A father is mourning after his 28-year-old son was killed during what should have been a routine food delivery in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. The victim was identified as Daniel L. Figueroa, of ...

The popular ride-share app Uber is reportedly taking strides to enact more comprehensive background checks after its policies allowed individuals with violent criminal convictions to drive for the ...

The New York Times revealed in December that the ride-hailing giant approved drivers with many types of criminal convictions, including violent felonies. By Emily ...

The Israeli writer-director's first feature, debuting in Perspectives on Feb. 17, is a collaboration between Israelis, Palestinians and Germans: "I'm proud to make a film that suggests dialogue." By ...

An incident captured on video and shared online of an IU student pushing and mocking the accent of her Uber driver in October led to one arrest. The IU Police Department arrested Abigail Ye on charges ...

A U.S. jury ordered Uber on Thursday to pay $8.5 million after finding it liable in a lawsuit brought by a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by a driver when she was 19, a verdict that could ...

Jurors found Uber legally responsible for the driver's actions under the theory of "apparent agency." The jury rejected claims that Uber was negligent or that its app was defectively designed. This ...

Uber was ordered to pay $8.5 million and was held liable in an Arizona lawsuit that accused a driver of rape. The company faces thousands of lawsuits over alleged sexual assault and misconduct by ...

A federal jury has ordered Uber to pay the victim $8.5 million in damages. A federal jury has ordered Uber to pay the victim $8.5 million in damages. is a news writer focused on creative industries, ...

In a federal bellwether case, the jury ordered the ride-hailing giant to pay $8.5 million to Jaylynn Dean, who said one of its drivers assaulted her in 2023. Jaylynn Dean at a hotel in Phoenix, where ...