Indianapolis 500 renaissance marked by brisk ticket sales, fewer empty seats at vast racetrack

It doesn’t get much better for a race carrying the mantle of world’s largest single-day spectator sporting event. INDIANAPOLIS — When Doug Boles took his dream job as Indianapolis Motor Speedway president, he devoted himself to cleaning up the track’s increasingly common race-day blight of empty seats and empty sections. Sure, that meant selling tickets. … Read more

‘A slap in the face’: Drunk driver gets 15 years for killing two, frustrating victim’s loved ones

Loved ones of two women killed by a drunk driver are calling for harsher penalties for convicted criminals, and additional technology to prevent wrong-way drivers. SAN ANTONIO — The families of two young women killed by a drunk driver are calling for significant changes to the justice system. Ricardo Rodriguez, convicted of killing 25-year-old Daniela … Read more

‘A slap in the face’: Drunk driver gets 15 years in prison for killing two

Loved ones of two women killed by a drunk driver are calling for harsher penalties for convicted criminals, and additional technology to prevent wrong-way drivers. SAN ANTONIO — The families of two young women killed by a drunk driver are calling for significant changes to the justice system. Ricardo Rodriguez, convicted of killing 25-year-old Daniela … Read more

Lubbock Whataburger fired woman after she left restaurant to express breast milk, US Department of Labor says

Whataburger is to pay $1,800 in wages and damages, the release says. TEXAS, USA — The U.S. Department of Labor says a Lubbock Whataburger illegally denied a nursing mother from expressing breast milk. The department’s Wage and Hour Division found the restaurant didn’t provide a reasonable break time for that employee to step away in … Read more