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LeBron James had a few impassioned words for Brittney Griner who has been stuck in a Russian prison cell for nearly five months. "Now, how can she feel like America has her back? I would be feeling like, 'Do I even want to go back to America?'" LeBron said...

Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson says he’s planning to travel to Russia in the near future in the hope of striking a deal to free WNBA superstar Brittney Griner who is now nearing five months of detention in a Russian jail.   An anonymous source told ABC News that Richardson...

Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges as her trial continued in a Russian court on Thursday. She admitted to bringing cannabis oil into the country saying she had packed in a hurry and did not intend to break the law.  "I'd like to plead guilty, your honor. But...

Cherelle Griner released a statement Wednesday following a phone call with President Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris saying, "I am grateful to the both of them for the time they spent with me and for the commitment they expressed to getting BG home." Cherelle Griner had been...

During a Tuesday interview with Gayle King on "CBS Mornings," Cherelle Griner essentially said she was aghast when she heard her basketball superstar wife had been detained for "large-scale" transportation of drugs, as the Russians alleged when they arrested her in...

Brittney Griner handwrote a letter to President Biden, which was delivered to the White House on the 4th of July. The WNBA superstar told the president that she fears she’ll be detained in Russia indefinitely and pleaded for him not to forget about her...

Brittney Griner was escorted into the courtroom in handcuffs wearing a Jimi Hendrix T-shirt, her long dreadlocks neatly pulled back, her eyes intense but expressing little.  Though press access was strictly controlled, a gaggle of reporters gathered in front of the Khimki City Court...

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday that the ongoing detention of WNBA superstar Brittney Griner has the full attention of President Biden. “It has the fullest attention of the president and every senior member of his national...

A Russian court has scheduled Brittney Griner's trial to start this coming Friday, July 1 and ruled that the WNBA star's detention would be extended for another six months after she appeared for a preliminary hearing held behind closed doors in a suburb of Moscow. At 6 feet 9...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed Rep. Greg Stanton’s bipartisan resolution calling on the Russian government to immediately release WNBA star Brittney Griner, congressman Stanton announced. "Not a day goes by that we aren't thinking of Brittney and working to...

A Russian court has sentenced a former U.S. diplomat to 14 years in prison for "large-scale" cannabis smuggling. Marc Fogel had previously worked at the U.S. embassy in Moscow, but was employed as an English teacher at the Anglo-American School in Moscow at the time of his...

While Brittney Griner is still being held in a Russian prison cell, the Associated Press reported that she has apparently been receiving hundreds of emails from WNBA players and friends. The missives are arriving to an email account her agent set up to be able to communicate with her...

At least there's news although it's not particularly positive. A Moscow court has extended the arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19, according to the Russian state news agency Tass. “The court granted the request of the investigation and extended the period...

Russian stocks staged a recovery in line with other global markets on Friday, after plunging in the previous session following news regarding Russia’s attack on Ukraine. What Happened: The MOES Index advanced 19.9% at press time, while the RTS Index —denominated in dollars —...

Brent crude oil prices were up toward $107 on Tuesday morning as renewed supply worries in the Middle East, Africa and Europe supported prices. The commodity traded at $106.75 at 5:20 GMT as violence in some of OPEC’s largest suppliers reignited concerns about a supply interruption....