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Uber Faces Growing Pressure Over Sexual Assault Record

From the ballot box in California to the halls of Congress and Wall Street, several new initiatives would require more oversight of how the company…

Uber Flags Sexual Misconduct but Many Drivers Stay on the Road

The company monitors passenger feedback for risky driver behavior. Some accused of serious sexual assault had prior records of complaints.

Help Us Report on Sexual Assault During Uber and Lyft Rides

For several months, we have been investigating sexual violence during Uber and Lyft rides, which is far more pervasive than publicly disclosed. Now, we need…

N.J. Attorney General Investigating Uber Over Handling of Sexual Assaults

The investigation, according to people with knowledge of the inquiry, is focused on whether Uber committed consumer fraud in how it promoted consumer safeguards.

House Committee Opens Inquiry Into Uber Over Sexual Abuse

The inquiry comes weeks after a New York Times investigation found that incidents of sexual assault and sexual misconduct occurred much more frequently than Uber…

Uber’s Festering Sexual Assault Problem

The company has tested tools that make rides safer, court records show. Measures to stem the violence have been set aside in favor of protecting…

Airline Pilots Previously Reported Close Calls With Helicopters Near Reagan Airport

A database of aviation safety issues details two startling incidents, one in 2024 and one in 2022.

4 Key Takeaways From The Times’s Reporting on Spending at GLAAD

The C.E.O.’s luxurious business travel and other spending may have violated the L.G.B.T.Q. group’s policies as well as Internal Revenue Service rules.

GLAAD Paid For CEO’s Lavish Spending, Documents Reveal

GLAAD paid for its chief executive to fly first-class, rent a Cape Cod house and remodel her home office. It may have violated I.R.S. rules.

Police Used Excessive Force on 2 Australian Journalists, U.S. Finds

The Interior Department concluded that U.S. Park Police officers exceeded the “minimum level of reasonable force” during a George Floyd protest in 2020.