The U.S. government now considers WNBA star Brittney Griner to be "wrongfully detained" in Russia, the State Department said. "The welfare and safety of U.S. citizens abroad is among the highest ...

A Moscow court announced it has extended the arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19, according to the Russian state news agency Tass.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner’s detention in Russia will be extended another two months — until May 19 — according to reports from Russian news outlet TASS.

Brittney Griner has described what life was like while in a Russian detention facility in the past, but she revealed some horrifying details about what led one of her cellmates to be in prison ...

United States' Brittney Griner, left, and teammate Skylar Diggins pose with their gold medals during the medal ceremony for women's basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in ...

FILE – United States’ Brittney Griner (15) shoots during a preliminary round women’s basketball game against Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on July 27, 2021, in Saitama, Japan.

Brittney Griner shares graphic details about her 10-month detainment in Russian prison. Brittney Griner opened up about her harrowing year in a Russian penal colony, where she says she was ...

We insist the Russian government provide consular access to all U.S. citizen detainees in Russia, including those in pre-trial detention, as Brittney Griner is," it says. March 23 ...

A Russian court on Tuesday upheld the nine-year prison sentence handed to American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal of her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. Griner, an eight ...

For Griner -- who spent nearly 10 months in Russian custody -- "normal" has meant indulging in her favorites, including a Dr Pepper soda, the first drink she had in the airplane hangar after landing.

The drug trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner in a Russian court focused Tuesday on testimony that cannabis, while illegal in Russia, is regarded in other countries as having ...

The U.S. State Department said Wednesday that a U.S. Embassy official has visited with WNBA star Brittney Griner, who remains detained near Moscow, to check on her condition.