• WATCH: President Biden gives remarks at White House Correspondents' Dinner

    WATCH: President Biden gives remarks at White House Correspondents' Dinner

    Apr 30, 2023 04:32 PM EDT

    “This time last year we were praying for you, Brittney," Biden said to the basketball star. The annual black-tie dinner drew a wide array of celebrities and media moguls to Washington, with parties being held across the capital. Among those in attendance were actor Liev Schreiber, singer John ...

  • News Wrap: South Korean president asks U.S. to take tougher stance against North Korea

    News Wrap: South Korean president asks U.S. to take tougher stance against North Korea

    Apr 27, 2023 10:45 PM EDT

    The U.S. has announced new sanctions on Russia and Iran for jailing Americans without cause. Today's action is largely symbolic, because Russia's federal security service and Iran's Revolutionary Guard are already under heavy sanctions. Meantime, in Phoenix, pro basketball star Brittney Griner held her first news ...

  • Removal of blue checks from high-profile accounts sows confusion on Twitter

    Removal of blue checks from high-profile accounts sows confusion on Twitter

    Apr 21, 2023 09:53 PM EDT

    ... that can help their tweets be seen by more people. It also includes other features such as the ability to edit tweets. Celebrity users, from basketball star LeBron James to author Stephen King and Star Trek’s William Shatner, have balked at joining — although all three still had blue checks ...

  • U.S. journalist held by Russia on espionage charges to stay in jail

    U.S. journalist held by Russia on espionage charges to stay in jail

    Apr 18, 2023 03:20 PM EDT

    ... prisoner swap with the U.S. involving Gershkovich after his trial. That means any exchange is unlikely to happen any time soon. In December, American basketball star Brittney Griner was exchanged for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout following her trial and conviction on drug possession charges. She had been sentenced ...

  • Shooting at Alabama teen's birthday party leaves 4 dead, 'multitude of injuries'

    Shooting at Alabama teen's birthday party leaves 4 dead, 'multitude of injuries'

    Apr 16, 2023 04:12 PM EDT

    Michael Taylor is an assistant coach for the football, basketball and track teams at Dadeville High. He said he met Dowdell when Dowdell was 9 and Taylor coached him in youth football. He said the team was invited to Atlanta to play in the stadium used by the NFL’s ...

  • Russia may consider prisoner swap after trial of detained U.S. reporter

    Russia may consider prisoner swap after trial of detained U.S. reporter

    Apr 13, 2023 04:24 PM EDT

    ... saying. It's not clear how long the investigation could last, but other espionage cases have lasted for a year or more. In December, American basketball star Brittney Griner was exchanged for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout following her trial and conviction on drug possession charges. She had been sentenced ...

  • Brittney Griner says she's working on memoir about Russian captivity

    Brittney Griner says she's working on memoir about Russian captivity

    Apr 11, 2023 11:59 PM EDT

    NEW YORK (AP) — Saying she is ready to share the “unfathomable” experience of being arrested and incarcerated in Russia, basketball star Brittney Griner is working on a memoir that is scheduled for spring 2024. Griner was arrested last year at the airport in Moscow on drug-related charges and detained ...

  • Tributes pour in for 5 victims of the Louisville bank shooting

    Tributes pour in for 5 victims of the Louisville bank shooting

    Apr 11, 2023 01:48 PM EDT

    ... community is mourning. We’re trying to wrap our heads around it.” Duvall remembered Barrick as a big guy with a bubbly personality who coached basketball for the the first and second graders at the parish's grade school. He described him as "very charismatic, very charming” and said Barrick ...

  • Tennessee House Republicans expel Democrats who participated in gun protest

    Tennessee House Republicans expel Democrats who participated in gun protest

    Apr 06, 2023 04:47 PM EDT

    ... lawmakers faced pressure to expel former Republican Rep. David Byrd after he faced accusations of sexual misconduct dating to when he was a high school basketball coach three decades earlier. Republicans declined to take any action, pointing out that he was reelected as the allegations surfaced. Byrd retired last year ...

  • WATCH: Blinken says Wall Street Journal reporter 'wrongfully detained' by Russia

    WATCH: Blinken says Wall Street Journal reporter 'wrongfully detained' by Russia

    Apr 05, 2023 01:01 PM EDT

    ... alleging that U.S. officials and news media are hyping Gershkovich's detention, Russian officials are reprising a theme they used in the apprehensions of basketball star Brittney Griner and other U.S. citizens. The Kremlin has said it prefers to resolve such cases quietly and has emphasized the need ...