A New Jersey Uber driver was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a passenger near the victim's home on Monday.

Adding to the list of Uber drivers accused or charged with sexually assaulting their customers, a Boston Uber driver is facing charges that he raped and kidnapped a woman who requested the ride-sharing service earlier this month. The 46-year-old man, Alejandro Done, was held without bail at his arraignment Wednesday, where he pleaded not guilty to rape […]

This is every cab passenger’s worst nightmare. In Bernal Heights, San Francisco, an Uber driver has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon and battery with serious bodily injury after hitting a passenger in the head with a hammer. The driver, who’s been identified as Patrick Karajah, pled not guilty in a San Francisco […]

Gun violence has been ugly for a long time and it’s hard to imagine that it can get even uglier, but then this happened. A 16-year old boy, who is said to be a gang member in New Jersey, has been accused of shooting a Pennsylvania cab driver dead because he would not follow instructions […]

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Have you ever gone through a down moment in your life? Sure you have. We all do at some point and time. It’s not whether you get knocked down but rather if you choose to get back up. We all have that choice but some of us choose to stay down. We throw in the towel. […]

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I remember as a UCLA freshman walking into Pauley Pavillion for the first time and looking across the court from the student section and seeing this little old man sitting against the railing next to his wife with his UCLA blue sweater on…it was John Wooden, the Wizard of Westwood.  For four years while I […]

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Meat lovers, relax. But chickens, beware. KFC says Americans are gobbling down so many Double Down sandwiches that the fast-food chain will offer the bunless, meaty sandwich longer than it had planned. Originally the sandwich – bacon and cheese surrounded by chicken filets – was to have been available through Sunday. But KFC said Wednesday […]

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YOU ARE TO MAKE THE MONEY, NOT THE MONEY MAKING YOU MOVE BEYOND THE LOTTERY MENTALITY The time has come to evict luck from our vocabulary. As I mentioned, some people think that if they just wake up, they will become successful and make it “big.” We all have someone in our lives or families […]

Sex sells… I get it.  But I think it is a little overdone.  I mean since the beginning of time, as the story is told, sex sold.  It is everywhere. Both men and women are taking advantage of this convenience.  People are building, launching and ending careers using sex. Whatever happened to being talented and […]

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What is Excellence? How is it measured? When I think of greatness or great qualities, I’m overwhelmed by the impact greatness has had on our history. Sometimes greatness seems so hard to achieve. I always have to remind myself that people arn’t born great, they grow intogreatness. The choices great people make and causes they […]

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The embodiment of success as a wealthy entrepreneur, business professional or community leader is much greater than simply making money.  It requires self-determination through the personal choice of taking action, responsibility and commitment. Such inner spirit is found by loving and respecting yourself then sharing it with others. An innate journey to live in harmony […]

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Dear Artist, Let me start by telling you that this is as much a letter to myself, as it is a letter to you… When it comes to music, I am a Liberal Hater. Easily amused, hardly impressed. I can find something good in lots of music, but if the bad outweighs the good to me […]