Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has fined a pair of foreign airlines $825,000 for operating flights in prohibited airspace while using other carriers' designator codes, the department announced Thursday.

Dec. 12 (UPI) -- President-elect Donald Trump has named Orlando, Fla., personal injury attorney and law firm founder Dan Newlin as the next U.S. ambassador to Colombia.

Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Recently revised Japanese cannabis and narcotics laws went into effect on Thursday and could land violators in prison for up to seven years.

Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The State Department is offering $5 million for information on 14 North Korean nationals indicted Thursday in a scheme using IT workers with false identities to work for U.S. companies.

Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The decommissioned luxury liner SS United States won't be towed to a location off the coast of Okaloosa County, Fla., until further notice due to Coast Guard concerns regarding its seaworthiness.

Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force's 51st Fighter Wing has scheduled Osan Air Power Days 2025 in May as North Korea continues developing missile technology while calling South Korea a hostile adversary.

Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Alexander Smirnov will plead guilty to obstruction of justice for falsely accusing President Joe Biden and his son Hunter of taking $5 million in bribes from Ukrainian company Burisma.

Dec. 12 (UPI) -- A report released Thursday by the Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz found no undercover FBI agents were involved in inciting the Jan. 6 pro-Trump violent mob attack on the U.S. capitol.

Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Louisville, Ky., city and police officials agreed to reform policing to address civil rights issues that led to Breonna Taylor's 2020 death and other civil rights violations.

Despite campaigns highlighting the "baby on back" recommendation for safe infant sleep, 12% of 4-month-old babies in the United States are still put to bed lying on their sides or tummies, a new report finds.