Mr. Automatic was at it again.

Lawyers for a 16-year-old boy filed a lawsuit Thursday against the city and the police department on alleging that he was beaten by five police officers last month.

IN THE HEADLINES

Barack Obama collected the support of seven of John Edwards' Democratic convention delegates on Thursday, then gained the backing of four superdelegates and a large labor union as he marched steadily toward the party's presidential nomination.

A Texas businessman and ranch owner accused of killing 32 bison turned himself in earlier this week, the Park County sheriff's office said Thursday.

Indian pueblos, Revolutionary and Civil War battlefields and trails used by Lewis and Clark are in jeopardy because the Forest Service lacks the means to protect them, a prominent preservation group said Thursday.

An attorney for former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio asked the full 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday not to review a decision by a three-judge panel to overturn his insider-trading conviction.

A summary of Denver's preparations for the Democratic National Convention, according to the Democratic National Convention Committee:

Outside the Pepsi Center, it doesn't look like much is happening. But with 100 days to go to the opening session of the Democratic National Convention, Denver says it will be ready.

The head of beer brewing giant Molson Coors says plans are still on track to finalize a joint venture with SABMiller by midyear.