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Bernard Augustine was sentenced for attempting to provide material support to ISIS. The California resident said he intended to help ISIS by encouraging more English speakers to join the ranks. During the trial, he testified he would “do it again” if the jury acquitted him, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). “The sentence Mr. Augustine received today insures [sic] he will never achieve his stated ambition of joining ISIS and supporting the terrorist group’s pursuit of its reprehensible goals,” FBI Assistant Director-in-Charge Michael Driscoll said....

Pulisic was on the Bundesliga club’s bus when three bombs went off as it left the hotel for Signal Iduna Park, ahead of the Champions League quarterfinal first-leg match against Monaco. The 18-year-old was not injured during the incident. Arena: U.S. can win 2026 World Cup “We’ve had contact with (Pulisic). I actually left him a message today,” Arena told reporters on Thursday. “I haven’t personally spoken to him but we had contact with him through texts, during the incident, after the incident....

As of Tuesday, there are 28 U.S. corporations that remain in the country, a list compiled by Newsweek showed. In the time since this article was first published on March 16, 15 of those companies have announced some form of withdrawal or scaling back of their operations in Russia. In recent weeks, at least 380 companies have announced their withdrawal from Russia in an effort to mount pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a running list being updated by Yale School of Management’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld....

Wednesday afternoon, the Johns Hopkins University dashboard showed that 1,031 people in the United States had died from the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Tuesday, the death toll had just passed 600. The university reports that 21,287 people around the world have died from coronavirus as of Wednesday evening. Globally, just under half a million cases—470,973—have been confirmed, and a total of 114,051 of people confirmed to have the disease have recovered....

The Netherlands defeated the U.S. 3-1 during the high-stakes match on Saturday, knocking the U.S. team out of the tournament completely while the Dutch team advanced to the quarterfinals. The U.S. team has not reached the quarterfinals since 2002. The defeat means the U.S. failed to advance past the round of 16, as they did in the 2010 and 2014 World Cup tournaments. Despite the loss, U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter said the team made “some progress,” according to the Associated Press....

Conducted by Morning Consult, the study found the U.S.’s favorability rating decreased by three points among those polled in Russia and by one point in China. According to the poll, prior to the 2020 election, 42 percent of respondents in Russia said they have a favorable view of the U.S., while 41 percent said the opposite. After several news networks projected Biden to win the election over President Donald Trump, 39 percent of Russians said they have a favorable view of the U....

The Consumer Price Index rose 7.7 percent for the year ending in October, indicating that price increases are finally beginning to show signs of improving. This is the lowest annual inflation reading since January and is a slower growth than economists expected. This report also boosted the stock market Thursday, with Dow futures increasing by more than 800 points. Thursday’s report comes after a streak of several higher-than-expected inflation readings....

Morning Consult reported Tuesday that the net favorability of the U.S. in all European nations surveyed has risen considerably (more than 30 percentage points) since President Joe Biden replaced Donald Trump in January 2020. The polling also showed the U.S. has a greater net favorability than China in nine countries, including five of the G7 nations: France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom. China, on the other hand, has polled poorly in every country surveyed by Morning Consult over the past year....

As of Friday morning, the U.S. is reporting 3,576,430 total cases, with Brazil and India reporting 2,012,151 and 1,003,832, respectively, according to data from Johns Hopkins University’s tracker. Coronavirus trend maps suggest that the U.S. is reporting more new cases daily than any other country. While it appears the U.S. had flattened the curve of new cases in mid-April, the trend has seen a sharp increase since mid-June and numbers are only continuing to rise, the data suggests....

Down two sets to Gael Monfils in the U.S. Open men’s quarterfinals, facing a double match point in the fourth set, Federer stormed back to win in five, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2. MORE: Must-see photos | Serena in women’s semis | Cilic peaking | Hingis in doubles final The rally kept Federer’s hopes of an 18th Grand Slam title alive. The men’s No. 2 seed will play in Saturday’s semifinals against 14th seed Marian Cilic, who upset No....

Pompeo told Fox News’ The Ingraham Angle on Wednesday that China is not allowing “the transparency and openness we need” regarding the pandemic, which originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan and has now spread worldwide. Pompeo has been among the most vocal critics of China over COVID-19, echoing President Donald Trump’s attacks on Beijing and peddling a conspiracy theory suggesting the virus’ may have originated in a scientific research lab in Wuhan....

A U.S. senator believes the time has come to release that information. MORE: Final NFL Mock Draft | STEELE: Deflategate finally will cost Pats in draft Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., tweeted Wednesday there is “no credible evidence against” the Patriots quarterback. She said the “public has a right to know” the results from air pressure checks of footballs during the Colts-Patriots AFC championship game on Jan. 18, 2015. Brady was suspended four games for using underinflated footballs during New England’s 45-7 win over Indianapolis....

Support for Ukraine remains high among U.S. officials and the public a week into Russia’s invasion of the country. Now, state governors are preparing for the arrival of Ukrainians who will need shelter and jobs after escaping violence in their home country. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said on Twitter Wednesday he sent a letter to President Joe Biden following his State of the Union address affirming his state would take in Ukrainian refugees....

Faced with a fight between NATO ally Turkey and the Kurdish-led forces that backed the Pentagon against the Islamic State militant group (ISIS), President Donald Trump chose to pull U.S. troops from the northern region. While Trump argued that the move was part of his long-sought goal of avoiding another open-ended conflict in Syria, he later announced he would maintain a military presence near the country’s eastern oil fields, much of which is located in regions with a traditional Arab majority....

While the proposal is still in draft form and, therefore, not yet finalized, the USPSTF says the recommendation comes on the heels of an increased number of cases of colorectal cancers in young adults. While adults younger than 50 are still at a lower risk for developing colon and rectal cancers, the group says the uptick in cases amongst people under 50 cannot be ignored. “Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death for both men and women, with an estimated 53,200 persons dying from colorectal cancer in the United States in 2020,” the USPSTF states....

The decision comes before President Joe Biden’s meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday at the White House. A notification from the Biden administration to Congress said that the aid for Ukraine was needed since provoking actions such as cease-fire violations and mortar attacks on Ukraine from Russia’s military have risen. “Russia’s buildup along the Ukrainian border has highlighted capability shortfalls in the Ukrainian military’s ability to defend against a Russian incursion,” said the notification....

The Bipartisan Policy Center said the default date is likely to come between few weeks after the start of the new budget year on October 1 and mid-November, which has been dubbed the “X Date” by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. The government will likely run out of options to avoid the hitting the debt limit without action from Congress, the Associated Press reported. “Given the current pace of federal spending and revenues, we are reasonably confident that the X Date won’t arrive before the start of the fiscal year or even the week or so following,” said Shai Akabas, director of economic policy for the center....

The report updates the original plan, released in 2015. The plan aims to: Slow the growth of resistant bacteria and prevent infections from spreadingStrengthen surveillance effortsAdvance development and use of rapid diagnostic testsAccelerate the development of new antibiotics, vaccines, and alternative therapiesBoost global collaboration on antibiotic-resistant prevention and control Helen Boucher, MD, chief of geographic medicine and infectious diseases at Tufts Medical Center in Massachusetts, who was not involved with the plan, tells Verywell more people need to understand the gravity of antibiotic-resistant infections in order to curb the threat....

Research carried out by the Alaska Volcano Observatory in collaboration with the Alaska Satellite Facility used mathematical modeling based on satellite imagery to determine that this recent increase in seismic activity had been caused by the upward thrust of moving magma deep under the earth’s surface. SUBSCRIBE TO THE PARTING SHOT WITH H. ALAN SCOTT ON APPLE PODCASTS OR SPOTIFY “When magma is moving, it may either force its way along cracks, or form an expanding pool of melt at depth, and both of these processes can cause small earthquakes,” David Pyle, a volcanologist at the University of Oxford, told Newsweek....

Satellite images captured Liaoning and five People’s Liberation Army escort vessels sailing in the Philippine Sea, while a conspicuous U.S. Navy vessel—likely an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer—followed closely behind. The PLA Navy’s first aircraft carrier is on a return journey to the East China Sea after a month-long deployment in the South China Sea, where it conducted exercises in view of American and Japanese naval assets. Although it is routine for the navies of different countries to observe each other at sea, it was highly unusual for the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to sail into Liaoning’s flotilla unimpeded, said Taipei-based defense analyst Su Tzu-yun....