Elizabeth Rood

The United States is still involved in talks with Russia about a deal to free WNBA star Brittney Griner and former US Marine Paul Whelan though reiterated that  Moscow has not provided a "serious response" to any of its proposals, according to a U.S. diplomat in Russia...

Once again, Russian prosecutors called a state narcotics expert who analyzed the cannabis oil found in Griner’s luggage when she was detained on February 17 at a Moscow airport where she was returning to finish the season with the women’s basketball team with whom Griner has...

Brittney Griner’s lawyer presented the Moscow court with a letter from an Arizona doctor recommending that the Olympic gold medalist use cannabis to treat pain and chronic injury, a Reuters journalist in the courtroom reported Friday at Griner's fourth court appearance. "...