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Brittney Griner, in new memoir, says Putin weaponized her Blackness
NBC News via Yahoo Sports· 28 minutes agoWNBA star Brittney Griner writes in her memoir "Coming Home" that she was used as a “pawn” by...
Russia thought it could use Brittney Griner to divide us, but she turned the tables
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoWhy did the White House bring Griner home and leave another U.S. prisoner, Paul Whelan, behind? Whelan, a former Marine, police officer and a white man, ...
Brittney Griner Hoped Paul Whelan Would Be Released with Her: 'No One Should Be Left Behind'
People via Yahoo Sports· 6 days agoGriner detailed her 10-month imprisonment in a sit-down interview with Robin Roberts while also...
Brittney Griner 20/20 interview: WNBA star wanted to bring fellow Russian prisoner Paul Whelan back...
Sporting News· 5 days agoBrittney Griner underwent a long journey after being arrested in Russia in February 2022 and held in...
Brittney Griner's account of Russian detainment: I wanted to tell it on my terms
ESPN· 12 hours agoGriner never denied bringing the cartridges with her but said she had packed them accidentally....
Two WNBA players among dozen to play in Russia
Herald & Review· 3 hours agoThornton said raised a few eyebrows following Brittney Griner's incarceration in 2022. "I had a lot of people trying to question my decision and were...
US Army sergeant arrested in Russia accused of theft
BBC via AOL· 6 hours agoWall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been detained since March 2023 on espionage charges. Former US Marine Paul Whelan was accused of spying...
American in Russia jailed for breaking into a children’s library
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoAmong the Americans jailed are Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been...
US soldier arrested in Russia over ‘stealing from his girlfriend’
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoThe US State Department strongly advises its citizens not to travel to Russia, where several...
US soldier jailed in Russia ‘was not authorized’ to be there, but went anyway to meet a woman
The Independent via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoThe US government has said both are wrongfully detained. In late April, Mr Gershkovich was told he...