Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Closing arguments happened Monday in the trial of accused New York City subway killer Daniel Penny as his defense tried to paint Penny as a modern-day savior.

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Coast Guard "indefinitely suspended" its search for 7-year-old Hunter Slezak who went missing days ago on a boating trip with his father and a family friend under still unclear circumstances.

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A Texas woman faces felony drug charges after police said they found more than 70 pounds of marijuana in vacuum-sealed bags in her luggage bound for London from Washington Dulles International Airport.

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A man who Illinois authorities said threatened senior-living facility residents and staff with a chainsaw on Sunday was shot to death by police.

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A chihuahua seen perched on the base of a concrete support beam for a pedestrian bridge over a Texas bayou was rescued from frigid waters after fleeing from firefighters.

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- DOE says a multi-billion dollar loan will jumpstart a joint project in Indiana between Stellantis and Samsung to aid battery production for the rapidly-expanding electric vehicle industry.

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A British man was awarded $2.53 in compensation from Mars Wrigley U.K. after he unwrapped a Mars bar -- known as a Milky Way in the United States -- and found it was missing its signature ripple.

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi has avoided a death sentence and been unexpectedly set free from prison after nearly two years, according to his family.

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Officials from almost 100 countries are at the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands, asking the court to issue an opinion on the responsibility of certain nations to protect the planet from climate change.

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced his retirement effective Sunday after a 40-year career, and has been replaced by two company leaders.