlfriend videotaped at the scene, saying her boyfriend told the officer he had a permit to carry a weapon, but was shot several times while trying to get his license and registration. Girlfriend Diamond Reynolds says they were pulled over for a "busted tail light."

BAGHDAD (AP) —Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (HY'-dahr ahl ah-BAH'-dee) has fired the head of Baghdad's security. That word from the prime minister's office. The firing happened hours after an attack on a Shiite shrine killed 37 people and less than a week after a car bombing killed at least 186 people in the center of the capital. The minister of interior submitted his resignation Tuesday, but Al-Abadi has not accepted it.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Most European shares are up in early trading while Asian markets finished mostly down today. There was a plunge in oil prices overnight. Investors also are awaiting the release of U.S. inflation and June non-farm payrolls data later in the day. U.S. futures indicate a muted opening on Wall Street, with the Dow and S&P futures nearly flat.