U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted Thursday in Russia of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison following a politically charged trial that came amid soaring tensions ...

PARIS(AP) — Laurent Vinatier, a French political scholar serving a three-year sentence in Russia and facing new charges of espionage, has been freed in a prisoner swap with France, officials said ...

A Russian court has sentenced US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years prison on drugs charges, after finding her guilty of narcotics possession and smuggling for bringing cannabis-infused ...

'Our main priority is her swift and safe return to the United States,” the WNBA said via statement. Associated Press Brittney Griner, 31, is one of the most decorated players in WNBA history with 7 ...