WNBA star Brittney Griner pleads guilty in Russian court
If convicted on drug smuggling charges, Griner could face 10 years in a Russian prison.
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If convicted on drug smuggling charges, Griner could face 10 years in a Russian prison.
The WNBA star is facing up to 10 years in prison.
WNBA star Britney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug charges in a Russian court. She has been in Russian custody since February. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers with the response from Washington.
The American basketball star said she packed in a rush and admitted cannabis cartridges accidentally ended up in her bags. CBS News' Trinity Chavez reports.
In a handwritten letter from Brittney Griner that was delivered to the White House, Griner wrote about how terrified she is.
The latest hearing yielded no real information on the strategy adopted by the WNBA star's legal team, but a U.S. diplomat says she's doing "as well as can be expected."
WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner was in a courtroom in Russia on Friday for day one of her trial. She's accused of smuggling drugs into the country. CBS2's Astrid Martinez reports her arrest came at a low point in U.S. relations with Russia.
Griner's arrest came at a low point in U.S. relations with Russia, CBS2's Astrid Martinez reports.
The two-time Olympic gold medalist was arrested at a Moscow airport in February for allegedly carrying cannabis oil.
New video has surfaced appearing to show missing Americans detained by pro-Russian forces in Ukraine. Chris Livesay reports for CBS2.
The video released are the first images anyone has seen of the two since they went missing a week ago in Eastern Ukraine.
New York City is launching a new initiative to support those escaping the war in Ukraine.
Thursday on Capitol Hill, the Senate approved a humanitarian and military assistance package for Ukraine, and at the White House, President Biden hosted the leaders of Finland and Sweden, which want to join NATO; Natalie Brand reports for CBS2.
Russia's onslaught continues across a wide swath of Ukraine; Michael George reports for CBS2.
The bread industry is warning of sticker shock at checkout during the summer.
The cardinal met with Ukrainians who have been displaced by the war.
A Russian news agency is reporting a group of civilians has left a steel plant where hundreds were sheltering in one of the last holdouts in Mariupol, Ukraine; CBS2's Natalie Duddridge reports.
The Kremlin is seeking to capture Ukraine's industrial Donbas region and Western military analysts said Moscow's offensive was going much slower than planned.
In his only experience as a juror, Aiello was one of the 12 New Yorkers on the panel that found Yaroshenko guilty in 2011.
The ex-U.S. Marine arrived early Thursday. Moscow said a "lengthy negotiation process" resulted in his being freed in exchange for a Russian pilot jailed on drug charges.
The retired Marine's release comes as part of a U.S. prisoner exchange. CBS News has the story.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin plan to visit Kyiv on Sunday. The U.S. has declined to comment on what would be the first official visit by U.S. government officials since the war began. As CBS2's Michael George reports, Russia is stepping up its offensive across large parts of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian government says Russia has shifted elite units from Mariupol to new battle grounds in the region; Skyler Henry reports for CBS2.
Russia has launched a heightened assault on the eastern part of Ukraine. Thursday, President Biden announced more military funding for Ukraine, but time is running out in the besieged city of Mariupol; CBS2's Dick Brennan reports.
The next phase of Russia's war on Ukraine is underway with an intense assault in the eastern part of the country. Russia launched more than 1,200 missile and rocket strikes; CBS2's Dick Brennan reports.
