MOSCOW — American basketball star Brittney Griner went on trial Friday, 4½ months after her arrest on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for a Russian team, in a case that has unfolded amid tense relations between Moscow and Washington.
She was on hand when Jonathan Irons, 40, walked out of the Jefferson City Correctional Center.
A Brazilian surfer rode a monster wave off Portugal to set a world record.
Former UNLV football player Dietrich Canterberry was arrested on suspicion of murder Sunday morning after a fight outside a Hollywood nightclub left a 29-year-old man dead, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times.
A high school football player has died after he collided with an opponent and collapsed during a game on Long Island.
The president of the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP resigned Thursday, following scrutiny of his plan to give Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling an award for promoting civil rights.
NBC said it worked with Olympic officials to stop some 45,000 instances of illegally posted video or pirate streams that surfaced to show competition during the Sochi games. The chase after video pirates operates in the shadows with an intensity all its own.
A personal injury case involving a hot dog that hit a man in the eye at a Kansas City Royals game is taking some strange legal turns, and some heavy hitters have a lot at stake.
