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Workers earning up to $58K a year could soon become eligible for overtime pay
The Biden-Harris administration announced a final rule Tuesday that raises the minimum salary threshold to qualify for time-and-a-half pay after 40 hours of work in a week.
How one state is trying to make weight loss drugs cheaper
The North Carolina state treasurer is taking on drugmakers Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly in an attempt to lower drug costs for the state. So far, neither side is satisfied.
N.C. report finds wilderness camp failed to ensure boy was breathing before he died
A state inspection report offers new details on the hours leading up to a 12-year-old’s death at Trails Carolina, a camp for troubled adolescents.
Upstart Lions solidify future with extensions to star receiver and lineman
Detroit hopes to build on its successful season where they almost made the Super Bowl and agreed to four-year extensions with All-Pro selections Amon-Ra St. Brown and Penei Sewell.
A 'very complex' case: The events that led to an arrest in the Idaho student slayings
The quadruple homicide stunned the college community of Moscow, sparking weeks of speculation and thousands of tips before culminating in an arrest.
Dolphin dead after being repeatedly shot in Louisiana, $20,000 reward offered for info
The juvenile bottlenose dolphin was found on West Mae's Beach in Cameron Parish with bullets lodged in its brain, spinal cord and heart, according to NOAA.
Chris King, rapper and Justin Bieber associate, shot dead in Nashville at 32
King was a former roommate of Bieber and a friend of actor Keke Palmer.
Doctors combine a pig kidney transplant and a heart device in bid to extend a woman’s life
Lisa Pisano, 54, is only the second patient ever to receive a pig kidney.
Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police
Trillions of red-eyed periodical cicadas are emerging from underground in the eastern U.S. this month.
Pacers' star Tyrese Haliburton says rival fan directed racist slur at his brother during playoff game
The fan denied the accusation to a team representative, the Milwaukee Bucks said.
U.S. tourist faces 12 years in prison after bringing ammunition to Turks and Caicos
Ryan Watson traveled to the popular vacation spot with his wife to celebrate his 40th birthday. The vacation came to an abrupt end when airport staff found bullets in the couple’s carry-on luggage.
