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The contents of a drug overdose rescue kit at a May 13, 2015, training session in Buffalo, N.Y., on how to administer naloxone, which reverses the effects of heroin and prescription painkillers.

To Save Opioid Addicts, This Experimental Court Is Ditching The Delays

2:26pm October 05, 2017

by Eric Westervelt

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.

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NRA-Backed Gun Laws Have Found Success In State Legislatures Across The U.S

1:37pm October 05, 2017

Journalist Mike Spies says the NRA's push to allow guns on college campuses, daycare centers and bars is part of an effort to "normalize gun carrying as much as possible in American public life."

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In the musical KPOP, Ashley Park plays the Korean pop star Mwe, one of the show's emotional centers.

A New Musical — And Its Audience — Grapple With Asian Identity, Through K-Pop

1:36pm October 05, 2017

by Kat Chow

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

A billboard advertising a gun tourism business in Las Vegas hovers above the Mandalay Bay Hotel, site of a mass shooting Sunday night that killed 58 people and injured nearly 500.

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Sorrow, But Little Appetite For New Laws Among Nevada Gun Enthusiasts

12:13pm October 05, 2017

Gun tourism is a thriving industry in Las Vegas, the city where a gunman killed more than 50 concertgoers and injured nearly 500 on Sunday. The attack is spurring calls for new gun control measures.

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Volunteers offer cards to be filled out and sent to members of the House of Representatives as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients wait in line at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) office in Los Angeles on September 3

Deadline Looms For Thousands Of DREAMers

8:57am October 05, 2017

by Joel Rose

Across the country, so-called DREAMers have been scrambling to renew their DACA benefits for the last time before the Trump Administration begins phasing out the program in March.

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A cold, crisp glass of apple cider helps wash down those deliciously oily donuts, still hot from the fryer.

Donuts And Apple Cider: An Autumn Marriage Made By Autos And Automation

7:00am October 05, 2017

by Deena Prichep

For many people, it's just not Fall without this tasty combo. And when the first cars hit the roads, farm stands began selling the drink along with a fried treat made by a new machine.

How Teachers And Schools Can Help When Bad Stuff Happens

6:00am October 05, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

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.

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Shooter's Girlfriend Denies Knowledge Of Attack

5:02am October 05, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

Marilou Danley said in a statement that she had no idea of her boyfriend's intentions to carry out a massacre in Las Vegas. She flew back to the U.S. and has met with investigators.

Security Readies For Next Big Music Festival

5:02am October 05, 2017

by Jimmy Maas

The country's next big music festival is this weekend in Austin, Texas. Austin City Limits is a three-day outdoor event that has seen crowds topping 75,000. Security will be tighter this year.

This undated photo of Marilou Danley, 62, was provided by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Authorities are trying to determine why Stephen Paddock, Danley's boyfriend, killed dozens of people in Las Vegas on Sunday night.

Las Vegas Shooter's Girlfriend Denies Any Knowledge Of Plans To Commit Violence

11:31pm October 04, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

A lawyer for Marilou Danley said the airline ticket purchased for her by 64-year-old Stephen Paddock to the Philippines was so she could visit her family.