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Underscoring the severity of the U.S. overdose crisis, a first-of-its kind opioid intervention court aims to get drug-addicted criminal defendants into recovery before their criminal case is heard.

The White House claims that Chicago has a high crime rate despite its stricter gun laws. This claim doesn't work on two levels.

The Swedish Academy has chosen Kazuo Ishiguro as the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday morning. Ishiguro's most well-known work is likely The Remains of the Day,a 1989 novel.

In France, the owners of licensed tobacco stores are protesting against the government's plans to raise cigarette prices.

Police in Casper, Wyo., arrested a man for public intoxication. He said he was a time traveler from the year 2048 and aliens forced him to drink.

A man in Rio de Janeiro tried to rob a gym, which turned out to be a martial arts gym. Surveillance video shows him being chased by students in jiu jitsu uniforms.

The Las Vegas attack has got lawmakers talking about banning "bump stocks," which simulate automatic weapons. Also, the Las Vegas shooter's girlfriend said she didn't know of his plans.

Whether it's a hurricane, a mass shooting, racial and political violence or family trauma closer to home, teachers can be helpers. Here's our roundup of what you can do in these difficult situations.

The show's plot and very existence provoke larger questions around race, representation and casting.

Also: A Pennsylvania congressman won't seek re-election after a report of an abortion request; President Trump's Puerto Rico golf venture; and the grave of St. Nicholas is reportedly discovered.