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Attorney General Merrick Garland announces charges against four current and former Louisville police officers involved in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor’s home – including detectives who worked on the search warrant and the ex-officer accused of firing blindly into her home.

A Russian court on Thursday found the American basketball star Brittney Griner guilty of an attempt to smuggle illegal narcotics into Russia and sentenced her to nine years in a penal colony, according to her lawyers. The verdict ended a closely watched trial that her supporters say made her a pawn in a tense geopolitical showdown over the war in Ukraine. The verdict, virtually preordained in a legal system in which defendants are rarely acquitted, leaves Griner’s fate subject to diplomatic bargaining between Russia and the U.S. The countries have been discussing the possibility of a prisoner exchange that would bring Griner home from Russia, where she has been detained since mid-February. Before her sentencing, Griner said she had made an “honest mistake” in bringing hashish oil into Russia. Officials in Moscow had said that a verdict was a necessary precondition for a possible exchange. The U.S. maintains that she was wrongly detained, held by Russia as a bargaining chip.

The Transportation Department is proposing that airlines issue vouchers with no expiration date to passengers who catch the coronavirus or other communicable diseases and decide to cancel their travel plans, part of expansion of financial protections spurred by complaints from the pandemic’s early days. The department called for the change Wednesday in an extensive proposal to update airline refund rules. Under current rules, passengers are typically entitled to financial protection when the airline cancels or significantly changes their flight. And while airlines waived change fees for many kinds of tickets early in the pandemic, travelers have fewer legal protections when they decide not to use a ticket they have booked. Read more through the link in our bio.

A 62-year-old French man survived for 16 hours in an air bubble inside his capsized sailboat in the Atlantic Ocean before being rescued by Spanish coast guard divers in what they described as an operation "verging on the impossible".

Alex Jones, Under Questioning, Is Confronted With Evidence of Deception “You know what perjury is, right?” Mark Bankston, a lawyer for Sandy Hook parents, asked the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. In a brutal cross-examination during his defamation trial on Wednesday, Jones was presented with text messages from his own cellphone that his lawyers appeared to have accidentally sent to lawyers for Sandy Hook parents. The disclosure of the texts provided a striking capstone to the final day of testimony in a trial to determine how much Jones must pay the parents of a child who died in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., for broadcasting conspiracy theories that the shooting was a hoax and that the families were “actors.” The jury began deliberating late Wednesday. Follow updates to the trial of Alex Jones at the link in our bio.

"I made an honest mistake." Brittney Griner delivers statement in Russian court ahead of an expected verdict: "I know everybody keeps talking about political pawn and politics. But I hope that that is far from this courtroom."

A massive volcano erupting close to a global travel hub, Iceland’s Keflavik Airport, led to close monitoring by officials and sparked fascination from people who ventured near the bright-orange lava flows despite warnings. The Fagradalsfjall volcano in southwest Iceland erupted 1:18 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office, which urged people to stay away from the sparsely populated area on the Reykjanes Peninsula — though some still went up close to snap photographs with their children and fly drones. “I just made it to the volcano … My mind is completely blown, it’s crazy,” one onlooker told the Associated Press.

Griner was found guilty of attempting to smuggle and store illegal narcotics into Russia on Thursday. She sat inside a cage for defendants in the courtroom in Khimki, outside Moscow, and listened intently to a translator as the judge announced her verdict. A conviction had been expected. The WNBA player and two-time Olympic gold medalist, 31, has been held in detention since February when she was arrested at a Moscow airport with vape cartridges of hashish oil in her luggage. US diplomats have proposed a prisoner swap with Russia to secure her release. Tap the link in our bio for more. (📸 Kirill Kudryavtsev / POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

A Russian court has sentenced WNBA star Brittney Griner to 9 years of jail time after she was found guilty of drug smuggling with criminal intent. The trial came amid concerns that she is being used as a political pawn in the country's war on Ukraine. The 31-year-old Olympic gold medalist was arrested at a Moscow airport and accused by Russian prosecutors of trying to smuggle less than one gram of cannabis oil in her luggage. Tap the link in our bio to read more. 📷: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images

Inspired by the mental health toll that the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot took on first responders, the U.S. Senate passed a bill Monday night that creates a pathway for families of officers who die by suicide to access death benefits. The unanimous passage of the Public Safety Officer Support Act means it now heads to President Biden’s desk, following prolonged advocacy by the partners of multiple officers who were on duty at the Capitol during the Jan. 6 assault and died by suicide in the aftermath. The bill also would amend the federal Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program to make it easier for officers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder linked to their work to access disability benefits. Read more through the link in our bio.

Attorney General Merrick Garland announces that the Justice Department has charged four current and former Louisville Metro Police Department officers with federal crimes related to death of Breonna Taylor. #news #breonnataylor #louisville

Four current and former Louisville police officers have been charged with federal crimes in Breonna Taylor's killing, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday. Joshua Jaynes, Kyle Meany, Kelly Goodlett, and Brett Hankison have been charged with civil rights and obstruction offenses, unlawful conspiracies, and unconstitutional use of force. The Department of Justice alleges that Jaynes, Meany, and Goodlett knowingly falsified the affidavit used to obtain a search warrant for Taylor's home. They also covered up their unlawful conduct after Taylor was killed and lied to authorities In a separate indictment, the Department of Justice alleges that former Louisville police detective Brett Hankison used excessive force during the raid on Taylor's home. Tap the link in our bio for more. (📸: Leigh Vogel / Getty Images for Frontline Action Hub)

Just over a week ago — whatever some may claim in hindsight — many of us had never watched a woman’s football match, and only the most hardcore fans had heard of Alessia Russo. ⁠ ⁠ But then came the semi-final of the Women’s Euros where the English Lionesses thrashed Sweden 4-0, with Russo, brought on in the 57th minute, scoring one of the best goals of all time, a superb, no-look back-heel that “nutmegged” between the goalkeeper’s legs. The following morning, we were all Lioness superfans and she was a household name.⁠ ⁠ Now the Lionesses’ 23-year-old super-sub wants to make the game better for everyone — and win more trophies.⁠ ⁠ 🔗 For our full interview with alessiarusso99, click the link in our bio ⁠ ⁠ 📸 cmcandrewphoto for The Times 📍Taken at nedsclublondon

Teena is a bouffant-sporting Pizza Hut worker. Brenda is a store attendant who reads romance novels and collects Elvis memorabilia. Fast-food worker Jeff owns what might be the smallest ever "World's Greatest Dad" trophy. These may seem like real people -- but they’re not. They’re characters British fashion photographer and director Nadia Lee Cohen created based entirely on her collection of thrifted name tags. Tap the link in our bio for more. 📸 : Nadia Lee Cohen/Jeffrey Deitch

BREAKING: WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia for over five months, was found guilty on drug charges. Tap link in bio for more. #news #griner #russia