Lyft reports first full-year adjusted profit as riders pay more
Customers were eager to step out and travel and pay a record amount for trips during the last three months of 2021.
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‘Their lives matter’: Building owners sued over deadly Bronx fire
Lawsuits allege neglect in building blaze that killed 17 people in mostly immigrant community in New York last month.
Apple is increasing benefits for its retail employees
The iPhone maker is planning to double paid sick days for both full-time and part-time workers.
UN, Western envoys urge Tunisia to restore judicial watchdog
Critics fear President Kais Saied is growing increasingly authoritarian with move to bring judiciary under his control.
UCLA settles gynaecologist sex abuse suit for $246m
Litigation settlement offers 203 women a measure of accountability and compensation after decades of concealed abuse.
Plastic fantastic: Americans are racking up credit card debt
Credit-card balances increased every quarter in 2021 to end the year at $856bn, US data reveals.
US supports 737 MAX settlement, says families not ‘crime victims’
The Department of Justice said the settlement with Boeing provided more compensation for families than the law requires.
Catching COVID more than once: What we know about reinfections
Since the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, cases of COVID reinfections are becoming more common.
Humanitarian aid on agenda as Taliban officials land in Geneva
The delegation from Afghanistan's new rulers is due to hold talks with the Red Cross and other NGOs.
Parents of alleged school shooter Ethan Crumbley in court
Prosecutors seek to show sufficient cause to proceed to trial in groundbreaking US legal case against parents of teen.
Outrage after hijab-wearing woman heckled by Hindu mob in India
Authorities shut educational institutions after protests over the ban on hijab intensifies in southern Karnataka state.
Canada’s trucker protest jams major US bridge as tensions grow
The land crossing is the most important link for goods moving between Canada and the United States.
US National Archives: More Trump WH documents may be missing
Archives retrieves 15 boxes of documents related to Trump presidency, aides looking for more.
Macron says Putin told him Russia won’t escalate Ukraine crisis
Macron's remarks come during visit to Kyiv as Kremlin denies any de-escalation deal with France over Ukraine crisis.
Academy Awards 2022: full list of Oscar nominations
Dune, Power of the Dog receive major nods; winners of the 94th Academy Awards will be announced on March 27.
US arrests couple for allegedly laundering $4.5BN in Bitcoin
The US Justice Department says the action represents its largest-ever financial seizure.
Turkey opens new dispute over sovereignty of east Aegean islands
Turkey for the first time disputes Greece’s sovereignty over its east Aegean islands.
Peloton co-founder cycles out of CEO role
Peloton shares surged more than 400 percent in 2020, only to see nearly all those gains wiped out in 2021.
Israeli soldiers open fire at car in Nablus killing Palestinians
Palestinian Authority condemns the killing of three Palestinians in occupied West Bank calling it a 'heinous crime'.
Softbank plans IPO for Arm after sale to Nvidia falls through
Softbank said it plans to take British semiconductor firm Arm public after a planned sale to Nvidia failed.