Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Vice President and former President of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was sentenced to six years in prison for her role in a $1 billion fraud scheme.

Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Five women are suing former comedy and television star Bill Cosby in New York, alleging he drugged and raped them.

Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment against 12 people Tuesday, accusing them of monopolizing the transmigrant forwarding industry along the Texas border with Mexico.

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.