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Baton Rouge protester says he was beaten by police

Javier Dunn said he suffered a fractured eye socket after being punched and kicked by Baton Rouge police on Saturday

Jul 15, 2016

Cops: Dismembered body found near tracks; man charged

Police reports say there was "a strong stench consistent with that of a decomposing body" emerging from an apartment the suspect shared with his mother

Jul 15, 2016

This photo made available on July 14, 2016, by the Aurora Police Department shows a close-up of an off-duty sheriff's deputy's bullet lodged inside the barrel of an assailant's gun, which investigators say was pointed at the deputy before the deputy fired

Deputy fires "one in a billion" shot during attempted robbery

Off-duty Colorado sheriff's deputy was visiting girlfriend's apartment when two suspects approached him in parking lot with guns drawn

Jul 15, 2016

Woman in iconic Baton Rouge protest photo speaks out

Ieshia Evans explains what was going through her mind when the poignant photo was captured, and how it has given her a new purpose in life

Jul 15, 2016

Georgia executes man for beating friend who made fatal confession

Georgia executes its sixth inmate this year, the most in any year in the state since the death penalty was reinstated four decades ago

Jul 15, 2016

Shootout with Baltimore police leaves man dead

Authorities say suspect had assault-style weapon and was firing it before police got to scene; unclear what he was up to

Jul 15, 2016

Ala. police chief found guilty of federal assault, excessive force

Chief found guilty of physically assaulting a man in March 2015 and failing to stop another officer from using unreasonable force

Jul 14, 2016

Report contradicts cop's account of fatal shooting

An Atlanta police officer said he shot at a car which was "trying to run me over and kill me," but an internal investigation discredited the officer's story