Uber expands background checks for all US drivers. All new Uber drivers in American markets will now need to undergo federal and county background checks, the private cab and ridesharing network announced in a blog post yesterday. The new checks will be introduced in addition to Uber's existing policies for all US drivers. Of Uber's five services, four â UberBLACK, UberTAXI, UberSUV, and UberLUX â are staffed by full-time employees. Previously, the company relied on state and local jurisdictions to look into the history of such drivers.
Happy Birthday, Paul McCartney: 70 Iconic Images for 70 Years. In honor of Paul McCartney's 70th birthday on June 18, LightBox culled various photography archives to feature 70 iconic images of the Beatleâone for each year of his life.
In 2005 the Entertainment magazine poll named The Beatles the most iconic entertainers of the 20th Century. In 2006, the guitar on which Paul McCartney played his first chords and impressed John Lennon, was sold at an auction for over $600,000.hat same year he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II as Sir Paul McCartney for his services to music. In April 1998, Linda McCartney, his beloved wife of almost 30 years, mother of their four children, and his steady partner in music, died of breast cancer.