10 people shot, 1 killed at block party in Detroit

10 people shot, 1 killed at block party in Detroit

DETROIT

Ten people were shot and one of them died when someone opened fire at a block party on a basketball court in Detroit.

Police were not releasing the identity of the person killed in the shooting Saturday night.

The Detroit Free Press said one other person was in critical condition.

Detroit Asst. Police Chief Steve Dolunt said authorities do not know the reason for the shooting.

No other information was immediately released.

Roadside bomb kills at least 12 in Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan

An Afghan family returning to their home after fleeing a possible military operation struck a roadside bomb Saturday in the country’s south, killing at least 12 of them and wounding eight, authorities said.

The blast struck the family’s van in Helmand province’s Marjah district, largely a Taliban stronghold. At least 12 died in the blast, though the death toll could rise, said Nabil Jan Mullahkhail, the provincial police chief.

The family fled the district in recent days after hearing a government offensive could take place there, relative Mohammad Salih said. Salih said the death toll likely was higher, as he believed as many as 21 of his relatives had been killed in the blast.

New Orleans officer killed

NEW ORLEANS

A handcuffed prisoner in a moving police cruiser managed to grab a gun, fatally shoot the officer at the wheel and escape from the vehicle, which careened into a utility pole at a busy intersection, police said Saturday.

Officer Daryle Holloway, 45, died at a hospital, police chief Michael Harrison said. Meanwhile, an intense manhunt was on for Travis Boys, 33, the suspect who had been arrested on an aggravated assault charge and was being taken to jail when he escaped.

Teammate saves fellow serviceman after parachute fails

LONDON

A British military stunt team member whose chute failed to open properly owes a big thank-you to a teammate who grabbed his parachute and got them both to a safe landing.

The Red Devils display team was performing Friday at the Whitehaven Airshow in northwestern England. Eyewitness Lucy Milne told the BBC on Saturday that spectators watched aghast as one of the men frantically kicked before his teammate rescued him.

A message posted on the show’s Facebook page assured spectators that both were fine after “one team member caught his teammate and brought him into Queens Dock.”

Organization: No new Texas abortion clinics in works

AUSTIN, Texas

Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards said Saturday that her organization has no immediate plans to build more abortion clinics in Texas, where only eight facilities are likely to remain if another round of strict regulations takes effect July 1.

Only the U.S. Supreme Court can now stop Texas from forcing abortion facilities to be constructed like surgical centers, and prevent a second major wave of clinic closures statewide in as many years. Texas had 41 abortion clinics in 2012.

Associated Press