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Five New York tourists pleaded guilty Saturday to fighting with plainclothes police officers after disputing a $100 cab fare during a cruise ship stopover. Prosecutors dropped charges against a sixth tourist.
Thirty-nine people connected with the Washington, D.C., taxicab industry have been indicted on bribery charges.
Jose Obdilio Duran's '57 Chevy has holes in its mottled floor, a passenger window that can't be rolled up and no inside panels on its doors. But the 71-year-old retiree wants to put the old car to work — applying for one of the first taxi licenses this communist country has granted in a decade.
Hundreds of drivers of London's iconic black taxis Thursday protested a decision that could allow a man to become a cabbie despite having been convicted of manslaughter for strangling his wife.
A group of New York tourists said Tuesday that a brawl they blame on plainclothes police officers in Antigua has turned their Caribbean holiday into a nightmare.
Rita Van Loenen had no idea that a trip in Thomas Chappell's taxi cab could end up being the ride that saves her life.
A taxi driver allegedly hit a 78-year-old woman with his car and then dropped her off at home with a broken hip instead of seeking medical help, police in Guyana said Tuesday.
When Eric Hagen started Recession Ride Taxi in Essex, Vt., he took more questions than fares.
A drunken American university student challenged a murder charge Monday after being accused of causing the crash of a Hong Kong taxi and death of its driver before commandeering the vehicle and slamming it into another cab.
New York City taxi driver Fabio Peralta has turned the backseat of his yellow cab into an art studio.
The driver of one of London's iconic black cabs was sentenced to at least eight years in prison Tuesday for an 18-month campaign of rape and assault against his female passengers.
Try hailing a cab in this car-centric town and you're likely to be left standing on a curb, waving your arm like a fool in a cloud of exhaust.
A 29-year-old pregnant woman was killed and a second woman was seriously injured Friday when a commercial van jumped the curb of a midtown Manhattan sidewalk at rush hour and crashed into a building wall. An hour earlier on the Upper West Side, seven people were injured when a taxi hurtled into a pizzeria, shattering its windows.
Many of the thousands of New Yorkers laid off in the financial crisis have turned to driving taxis, but now there are too many drivers and not enough cabs.
About 300 taxi drivers went on strike in a southern Chinese city, smashing cars and demanding a crackdown on unlicensed taxis in the latest protest against illegal taxi competition in China.
A few hundred taxi drivers went on strike Wednesday in a southwestern Chinese district to protest a proposed increase in the number of cabs operating there, state media reported.
Authorities in southwestern China have agreed to resolve some of the complaints behind a violent strike by taxi drivers angered by high fees and fuel shortages, state media reported Tuesday.
Mexico has deployed hundreds of federal police to try to quell a dispute between taxi drivers and tour van operators in the popular beach resort of Cabo San Lucas.
A taxicab mistakenly set in reverse, jumped a curb at a busy crosswalk near Union Station, and struck a light pole, injuring two pedestrians and the driver during the Thursday morning rush, police said.
Two teenage girls who were part of a botched robbery attempt died when the taxi they were riding in crashed after one teen slashed the cab driver's face during a high-speed chase, police said.
Police said they easily caught a bank robbery suspect after he had a taxi take him to and from the scene of the crime.
Taxi drivers in the nation's capital went on a 12-hour strike Monday to protest the mayor's decision to require they use meters rather than a fare zone system beginning in April.
When a cabdriver tried to get Matthew Daus to pay a fare with cash instead of a credit card, Daus knew that wasn't right. As the head of the commission that regulates city taxis, he would know.
Thousands of striking taxi drivers drove at a snail's pace around France on Wednesday as part of a protest against government plans to open up their business to greater competition.
Taxi driver kicks out gay couple for huggingPaul Bruno and Erick Ruales hailed a New York City cab on Monday evening, and were shocked when the driver, Medhat Mohamed, pulled over after driving two blocks, allegedly muttered something about "No hugging" and tossed the pair out onto the street.
Lottery winner causes riot at coat store - Weird news- msnbc.comWoman in Limo tells everyone in the store she won the lottery and is going to pay for everyones purchases up to $500.00. So everyone starts grabbing clothes and calling friends and relatives. She leaves to go get the money at her bank and doesn't return to pay.
Cab-driving shutterbug chronicles Istanbul's underbelly - CNN.comBut Sahintas is the first to acknowledge he approached photography as an amateur. "I didn't know anything about photography," he said. "I didn't know any technical terms, just an on and an off button."
TaxiMagic Launches Web Portal For Online Taxi BookingNine months ago we wrote about Taxi Magic, a nifty service that hooks directly into local dispatch systems to let you book cabs from your smart phone. Since then the startup has been doing quite well — it now supports the iPhone, Blackberry, and SMS booking.
Taxi driver forces man to enter airport naked after fare dispute A Leipzig man was forced to traipse through the Munich airport naked after a taxi driver took all of his possessions when he couldn't pay his fare, daily Bild reported on Friday.
'Drunk Boris Yeltsin tried to hail taxi outside White House in underpants' Boris Yeltsin got so drunk during a presidential visit to Washington that he was found standing outside the White House in his underpants, trying to hail a taxi so he could go out for a pizza.
Sheriff's Office: Suspicious device under Disney bus not explosive -- The Orange County Sheriff's Office released a statement that device found this afternoon underneath a Walt Disney World bus was "not explosive or hazardous."
Cabbie Accused Of Groping Sleeping Passenger - Des Moines News Story - KCCI Des MoinesCEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- A Cedar Rapids cab driver is accused of groping a woman who fell asleep in the back of his cab.
Heathrow Unveils Creepy Driverless Taxi System you have to see it to believe it.
Choked cabbie crashes car into church clink A taxi driver who was being choked by his passenger crashed his vehicle into a church, where police found five people, including a child, locked inside.
Volt will Get 230 Miles Per Gallon in City Says GMGeneral Motors Corp. said Tuesday its Chevrolet Volt rechargeable electric car should get 230 miles per gallon of gasoline in city driving, more than four times the mileage of the current champion, the Toyota Prius. More Articles
Vermont Taxi Company Says: 'Pay What You Want!'Paying what you want for a Radiohead album or a subscription to Paste magazine isn't all that surprising, given that the music and print publishing industries are both disintegrating.
Tulsa airport taxi fares going downThe Tulsa International Airport announced Thursday that taxi fares will be lower, effective immediately. The $8 airport surcharge will be eliminated starting today and the airport will set not-to-exceed rates for meter charges.
Taxi driver decapitates himself by tying rope around neckThe driver of a black cab decapitated himself in his taxi today after tying one end of a rope to his neck and the other to a lamp post.
"Pyschic" cab driver predicts time of baby's birthA COUPLE stand to win £5,000 if a clairvoyant cabbie's prediction of the exact time their baby is born comes true. Nurse Charlotte Williams, 18, got into his taxi just after her pregnancy had been confirmed by a scan.
Obama to Announce New Mileage and Emission StandardsPresident Obama will announce as early as Tuesday that he will combine California's tough new auto-emissions rules with the existing corporate average fuel economy standard to create a single new national standard, the officials said.
Getting Finance for Professional DriversGetting finance during the credit crunch for professional drivers
Honest taxi driver reaps rewardsHundreds of Argentines have been donating to a taxi driver who found a bag with $32,500 (£21,600) in cash in his taxi and returned it to its owners.
Burglars caught in taxi 'owned by victim'Two burglars were caught after booking a taxi home from a raid in a car driven by one of their victims.
Rights court fines Poland over woman held in drunk tank The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled Tuesday that a woman who was held in a Polish sobering up centre and humiliated after a row with a taxi driver had been the victim of degrading treatment.
China Vies to Be Leader in Electric VehiclesChinese leaders have adopted a plan aimed at turning the country into one of the leading producers of hybrid and all-electric vehicles within three years, and making it the world leader in electric cars and buses after that. More Articles
Miscarriage of justice victim Sean Hodgson hit by taxi on leaving jailMan who spent 27 years in prison for murder he did not commit is hit by London cab days after conviction quashed
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