Mansur Ball-Bey, 18, was was shot and killed by St. Louis police officers Wednesday, reportedly died from a single gunshot wound to the back, according to an autopsy, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. St. Louis Police Chief Sam Dotson urged patience to those who may conclude that the bullet’s location disproves the initial police report…

Jamyla Bolden was in bed Tuesday at 9:30 p.m., doing her homework, when bullets pierced her Ferguson, Mo., home. Her mother was shot in the leg during the shooting and has since been released from the hospital; 9-year-old Jamyla didn’t make it. “I never in a million years thought that I’d be laying my daughter…

On Tuesday, Divine Vaniah Chambliss, 31, was watching his 2-year-old son in their Hoover, Ala., home when he lay down to take a nap. Police believe the child found his father’s gun and began playing with it. When Chambliss’ wife returned home around 3 p.m., she found her husband in bed, unresponsive, according to AL.com.…

St. Louis police Wednesday shot and killed an 18-year-old man they claim pointed a gun at officers. Shortly after the shooting, angry residents began confronting officers and protesting the shooting. According to NBC News, protesters began throwing objects, including glass bottles and bricks, at the officers, and some even blocked traffic. Police arrested nine protesters…

Baltimore Police Officer Wesley Cagle has been charged in the 2014 shooting of a burglary suspect who authorities say was unarmed and subdued on the ground. Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced Wednesday that Cagle, a 14-year veteran of the department, has been charged with “attempted first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree assault,…

Malyk Bonnet doesn’t think of himself as a hero, but that is exactly what he’s being called after, authorities say, the 17-year-old helped save a woman’s life. “I’m just a normal guy,” Malyk told Dateline NBC. “I guess I saved a life, though, and that’s really awesome.” On Aug. 1, Malyk had just finished working…

Having long been the punch line of rhetorical jokes, the meme Deez Nuts is now pushing its way into the political conversation after a poll released Wednesday by Public Policy Polling noted that while Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s lead continues to grow, “Deez Nuts,” an independent candidate, just might “Got ‘Em.” According to the poll,…

Several Nashville, Tenn., jail employees at a privately run prison reportedly started a company to sell goods created by prisoners who weren’t paid, creating what some consider a slave-labor environment in which officials profited from prisoners’ work. According to the Associated Press, Stand Firm Designs took prisoners’ creations, including “beanbag cornhole games, plaques shaped like…

A typical smartphone without a contract can run anywhere from $500 to $800, and Google is hoping to change that for countries where technology is lagging and access to affordable smartphones is almost impossible.  On Tuesday, Google announced sales of its new, low-price smartphone in six African countries “where most people still can’t afford an Internet-connected…

Samuel Harrell, 30, was reportedly beaten by as many as 20 guards April 21 at the Fishkill Correctional Facility in Beacon, N.Y., about 60 miles north of New York City. Harrell, who suffered from bipolar disorder and was serving time in the prison for a drug conviction, was pronounced dead at a local hospital shortly…