Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A Chinese company was fined a record $1.3 billion for illegal production of a human rabies vaccine, a Chinese government agency reported Wednesday.

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Audi agreed to pay a $930 million fine to German regulators and admitted its role in a large-scale emissions cheating scandal to settle civil claims.

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A Florida man who found a dolphin struggling in shallow water after Hurricane Michael was filmed dragging the mammal back out to sea.

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The world's population will increase by 2.2 billion by 2050, the United Nations said on Wednesday, with 1.3 billion of that growth in sub-Saharan Africa.

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Authorities in California shared photos of a mountain lion that gave an employee a scare when it wandered into a bakery.

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- An employee at a Chinese mall was caught on camera falling into a shark tank during feeding time for the undersea predators.

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A Washington state police department is joining ESPN to search for the "Popcorn Guy" whose snacking at a Washington State University game went viral.

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A Chinese mining company is claiming it has successfully tested a supersonic cruise missile nicknamed the "aircraft carrier killer."

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Google said it will change the way it bundles its apps on Android phones, in response to a $5 billion antitrust fine it received from the EU this summer.

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A man who raped and killed a 7-year-old girl in Pakistan, and killed seven others, was executed Wednesday.