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Prosecutors said Juan Tang—who was making plans to work at the University of California, Davis—lied on her visa about her ties to the Chinese military as well as neglecting to mention it in an interview with the FBI. Agents found photos of Tang dressed in a military uniform and saw articles in China identifying her military affiliation. In Beijing on Friday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian accused the U.S. of arresting Chinese citizens studying in America “under fabricated charges, violating legitimate rights and interest of Chinese nationals....

Agency spokesman Ned Price said during a press conference that a Senate-confirmed ambassador-at-large would lead the new bureau. Price also announced the creation of a special envoy for critical and emerging technology. The new bureau will focus on international cybersecurity issues, such as deterrence, policy development, The Wall Street Journal reported. It will also have an arm dedicated to digital policy and another focused on digital freedom and protecting human rights online....

Appearing before a group of students on the country’s “National Day of Fight against Global Arrogance”—the country’s name for the day marking the anniversary of Iran’s 1979 seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran—Khameini said that the modern U.S. is “very vulnerable” and that the country is no longer the world’s dominant power, Iranian state TV reported. The comments come amid what has essentially become a “proxy war” in Ukraine between NATO-aligned forces in the west and Russia, which is currently allied with nations like China in the east, as well as the current Iranian regime, which has supplied it with weapons....

On Monday, crude oil reached its lowest price since March 1999. Prices on the May contract for West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell as low as $14.47 per barrel in afternoon Asian trade—just above the $14.40 price set more than 21 years ago—CNBC reported. The international benchmark Brent crude futures, meanwhile, fell 2.8 percent to $27.28 per barrel. The oil industry has been grappling with a lack of global demand driven by the coronavirus economic slowdown....

Jarred Rome, aged 42, was found dead in his hotel room only days after he had been inducted into Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame in Everett, Washington, on September 21. Rome was a U.S. discus champion twice and had represented his country in the field event at the Olympics in Athens in 2004 and in London in 2012. Rome went out with some friends to the Tulalip Resort Casino after the hall of fame induction and complained that he did not feel well, his sister, Monica Rome, told The Everett Herald....

Thousands of immigrants, including many unaccompanied minors, have been arriving at the southern border with Mexico since January. President Joe Biden over the weekend deployed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help care for the unaccompanied children, as his administration is under pressure from Republicans as well as progressives. “We are on pace to encounter more individuals on the southwest border than we have in the last 20 years....

Come Thursday, all the talk will be put to rest when the tournament finally tees off. Here are the tee times and pairings for all your favorites in the first round. MORE: All-time U.S. Open winners | 2015 preview | Get to know Chambers Bay What time does Tiger Woods tee off? Tiger Woods will tee off on hole No. 1 at 2:28 p.m. He is paired with Rickie Fowler and Louis Oosthuizen....

Taiwan’s status as a semi-recognized state and China’s decades-long territorial claim to the island have been thrust into the spotlight by an increasingly assertive leadership in Beijing in recent years—and especially since the West failed to deter Russia from invading Ukraine this past February. A study by the YouGov-Cambridge Globalism Project found 52 percent of U.S. adults believed “other countries should provide help to Taiwan” if China chose to use force against it, The Guardian reported this week....

The comments by Mohammad Javad Zarif come after the U.S. slapped fresh sanctions on the financial sector of the Islamic republic targeting 18 banks and further isolating the country from the global banking sector. The measures by the U.S. come days before a United Nations arms embargo on the country is set to expire and threaten to effectively lock Iran out of the global financial system, with possibly dire consequences for its currency, the rial, and its economy....

By pulling federal funds from coal plants and oil drilling projects, the administration will align U.S. actions with a pledge made at the Group of Seven meeting in June, where the U.S. and other nations committed to ending their financing of “unabated” coal power generation. While the move marks a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy, it has left room for a number of “significant exemptions.” Namely, the U.S. will still fund projects tied to “national security concerns,” matters of foreign policy, and vulnerable areas in need of expanded energy access, according to Bloomberg News....

According to the Local Germany, authorities believe that the woman visited several bars and pubs in the town, where she lives and works, despite showing symptoms for COVID-19 and awaiting the results from her test for the coronavirus. “This must be investigated,” said city spokesman Stephan Scharf on Sunday, according to the Local Germany. “The lady had symptoms, came to the test station and was told to stay in quarantine because of the symptoms....

Manchester United starlet Angel Gomes had to start on the bench once again today as England manager Steve Cooper did not make any change in the winning combination. He fielded his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Mario Artega too fielded an unchanged XI in a 4-4-2 formation. The Young Lions were off to a flying start, creating as many as three chances within first 10 minutes. Jadon Sancho and Rhian Brewster failed to score from handshaking distances in the fourth and the fifth minute....

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Although India have suffered back-to-back defeats in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup, Luis Norton de Matos was proud of the display. He was questioned on what he thought was his team’s strongest aspect. “We are very strong in our organization. That is our strongest point. We have good concentration and it is difficult to score against us. Of course, India’s offensive quality can be different. After Mexico, we work a lot on set pieces....

Favourites Paraguay got a chance to go ahead as early as in the first minute when Blas Armoa was brought down inside the box. Unfortunately, Anibal Vega’s shot was blocked by Turkish custodian Ozer. Turkey were never in control of the game right from the kickoff as the Latin American side kept on pressing in front of the goal. Paraguay got their reward finally in the 40th minute from a stunning free-kick of Giovanni Bogado from the edge of the box....

East Bengal started the game as the dominant team with the better chances. Their hard work finally paid off in the 14th minute when Bidyashagar slotted the ball into the net from inside the box to break the deadlock. AIFF Academy wasted no time in coming out of their shell and went on to score the equalizer a minute later. Skipper Edmund Lalrindika assisted Lalengmawia’s goal to make it 1-1....

“It is hard to find such a coach in India. It was his dream to see a professional basketball league in India. He used to live in the future with high ideals and thoughts, and he would work day and night to make them come true. He left earth too early, there was so much he had to see happen.”- Yadwinder Singh (Haryana Gold). Until his death in 2013 at the age of 75, Dr....

Fall, a high school senior who committed to UCF in October, hails from Senegal. He came to the United States when he was 16 in search of the opportunity to further his education, but it just so happened that one of the ways to do that was through the game of basketball. MORE: Surprises from U19 trials | Tallest athletes in sports | Shaq’s son on working out with his dad...

In a pre-print study—one that has not been peer-reviewed—scientists found that the level of herd immunity the nation requires to emerge from the pandemic could well be significantly lower than frequently cited “classical” estimates of 60 percent or higher. Scientists from the research arm of UnitedHealth Group—an American health care company based in Minnesota—wanted to understand what levels of herd immunity are required during the COVID-19 pandemic given that populations do not mix homogeneously....