Garland accuses Chinese nationals of attempting to obstruct US probe into company

The two men, Guochun He and Zheng Wang, are accused of trying to direct a person with the U.S. government whom they believed was a cooperator to provide confidential information about the Justice Department's investigation.

Rishi Sunak to become UK's next prime minister

Rishi Sunak was runner-up to Liz Truss, who resigned unexpectedly last week. At 45, he's the youngest prime minister in more than 200 years, the first leader of color, and the first Hindu to take the job.

Boris Johnson out of race to be next UK prime minister

Boris Johnson, who was ousted in July amid ethics scandals, was widely expected to run to replace Liz Truss, who quit last week.

Brittney Griner spends 32nd birthday in Russian prison

Brittney Griner’s appeal hearing is scheduled for Oct. 25. While it’s unlikely the appeal will overturn her conviction, her lawyers hope it could lessen the sentence.

Dinosaur-killing asteroid triggered a tsunami with mile-high waves, new study says

A University of Michigan-led study said the energy released by the prehistoric tsunami was 30,000 times larger than the December 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake tsunami.

Iran's Elnaz Rekabi, female climber who competed without hijab, arrives in Tehran

An Instagram post on an account attributed to Iran's Elnaz Rekabi called her not wearing the hijab “unintentional," but fears for her safety have grown.

Brittney Griner's lawyer says WNBA star fears she may never be released from Russian prison

"She is not yet absolutely convinced that America will be able to take her home," Boykov said in an interview with the New York Times. "She is very worried about what the price of that will be, and she is afraid that she will have to serve the whole sentence here in Russia."

Fears grow for Iranian female rock climber who competed without hijab abroad

Female climber Elnaz Rekabi may have been forced to leave South Korea early by Iranian officials and could face arrest back home, Farsi-language media outside of Iran reported.

BTS members to do mandatory military service in South Korea, agency says

BTS members are “looking forward to reconvening as a group again around 2025 following their service commitment,” the K-pop group’s management company said.

At least 40 miners killed in Turkey coal mine explosion

There were 110 miners working several hundred feet below ground when the explosion happened Friday evening.

FBI teams up with FIFA to help protect the 2022 World Cup

FIFA and the FBI will work together to prevent crimes like illegal betting and match-fixing. FIFA is also teaming up with the agency because the U.S. will co-host the next World Cup with Canada and Mexico.

Tourist kidnapped in Mexico had foot hacked with machete before being left for dead

Dustan Jackson said he was kidnapped by a cab driver in Mexico while he was waiting for a flight home. After being attacked by a group of men with a machete, he miraculously made his way home.