The Latest Breaking News from Brittney Griner

A coalition of bipartisan senators is calling on the State Department to reclassify another U.S. citizen imprisoned in Russia for medical marijuana as “wrongfully detained.” 

The Phoenix Mercury played its first playoff game of the postseason last week without their star center, Brittney Griner, who is sitting in a Russian penal colony following her nine-year sentence for inadvertentl

‘Anything other than negotiating further through the established channel is likely to complicate and hinder release efforts,’ official says

The White House has a dim view of former American pro basketball player Dennis Rodman's reported plan to travel to Russia and gain the release of American basketball star Brittney Griner, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Retired NBA great has proven himself a highly unorthodox but arguably successful go-between in dealings with North Korea over the last decade

Dennis Rodman, who calls himself a ‘basketball ambassador’, will visit Russia in an attempt to seek Griner’s release.

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday accused Ukrainian intelligence services of being behind the killing of Darya Dugina, the daughter of Russian ultra-nationalist Alexander Dugin, in a car bombing on the outskirts of Moscow. Ukraine has denied any involvement. Read our live blog to see how all the day's…

NBA hall of famer Dennis Rodman says he has permission to travel to Russia as he attempts to secure the release of fellow basketball star Brittney Griner

Griner has been detained in Russia since February.