Dec. 5 (UPI) -- McKinsey & Company Africa Limited will pay more than $122 million to end a federal investigation into alleged bribery of South African officials from 2012 to 2016, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.

Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Capitol Police arrested 15 people conducting a sit-in protest Thursday in a Cannon House Office Building bathroom to oppose rules requiring people to use bathrooms that correspond with their sex.

Dec. 5 (UPI) -- A Florida jury has ordered a theme park ride manufacturer to pay $310 million in damages to the family of the teen who died after falling from one of its rides in Orlando.

Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick says it's time for state lawmakers to ban the sale of all types of THC, including those made legal by federal and state laws.

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) -- A tsunami warning has been lifted after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit offshore Cape Mendocino in Northern California Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

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.

Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are racing to try to identify the cause of a mysterious, flu-like illness that has sickened 376 people and left 79 dead in that country.