The swap, at a time of heightened tensions over Ukraine, achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden but carried a heavy price.
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Brittney Griner was convicted Thursday in Russia of drug possession and sentenced to nine years in prison following a politically charged trial.
Safety investigators say the pilot of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter flew through clouds last year in an apparent violation of federal standards, and likely became disoriented.
Mourners gathered Monday in downtown Los Angeles to say farewell to Kobe and Gianna Bryant.
Vanessa Bryant made her first public comment Wednesday since the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant, one of their daughters and seven others.
NTSB investigators went to the crash site in Calabasas on Monday to collect evidence.
Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates before becoming a billionaire philanthropist who invested in conservation, space travel, arts and culture and professional sports, died Monday. He was 65.
Wake Forest University has placed an assistant basketball coach on leave after police said he punched a New York City tourist who later died.
Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the city of Milwaukee and its police department, claiming unlawful arrest and excessive force when officers used a stun gun on him during his arrest for a parking violation.
On the day when the Philadelphia Eagles were supposed to be there to commemorate winning the Super Bowl — a visit that was canceled by President Donald Trump and had the White House accusing players who weren’t planning on attending of abandoning their fans — Curry and James were among those speaking out at the NBA Finals in support of the Eagles.
Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales apologized to Bucks guard Sterling Brown on Wednesday for a January arrest that started with a parking violation and escalated to include use of a stun gun, and said some officers had been disciplined.
The woman and players are not named in the suit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Grand Rapids. It seeks compensatory and punitive damages.
Stephen Curry and President Donald Trump agree on one thing: The Golden State star is not going to the White House anytime soon.
Villanova University has canceled classes Tuesday as students celebrate the men’s basketball team’s first NCAA championship title since 1985.
Donald Sterling couldn’t leave well enough alone. Apologies that just don’t work ought to have a Hall of Fame, and Sterling would have company: Lance Armstrong, Paula Deen, Rob Ford and Ted Nugent among others.
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