Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Boeing's guilty plea to conspiracy to defraud the federal government in two 737 Max crashes that killed 346 people was rejected Thursday by Judge Reed O'Connor. Families of some victims strongly opposed the deal.

Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Residents and visitors to Miami will have the option to hail Waymo's driverless autonomous electric robotaxis in 2026.

Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Boeing is laying off 141 workers at its Florida-based operations, including 26 at Kennedy Space Center, the Florida Department of Commerce has confirmed.

Dec. 5 (UPI) -- A 40-year-old New York City man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to federal fraud charges as part of a Dominican-Republic-based so-called "grandparent scam" that targeted elderly victims in the United States.

Dec. 5 (UPI) -- A Florida family thought they were being pranked after an inflatable Grinch Christmas decoration vanished from their yard, but security camera footage showed the thief was a not-so-jolly bear.

Hockey players' chances of developing concussion-related brain injury increase with every year they spend on the ice, a new study finds.

Hospitals across America are shuttering their obstetric units, and the issue is most acute for women served by rural hospitals, a new study finds.

Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recused himself from an upcoming environmental case scheduled for next week after reviewing the current ethics code, according to a letter sent Wednesday to case attorneys.

Dec. 5 (UPI) -- The number of people filing for weekly unemployment benefits for the first time rose 9,000 last week from the period before to a seasonally adjusted 224,000 as the key economic statistic continued its rollercoaster ride

Dec. 5 (UPI) -- A shouting match erupted Thursday during the final House task force hearing on possible Secret Service security lapses during two attempted assassinations of President-elect Donald Trump as he campaigned this summer.