World Dec 09 WATCH: State Department announces new sanctions for human rights abuses By Lekan Oyekanmi, Eric Tucker, Associated Press
World Dec 08 Watch 11:43 American Brittney Griner released from Russian detention in exchange for arms dealer Brittney Griner is finally free after a dramatic prisoner swap. The WNBA star had been held by Russia for most of this year on a minor drug offense, and was serving 9 years in a prison camp. But on Wednesday… By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrian Aranda
Politics Dec 08 WATCH: White House holds news briefing after Brittney Griner released from Russian detention Russia freed Griner on Thursday in a high-profile prisoner exchange, as the U.S. released notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout but failed to win freedom for another American, Paul Whelan, who has been jailed for nearly four years. By Associated Press
Politics Jul 27 WATCH: Secretary of State Blinken says U.S. has offered Russia a deal to return jailed Americans Griner, Whelan The statement marked the first time the U.S. government has publicly revealed any concrete action it has taken to secure the release of Griner, who was arrested on drug-related charges at a Moscow airport in February. By Matthew Lee, Eric Tucker, Associated Press