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.

Boris Johnson returns to UK amid rumors he will run for leader

Boris Johnson, who was ousted by a series of ethics scandals just three months ago, needs the backing of 100 lawmakers before 2 p.m. Monday to be on the ballot paper.

Iranian troops in Crimea backing Russian drone strikes, White House says

A White House official says Iran has sent a small number of personnel to help Russian troops in launching Iranian-made drones against Ukraine in the ongoing conflict.

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.

Russia evacuates occupied Ukrainian city, orders martial law in annexed regions

Putin ordered martial law in four Ukrainian regions that Moscow illegally annexed in recent weeks and where Russian forces have full or partial control.

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.

Missiles, exploding drones again hit Ukraine’s power, water

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said nearly one-third of Ukraine’s power stations have been destroyed in the past week, “causing massive blackouts across the country.”

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.

Poll: Most Americans believe US relations with adversaries like Russia, North Korea growing more hostile

Two years into the Biden administration, the poll from the Pearson Institute and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 60% of U.S. adults say relations with adversaries will get worse, up from 26% four years ago at the same point in the Trump administration.

NYC cab driver cashes in passenger's IOU in Ireland 9 years later

Almost a decade ago, a man from Ireland who was studying in New York City couldn't afford to pay his cab fare. So he wrote the cabbie an IOU redeemable for two pints of Guinness at his family's pub — back in Dublin.

Uber Eats, Leafly team up to deliver cannabis

The delivery isn't available in the U.S. just yet, but could be a sign of things to come.

12-year-old girl murdered, stuffed inside suitcase in Paris

A homeless woman is accused of murdering a 12-year-old girl whose throat was reportedly slit before her body was stuffed into a suitcase in Paris.

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.