NEW YORK — A New York City police officer died after being shot in the head in a gun battle while pursuing a suspect following a report of shots fired, police said.

“He is the fourth New York City police officer murdered in this city in the last 11 months,” police Commissioner William Bratton said during a press conference at Harlem hospital where officer Randolph Holder, 33, was pronounced dead Tuesday night. “That's about as bad as it gets,” he said.

Dozens of Holder's fellow officers stood outside the hospital early this morning and saluted as the ambulance carrying their fallen comrade left.

“Tonight, he did what every other officer in the NYPD does when the call comes — he ran toward danger,” Bratton said. “It was the last time he will respond to that call.”

The shooting in Manhattan's East Harlem neighborhood happened while the 5-year veteran and his partners were responding to a call of shots fired.

NEWARK, N.J. — In time for “Back to the Future” day, the widow of the automaker whose famous car traveled through time in the 1985 movie and its sequels has settled a lawsuit over the use of his name.Last year, the widow of automaker John DeLorean sued a Texas company she said has been illegally using the DeLorean name for years. The DMC-12, known simply as “the DeLorean,” was driven by Michael J. Fox in the movie and has gained a cult following.Oct. 21, 2015 is the date Fox's Marty McFly travels to in “Back to the Future II” and finds, among other innovations, flying skateboards, automated dog-walkers and self-drying jackets.Sally DeLorean, who lives in New Jersey with her daughter, sued the Texas-based DeLorean Motor Company, claiming it had been illegally using the DeLorean name to sell hats, pens, notebooks and other items, and illegally licensed the name and images to other companies including Nike, Urban Outfitters and Apple.The company has never been formally affiliated with the one DeLorean started.

WASHINGTON — Former President Jimmy Carter cracked jokes at his own expense and waxed philosophical about the world's humanitarian challenges on Tuesday as he honored his former vice president, Walter Mondale.The 90-year-old former president appeared spry and energetic as he lauded Mondale in a packed ballroom in Washington. Carter made no mention of his ongoing battle with cancer, opting instead for nostalgic reflections on his four years with Mondale in the White House.“As a Georgia peanut farmer, I needed a lot of help,” Carter said of his decision to empower Mondale as a key adviser, eliciting laughter from the crowd of about 400.Carter revealed in August that cancer had spread to his brain, but declared he was “perfectly at ease” with whatever might follow.“You possess so much grace,” said Vice President Joe Biden. “The way you have dealt with every difficult moment in your life — including now — is a model to which I think few people can compare.”