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A Moscow court heard American basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession and denied the request to suspend her sentence. Griner, an eight-time all-star center with the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and two-time Olympic gold medalist, was convicted after police said they found vape canisters containing cannabis oil in her luggage at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
In Russia, jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner is appealing her drug smuggling conviction. She was appearing via a video feed from a women’s detention center outside moscow. The judge's verdict is expected Tuesday as well. The high-stakes race for Senate in Pennsylvania will see Democrat John Fetterman facing off with his Republican opponent, Dr. Mehmet Oz in their first and only debate. And the White House says President Biden will be speaking with Britain's new prime minister Rishi Sunak in the coming days.
"CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King sat down with the wife of WNBA star Brittney Griner, who is imprisoned in Russia on drug charges and has an appeal hearing on Oct. 25. Cherelle Griner told King she hopes the U.S. can negotiate her wife's release before she is moved to a labor camp.
Brittney Griner's appeal of her nine-year prison sentence in Russia has been scheduled for October 25. "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King sits down exclusively with her wife, Cherelle Griner, for her first interview since Griner's sentencing. She says she feels like her wife is a "hostage."
Jackson was a standout at the University of Texas and was the No. 5 pick in the WNBA draft in 2007. She went on to play nine years in the league.
A Russian court has set a date for American basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession.
Robert Sarver, the embattled owner of the Phoenix Suns and the Phoenix Mercury, says he's selling both basketball teams after he was suspended from the NBA and WNBA and fined $10 million for making racist and misogynistic comments.
"Words that I deeply regret now overshadow nearly two decades of building organizations that brought people together," Sarver wrote.
In an interview on “60 Minutes,” President Biden said he hasn’t decided whether to run for re-election. He also said the FBI’s search of former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate raised concerns over sensitive data being compromised. World leaders kick of the 77th United Nations General Assembly this week. And the Las Vegas Aces are this year's WNBA champs
Chelsea Gray scored 20 points and was named MVP after averaging 18 points over the run. It's the first major pro sports title for a team from Las Vegas.
President Biden met at the White House on Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia. This was the first in-person encounter between Mr. Biden and the families and happened amid unsuccessful efforts by the administration to secure the Americans' release. Christina Ruffini has the latest.
The families of WNBA star Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan will meet with President Biden at the White House on Friday. Both Griner and Whelan are imprisoned in Russia as the Biden administration tries to negotiate a prisoner swap.
Persley began her work as a sports reporter at only six years old.
Robert Sarver, the owner of the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury, was suspended from the NBA and WNBA for one year and fined $10 million after an investigation found that he had a history of racist, misogynistic and hostile behavior.
The NBA opened an investigation into Sarver last year after an ESPN report accused him of racism, sexism and fostering a hostile work environment.
Trevor Reed, who was imprisoned in Russia for nearly three years and was released in a prisoner swap in April, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss his experience in Russian labor camps and why it's crucial to secure the release of American basketball star Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan.
Tensions between the U.S. and both Russia and China ratcheted up this week with the imprisonment of WNBA star Brittney Griner dragging on and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's defiant visit to Taiwan. Steven Portnoy reports.
Griner's teammates say they approached Thursday's game "with a heavy heart": "It's like you're just waiting for a bomb to drop."
Brittney Griner’s Phoenix Mercury teammates spoke out Thursday, saying that Griner’s 9-year Russian prison sentence is “devastating” and feels like “you’re just waiting for a bomb to drop.”
Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian prison; Minor league players live in retirement community during baseball season
A Russian court found WNBA star Brittney Griner guilty of deliberately smuggling drugs into the country and sentenced her to nine years in prison. President Biden denounced the verdict. Attention now turns to the possibility of a high-stakes prisoner swap between the U.S. and Russia. Nancy Cordes has the details.
WNBA star Brittney Griner was convicted and sentenced to 9 years in a Russian prison for bringing cannabis vape cartridges into the country. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab, legal contributor Jessica Levinson, and Jonathan Franks, who has worked with families of other detained Americans, join anchors Lana Zak and Nikki Battiste with the breaking news.
A Russian court has sentenced WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on drug possession charges. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab and Russian law expert William Pomeranz react to the verdict and look at what's next for Griner as U.S. officials seek a prisoner swap.
A U.S. drone strike has killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan. At the White House, President Biden said, “Now, justice has been delivered. And this terrorist leader is no more.” Voters in Kansas will be the first in the country since Roe v Wade was overturned to have their say, in voting today, on whether abortion should remain protected there. And WNBA star Brittney Griner returns to a Russian court a month after her trial began.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he urged Russia's foreign minister to accept a "substantial proposal" for the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan. Blinken has not confirmed U.S. media reports that the offer on the table includes convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Catherine Herridge reports.
