Terrorism

A motorist driving a rented Home Depot (NYSE:HD) pickup truck plowed into pedestrian along the West Side bike path near New York City’s Financial District killing at least eight people and injured several more Tuesday.

This week's deadly truck attack in New York could not deter blind Japanese runner Toshiaki Ito from joining 50,000 fellow competitors in the city's marathon this Sunday.

Revelations that the New York terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov worked as an Uber driver reignited concerns this week about the company’s screening processes and questions about the “stranger-danger” bias in the gig economy.

Revelations that the New York terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov worked as an Uber driver reignited concerns this week about the company’s screening processes and questions about the “stranger-danger” bias in the gig economy.

The Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility, without giving evidence, for a truck attack in New York City earlier this week that killed eight people, the deadliest act of suspected terrorism to strike the city since Sept. 11, 2001.

On Tuesday, Sayfullo Saipov drove a rental truck down a bicycle path in downtown New York City killing eight people and injuring nearly a dozen.

On Tuesday, Sayfullo Saipov drove a rental truck down a bicycle path in downtown New York City killing eight people and injuring nearly a dozen.

On Tuesday, 29-year-old Uzbekistan native Sayfullo Saipov deliberately drove a truck down a bicycle path in New York City killing eight people and injuring nearly a dozen.

The New York Police Department has visited truck rental companies over the past two years to inform them of potential terrorist threats.