A Greenbelt, Maryland, Uber driver was arrested last week on charges of kidnapping and assaulting a female passenger who blacked out at a bar.
ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) — A former driver for Uber and Lyft was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting several women while on the job, and Southern California investigators said that there are likely more victims. An 18-year-old college student reported that she was assaulted Friday afternoon after requesting an Uber car in a city near San […]
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it will be testing its grocery delivery service with ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft in the next two weeks in Denver and Phoenix. That’s in addition to a quiet pilot program that started in March with Deliv for its Sam’s Club customers that involves delivery of general […]
According to reports, Coley passed away on Tuesday night while receiving hospice care.
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — The Uber ride-hailing service acknowledged Monday that it received complaints about erratic driving by the suspect in the random shootings that killed six people in Kalamazoo, and a prosecutor said the man admitted carrying out the attacks. As authorities pieced together Jason Dalton’s actions, the prosecutor said he picked up Uber […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Michigan mass shooting could raise new headaches for Uber, the fast-growing ride-hailing service that’s been dogged by controversy on the road to becoming one of the most valuable, privately funded companies in the world. Jason Dalton, the man arrested in connection with the Kalamazoo rampage that left six people dead, […]
Only two weeks into the new year, and Uber is in hot water again. The driving service is under fire after a New York City Uber driver refused to pick up a woman who was in labor. According to reports, David Lee and his wife called an Uber to the hospital, but the driver complained because the expectant […]
Roker's experience is not unique -- cabs passing Black men and women is a decades-long problem that has both been addressed through the lens of racial profiling and comedic fodder.
If you’ve ever watched an episode of “Love and Hip Hop Hollywood,” then you probably won’t be surprised by this tidbit of celebrity dirt. According to TMZ, notorious hothead Teairra Mari once again lost her cool (what else is new) and got physical with … brace yourselves … an Uber driver. Poor guy. Perhaps this unfortunate incident […]
UCLA football keeps getting tackled by internal drama. The latest comes via one of the school’s star players taking a major hit off the field. According to TMZ Sports, the university suspended Ishmael Adams indefinitely after the cornerback allegedly fought and robbed an Uber driver of his cell phone early Sunday morning (Aug. 30). Fortunately for authorities, […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge granted class-action status Tuesday to a lawsuit in California against Uber over the payment of its drivers, upping the stakes for the ride-hailing company in the case. The ruling increases the number of potential California plaintiffs in the suit that claims Uber drivers are incorrectly classified as independent […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Officials say a baby girl was successfully delivered in the backseat of an Uber car parked at the mouth of the Lincoln Tunnel. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the tunnel, says the birthing process began around 5:15 p.m. Monday while the baby’s 32-year-old mother was […]
