Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Los Angeles County is reporting a surge in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. and If the upsurge continues it could trigger an indoor mask mandate.

Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Car rental giant Hertz announced a $168 million settlement to resolve numerous lawsuits against the company by customers who claim they were wrongly detained for driving stolen vehicles.

Dec. 6 (UPI) -- A majority of Americans are experiencing financial difficulty as a result of high inflation, according to a Gallup poll released Tuesday.

Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The special counsel assigned to the investigation into former President Donald Trump's handling of classified documents issued subpoenas to election officials in three states.

Dec. 6 (UPI) -- A federal judge has blocked a request for a temporary restraining order against Measure 114, an Oregon law that limits the sale of high-capacity rifle magazines and requires background checks prior to firearms purchases.

Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury Department announced more than $1 billion in funding to help grow small businesses across seven states.

Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The Justice Department announced plans to monitor the Georgia Senate runoff election between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker in four counties to ensure federal voting rights are protected on Tuesday.

Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Hungary has blocked an $18 billion EU aid package for Ukraine. While the veto comes shortly after the European Commission upheld a recommended budget suspension for Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán blames debt.

Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The European Union on Tuesday provisionally agreed to a new law that would ban importing products connected with deforestation, a win for environmentalists.

Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The suspect in last month's mass shooting that killed five people and injured 17 others at the LGBTQ nightclub Club Q in Colorado Springs, was officially charged with hate crimes and murder on Tuesday.