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WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian custody in a high-profile prisoner swap between the U.S. and Moscow
By Andrea Mitchell, Zoe Richards & Yuliya Talmazan
Biden had a 'painful' decision to make to secure Griner's release. He made it.
By Alexander Ward & Jonathan Lemire
Who is Paul Whelan, the former U.S. Marine held in Russia?
By Paulina Fajardo Villegas & Kelsey Ables
Disarming Viktor Bout
By Nicholas Schmidle
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'Unpatriotic Embarrassment': Republicans Slam Biden's Deal To Free Brittney Griner As Paul Whelan Stays In Russia
By Nick Reimann
UConn's Geno Auriemma talks about Brittney Griner's release
By Christine Butterfield
Paul Whelan's sister Elizabeth Whelan hopeful he will be released by Russia: "I don't look for apologies, I look for action"
By Sarah Lynch Baldwin & Sarah Lynch
Brittney Griner is coming home. Will she stand for the anthem now that she's back in the USA?
By David Marcus
Blowback Over Griner's Release Exposes Depth of America's Divisions (Published 2022)
By Jonathan Weisman & Ken Bensinger
LeBron James and Anthony Davis thrilled for Brittney Griner: 'It's amazing'
By Broderick Turner
December 8, 2022 Brittney Griner and Russia-Ukraine news
By Sana Noor Haq, Kathleen Magramo & Maureen Chowdhury
U.S. Reluctantly Embraces New Era of Hostage Diplomacy
By James T AREDDY & Aruna Viswanatha
Who is Paul Whelan and why is he detained in Russia?
By Theara Coleman
Brittney Griner updates: Athlete has reunited with her wife
By Patricio Chile, Jon Haworth & Justin Fishel
Griner freed: WNBA star swapped for Russian, heads home
By Eric Tucker, Matthew Lee & Zeke Miller
Griner in 'good spirits' in US after Russian prisoner swap
By Lekan Oyekanmi & Eric Tucker
Exclusive: Paul Whelan tells CNN he is 'disappointed' that more has not been done to secure his release
By Jennifer Hansler
Brittney Griner is back in the US and dunking again after almost 10 months detained in Russia
By Holly Yan & Nouran Salahieh
Brittney Griner in 'good spirits' and getting an evaluation at a US military hospital, officials say
By Travis Caldwell, Rosalina Nieves & Tina Burnside
After release from Russian custody, focus is on providing Brittney Griner and her family additional support, officials say
By Aya Elamroussi
Brittney Griner arrives in U.S. following her release by Russia in prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout
By Andres Triay, Arden Farhi & Margaret Brennan
The End of Griner's Detention Begins a New Wave of W.N.B.A. Activism (Published 2022)
By Kris Rhim & Jonathan Abrams
Griner's Detention Showed the Strength and the Struggle in Women's Sports (Published 2022)
By Shauntel Lowe
An Open Letter to Welcome Home Brittney Griner
By Kurt Streeter
Russia-Ukraine War: Brittney Griner Evaluated After Prisoner Swap (Published 2022)
By Anton Troianovski, Anushka Patil & Marc Santora
Inside the Prisoner Swap That Freed Brittney Griner (Published 2022)
By Peter Baker & Michael D. Shear
How many Americans are detained abroad? Here's a look at some of them.
By Erin Cunningham
In swapping Viktor Bout for Brittney Griner, Biden faced resistance
By Devlin Barrett, John Hudson & Karen DeYoung
Brittney Griner lands in San Antonio after release from Russian prison
By Arelis Hernandez & Niha Masih
Viktor Bout says he wished Brittney Griner luck during prisoner swap
By Jennifer Hassan