Flash flooding traps drivers on NYC roads after storms dump 4″ of rain on Big Apple
A powerful storm battered New York on Wednesday, dumping up to four inches of rain in just a few hours, causing dangerous flash flooding and leaving drivers trapped in their cars. New York City’s Office of Emergency Management told the Post that “several people” had to be rescued from vehicles trapped by rising waters at […]
Justin Timberlake Driver’s License Suspended, Pleads Not Guilty to Driving While Intoxicated
Pop star Justin Timberlake’s driver’s license was suspended during a hearing on Friday where he pleaded not guilty to one charge of drunk driving. Timberlake, who is currently in Europe on his “Forget Tomorrow” world tour, appeared at a DUI hearing in Long Island, New York, remotely via video conference from Belgium on Friday, according […]
Disturbing video shows woman unleash pepper spray in NYC Uber driver’s eyes: ‘What the f–k!’
Shocking video shows the moment a young woman sprayed pepper spray into the eyes of an Uber driver in Manhattan this week. The woman was arrested and released with a summons. According to police and footage, Jennifer Guilbeau, 23, was riding in the back of an Uber with another young woman on the corner of […]
Road rage incident leads to drivers shooting each other to death — one in front of his young children, police say
California State Police Said Two drivers shot and killed each other after a road rage incident in Highland on Saturday. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department statement Officers responded to a report of shots fired just before 8 p.m. and found two men with gunshot wounds when they arrived on the scene and took them […]
USWNT in Olympics driver’s seat with win over Germany
With the Olympics a test of the entire program, the U.S. women’s national team played its first two games with an vigor that suggested a terrible 2023 World Cup was a thing of the past. The U.S. faced Germany in their second group stage match on Sunday afternoon and had a far from perfect performance. […]
California Supreme Court rules Uber, Lyft drivers classified as contractors
The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that drivers for Uber and Lyft are classified as independent contractors, not employees. The court ruled in favor of Proposition 22, a years-old ballot measure, ending a legal battle that could have reshaped California’s gig economy if it had been overturned, The New York Times reported. This was pointed […]
Uber, Lyft win major ruling in California that treats drivers as contractors
California’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a voter-approved measure that allows app-based services such as Uber and Lyft to treat drivers in the most populous state as independent contractors rather than employees entitled to more benefits. The California Supreme Court’s decision is a major victory for the ride-hailing industry, which has argued that many companies […]
Lyft settles shareholder lawsuit over sexual assaults by drivers
Lyft plans to implement several safety and governance reforms to resolve a shareholder lawsuit that alleged its executives and directors did not do enough to stop drivers from sexually and physically assaulting passengers. The tentative settlement was filed Tuesday night in federal court in Oakland, California, and must be approved by a judge. Lyft agreed […]
New AI cameras playing ‘I Spy’ with highway drivers
Does anyone remember playing “I Spy” on family road trips? If so, you probably grew up in the pre-digital age, before mobile phones and tablets, when the best form of entertainment was looking out the window. Now, whether they like it or not, drivers are taking part in a new game of “I Spy.” Thanks […]
Advocates call for Central Park carriage horse ban ahead of driver’s animal abuse trial
As the trainer behind a horse killed two years ago faced off on his first day of trial, neighbors poured out outside Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday afternoon to demand the shutdown of the city’s carriage horse industry — at least, that’s what they thought. Ian McKeever, who is facing animal cruelty charges in the […]