Cops Who Beat Homeless Man Claim He Died Of A Drug-Damaged Heart

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -- A 37-year-old California homeless man's death after a violent confrontation with police drew attention largely because of surveillance video that captured Kelly Thomas screaming for his father and begging for air as officers piled on him, struck him with batons and stunned him with a Taser. In the courtroom, however, much of legal drama in the monthlong trial of two of those former officers has centered on Thomas' checkered past and his medical history as attorneys call...