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Attorney General Merrick Garland flanked by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, Thursday, May 23, 2024. The Justice Department has filed a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America and driving up prices for fans. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in New York and was brought with 30 state and district attorneys general. . (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Sick of absurd Ticketmaster prices? Biden’s DOJ is going after them

by Isabel Soisson

| May 23, 2024

DFW | ECONOMY | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics
The lawsuit is backed by attorneys general for 29 states plus Washington, D.C., and alleges that Live Nation leveraged its power as a venue owner, concert promoter, and ticket seller in order to lessen consumer choice, raise prices, and eliminate its rivals.
DFW - Courier Texas

13 snow cone shops in DFW worth the brain freeze

by Joi Louviere

| May 23, 2024

DFW | DFW RESTAURANTS | food and drink | LOCKGATE
No state digs snow cones like hot and sunny Texas, but when there are a million options how do you know where to go?
DFW - Courier Texas

Families of Uvalde shooting victims sue Texas DPS officers for waiting to confront gunman

by The Texas Tribune

| May 23, 2024

DFW | EDUCATION
Relatives of 17 children killed and two kids injured in Texas’ deadliest school shooting are suing Texas Department of Public Safety officers who were among hundreds of law enforcement that waited 77 minutes to confront the gunman at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary.
The investigation comes in the wake of bombshell allegations accusing former Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield of colluding with OPEC to drive up oil prices at the expense of American consumers.

House Democrats announce investigation into Big Oil price-fixing

by Sophie Boudreau

| May 22, 2024

DFW | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | US HOUSE
The investigation comes in the wake of bombshell allegations accusing former Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield of colluding with OPEC to drive up oil prices at the expense of American consumers.
President Joe Biden speaks about the PACT Act at the Westwood Park YMCA, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden’s VA approves 1 million claims under burn pit law

by Isabel Soisson

| May 22, 2024

DFW | MILITARY | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | VETERANS
President Biden’s PACT Act was the most significant expansion of benefits and services for toxic exposed veterans in more than 30 years. The law aims to provide specific support to veterans who have been exposed to toxins, often from open burn pits that were located near where these US military members were stationed.