med at codifying their status as independent contractors renders the ruling moot, or a subsequent appeal to the state Supreme Court is successful," Faiz Siddiqui reports. • A wildfire in Colorado exploded sixfold in size over 24 hours, growing to about 170,000 acres and extending deeper into Rocky Mountain

artled last night when they were charged 100 times the advertised fare for short trips, a glitch that sparked jokes about surge pricing gone wild. Faiz Siddiqui reports: "Riders in cities including Washington and San Diego took to social media to post about the sky-high rates, a problem that Uber confirmed

ud the U.S. and to filing false tax returns, prosecutors said in a statement." -- Uber plans to record audio of customers during rides in the U.S. Faiz Siddiqui scoops: "The new feature, which is first to be piloted in some Latin American cities next month, allows users to opt in to activate an audio record

efraud the U.S. and to filing false tax returns, prosecutors said in a statement." Uber plans to record audio of customers during rides in the U.S. Faiz Siddiqui scoops: "The new feature, which is first to be piloted in some Latin American cities next month, allows users to opt in to activate an audio record

- Three people are dead and at least 15 injured after a shooting Sunday evening at a food festival in Gilroy, Calif. Allyson Chiu, Meagan Flynn and Faiz Siddiqui report: "One gunman was killed by officers at the scene, Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee said early Monday morning. Police are still searching fo

- Three people are dead and at least 15 injured after a shooting Sunday evening at a food festival in Gilroy, Calif. Allyson Chiu, Meagan Flynn and Faiz Siddiqui report: "One gunman was killed by officers at the scene, Gilroy Police Chief Scot Smithee said early Monday morning. Police are still searching for

ts were reported on its U.S. rides last year, the first time it has revealed the scale of the safety problem that exists at ride-hailing companies. Faiz Siddiqui reports: "The reported assaults were part of Uber's long-awaited safety study, published Thursday amid widespread and ongoing criticism of its safe