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A 16-year-old suspect was in custody Monday morning in connection with a school shooting in Texas that left one girl wounded, authorities said.

In an interview on 'Megyn Kelly Today,' Teresa Robinette, sister of Louise Turpin, said her sibling began experimenting with religion before the siblings lost contact.

Emma Ann Miller, 15, blasted Michigan State University while testifying at gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar's sentencing hearing.

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Tips Are More Important Than You Think

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The Donald Trump Labor Department is proposing a rule change that would mean that restaurant servers and bartenders could lose a large portion of their earnings. The rule would overturn one put in place by the Barack Obama administration initiated, which prevents workers in tipped industries from having their tips taken by their employers. Under the new rule, business owners could pay their wait staff and bartenders as little as $7.25 per hour and keep all tips above that amount without having to tell customers what happened.

A new study from the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United and the National Employment Law Project shows that waiters and bartenders earn more in tips than they do from their base hourly wage. The median share of hourly earnings they make from tips makes up nearly 59% of waitstaff earnings and 54% of bartenders' earnings. Allowing employers to take much or all of that tipped income would be a major blow to many working in the restaurant and bar industry.

Workers in these fields are already poorly compensated. A recent study by the...

The U.S. embassy in Israel will move to Jerusalem by the end of 2019, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Monday.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke Sunday at the Sundance Film Festival to NPR's Nina Totenberg.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg spoke Sunday at the Sundance Film Festival to NPR's Nina Totenberg.

In all, the Department of Health and Human Services will send home — or furlough — about half of its employees, or nearly 41,000 people.

In all, the Department of Health and Human Services will send home — or furlough — about half of its employees, or nearly 41,000 people.