Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Houston police on Friday arrested two people in connection with the killing of renowned Migos rapper Takeoff, who was fatally shot last month.

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The Justice Dept. has requested an independent review into the collapse of the cryptocurrency trading platform FTX. The company was the world's second-largest cryptocurrency trading company before imploding this year.

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Edward Snowden swore an oath of allegiance to Russia and has collected his Russian passport, his lawyer said Friday.

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Defense awarded Lockheed Martin a $430.9 million contract to provide M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) for the U.S. Army and foreign military partners.

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A Mississippi man pleaded guilty on Friday to a federal hate crime for intimidating a Black family by burning a cross in his front yard, the Justice Department said.

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A new U.S. Space Force command called SPACECENT was activated Friday at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. It's the second regional headquarters and will be part of U.S. Central Command.

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- European Union ambassadors Friday reached agreement on a plan to cap prices on Russian oil shipped by sea, according to the Czech Republic, which currently holds the EU presidency.

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Workers cleaning out a closet at a South Carolina office were able to reunite a family with a long-lost photo.

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- While lava flow from the Hawaiian volcano Mauna Loa slowed Thursday after reaching flat terrain, officials said they were still concerned about the lava crossing the busy Daniel K. Inouye Highway.

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Transportation officials in Arizona said up to 30 cows were loose on a highway after a crash involving a cattle trailer.