Cops are freaking out about a new type of marijuana — users say it just gets you really high

Police in Illinois are warning the public about an extremely potent drug that is gaining popularity in the state, saying it can "cause users to disconnect from reality" and might even lead to "hallucinations and other types of psychosis." The drug is called "shatter," and it sounds awfully scary until you learn that's just a concentrated form of marijuana.

Shatter — also known as wax, sap, budder, and a number of other nicknames, depending on the presentation — is a type of cannabis concentrate that resembles honey or taffy. It can be inhaled for a stronger high per hit than marijuana buds, the part of the plant that is commonly smoked.

Shocker : Will Smith describes 20 year marriage to Jada as grueling and excruciating

47-year-old actor Will Smith opened up about his 20-year marriage to his wife, Jada Pinkett at the Nov. 23 premiere of his new movie, ‘Concussion,’ where he said despite their refusal to split, their relationship is both ‘grueling’ and ‘excruciating.’ He said this when he was interviewed by Entertainment Tonight, when they asked him how they keep their relationship so strong.

Photos show teen disposing of teacher's body

Surveillance photos shown in court Monday in Philip Chism's murder trial show the then-14-year-old outside the Danvers, Massachusetts, school, wheeling a recycling bin that prosecutors say held the body of his slain algebra teacher.

The photos, apparently taken from a security camera video, come a week after the prosecution showed school security video of Chism following his teacher into the restroom, where he allegedly killed her.

Prosecutors contend Chism, now 16, followed teacher Colleen Ritzer, 24, into a girl's bathroom on the second floor of Danvers High School at 3:16 p.m. on October 22, 2013.

The most complicated situation in the world just got even trickier

Russian warplanes have been conducting airstrikes over Syria since late September, sometimes causing tension with Turkey when its planes come too close to the Turkish border.

These tensions finally came to a head on Tuesday, when a Russian warplane allegedly violated Turkish airspace and was shot down by Turkish F-16s.

It was an escalation of the conflict that was "not entirely unexpected," said Jonathan Schanzer, vice president of the Washington, DC-based think tank Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

Turkey released a map showing where Russia violated its airspace, and Russia countered

Turkey and Russia have released competing maps showing where a Russian warplane violated — or steered clear of, depending on the point of view — Turkish airspace before it was shot down early Tuesday.

Shortly after the jet was downed, the Turkish military published a radar map demonstrating the reported flight path of the jet it shot down, which Ankara is using as proof that the pilots violated the country's airspace:

The blue line is the Turkish border, and the red arrow is pointing to the spot at which the warplane reportedly entered Turkish airspace.

Chicago protesters march as police release video of officer shooting teen

Protesters took to the streets of Chicago late Tuesday after police released a graphic dash-cam video showing an officer shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.

McDonald was killed in October 2014. The city's mayor has called for peace.

"I believe this is a moment that can build bridges of understanding rather than become a barrier of misunderstanding. I understand that the people will be upset and will want to protest when they see this video," Mayor Rahm Emanuel said. "We as a city must rise to this moment."

School 'in lockdown' after reports of gunshots fired at car outside primary

Investigation: Police are looking into reports of a discharged firearm this morning

A school is 'in lockdown' after reports gunshots were fired at a car outside this morning.

Police were called to an incident outside Anfield Road School in Anfield Road, Liverpool.

Residents are being told by officers to stay in their homes, and the road, which runs parallel to Anfield Road School, has been cordoned off and access is currently restricted.

A spokesperson from Anfield Road School told the Liverpool Echo they were unable to confirm whether an incident had taken place.

But police have issued a statement confirming an investigation is underway after reports from the public a car had been shot at.The spokesman said: “Merseyside Police is investigating reports of a firearms discharge in Anfield this morning.

"Patrols were called to Anfield Road at about 9am after several members of the public reported a shot was fired towards a car.

"Officers are in attendance and detectives are carrying out house to house and CCTVenquiries in the area.

"Patrols have been stepped up to reassure the community."

Read more: Police launch probe after gunfire heard near Barrowlands gig in Glasgow

Anyone who witnessed anything suspicious in the area this morning is urged to call the gun crime hotline on 0800 230 0600 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

More details on this breaking story as we get them.

Turkey shoots down Russian warplane on Syrian border

Turkey has shot down a Russian warplane on the Syrian border, a senior Turkish official has said. According to Al Jazeerah, the plane was shut down on Syrian territory in Latakia's Yamadi village.

The plane was downed by the Turkish military according to the rules of engagement because it violated Turkish airspace, the Turkish official said.

North Korea believed to earn a fortune from forced labor overseas, U.N. says

North Korea's catalog of abuses against its own people within the secretive country's tightly controlled borders has been widely reported. But Kim Jong Un's regime is also believed to be pocketing huge sums from tens of thousands of its citizens who are sent abroad to toil in forced labor conditions, the United Nations says.

The laborers are made to work as long as 20 hours a day without enough food and under constant surveillance, according to a new report from Marzuki Darusman, the U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in North Korea.

Syria : Kurdish forces dig in just outside ISIS headquarters in Raqqa

When Bahoz heard the blasts, he guessed they must have come from French jets. There were 14 of them, all around the time thatPresident Francois Hollande said France had started bombing Raqqa.

The capital of ISIS's self-declared caliphate is eerily close to Bahoz's position. A fighter with the Kurdish YPG units, he sits on a series of outposts along a lengthy earth trench that is essentially the front line with Raqqa -- about 20 miles away, across flat, hostile ground.

"Three days ago we saw 14 airstrikes suddenly hit just nearby, and then the French said they'd started bombing," he told CNN, when we were given rare access to his position near the town of Ayn al Issa.

"We will do our best to avenge Paris," he vowed.

Drunk Russian sailor crashes 7,000-ton ship into Scotland -- at full speed

What shall we do with a drunken sailor?

Don't put him in charge of a 7,000-ton, 423-foot (129-meter) cargo ship, for starters.

That's how a Russian mariner who drank half a liter of rum before work, according to investigators, managed to crash into the coast of Scotland last winter -- at full speed.

The Lysblink Seaways was on its way from Belfast, Northern Ireland, to Skogn in Norway when it slammed into the rocky shoreline near Kilchoan on the Ardnamurchan peninsula at about 2:30 a.m. on February 18.

When the ship was salvaged, it was so badly damaged that it had to be scrapped.

Pfizer, Allergan combining in $160 billion deal

Pfizer and Allergan will join in a $160 billion deal to create the world’s largest drugmaker.

The transaction is valued at $363.63 per Allergan share. Allergan shareholders will receive 11.3 shares of the combined company for each of their shares. Pfizer stockholders get one share of the combined company for each of theirs.

Belgian police asked people not to share information about anti-terror raids so they started posting cat photos

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A request by Belgium police for members of the public not to share information of anti-terrorism raids on social media, prompted an inventive response from Twitter users. As the Belgian capital remains in lockdown while raids continue, the hashtag #BrusselsLockdownbegan trending.

However, the images posted were not of the deserted city streets with police cordons, but of cats. The hilarious response demonstrated the good humour of the Belgium people even in times of crisis, as they endeavoured, in the most imaginative way possible, to support the police services.

The images of cute kittens countered the images of violence and gunman that usually accompany anti-terror raids. Commentators acknowledged the witty response. "#Catstorm on #BrusselsLockdown = the best of human nature responding to the worst of human nature. Hope all are safe," wrote one Twitter user poignantly.

Cops release photo of THIRD suicide bomber behind Stade de France blasts

Bomber: French cops want help in identifying the man

French police have released this picture of the third suicide bomber who took part in the attack on the Stade de France last Friday night.

Cops have published the image in the hope the public can help identify him.

The French National Police posted a photo of the man on Twitter this evening.

The picture reportedly shows a man known as M al-Mahmod, according to the BBC.

He is believed to have entered the Greek island of Leros with another terrorist travelling under the name of Ahmad al-Mohammad.

The man was one of three people killed in attacks at the stadium.

The bombers had tried to get into the Stade de France during the international friendly match between France and Germany, but were blocked at the turnstyles.

Europe's most wanted man Salah Abdeslam slips the net as Belgian police arrest 16 in terror raids

Europe's most wanted man has evaded capture once again after heavily-armed police officers launched raids across Brussels and arresting 16 people.

Salah Abdeslam was not arrested by police in Belgium during 19 raids linked to an "imminent" threat to the European nation from suspected Islamist fanatics.

At a press conference this at around 11.30pm UK time on Sunday, Belgian prosecutors revealed one suspect drove towards police after being spotted.

Officers dodged the car but were forced to fire shots at it and then arrested the person inside.