Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned down a request to hear a legal challenge to admissions criteria at Boston high schools based on ZIP code designed to diversify its student body.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A Manhattan jury on Monday returned a not guilty verdict in the case of Daniel Penny, who was on trial for the chokehold death of Jordan Neely aboard a New York City subway last year.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Officials confirmed Monday that 26-year-old Luigi Mangione is in custody and being questioned in north-central Pennsylvania as an active suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A professional reptile wrangler was summoned to a South African home after a resident found a highly venomous cape cobra lurking underneath the pillow on their bed.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A pair of Michigan brothers came to the aid of a deer that fell through the ice covering an Upper Peninsula bay -- and then rescued it a second time moments later.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- K-pop group Stray Kids released a preview of its video for "Walkin on Water," a song from its mixtape "Hop."

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A North Carolina man said he accidentally won a $177,749 jackpot by playing an online lottery game he thought was in demo mode.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden was slated to speak Monday at his fourth and final Tribal Nations Summit in Washington, according to the White House.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A group of Japanese survivors of the World War II atomic bombings on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in 1945, is set to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Tuesday.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Hulu is previewing Season 2 of the animated family show "The Bravest Knight."

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Peacock will release Season 8 "Superfan Episodes" of "The Office" featuring extended material.

MIAMI, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Derek Carr, Aidan O'Connell, Jonathan Brooks and Bucky Irving were among key players injured in Week 14 of the NFL season.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A California highway was left in a sweet and sticky state after a truck fire caused the roadway to become covered in more than 30,000 pounds of melted chocolate.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania town's holiday parade was capped off by participants and spectators attempting a Guinness World Record for the largest "Macarena" dance.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The Treasury Department announced on Monday that it sanctioned 28 individuals and businesses in connection with a complex global gold smuggling and money laundering network in Zimbabwe.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- AMC Networks is teasing Season 2 of "Horror's Greatest," which premieres on its horror streaming platform, Shudder, Dec. 31.

Cancer patients undergoing CAR T-cell therapy might benefit from following a keto diet, a new study finds.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Two business entities have teamed-up to mount a new effort to takeover the struggling Macy's department store chain, according to new information.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Days after its claims were rejected by a U.S. federal appeals court, TikTok is asking for a pause on a new law set to take place next month that would ban the social media app unless sold by its parent company.

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- "Ballerina," a "John Wick" spinoff, tested actress Ana de Armas both mentally and physically, she said in a featurette.