Thursday on the NewsHour, a Russian court sentenced WNBA star Brittney Griner to 9 years in prison for bringing a small amount of cannabis oil into the country. Then, Ukrainian soldiers on the front lines are using U.S. weapons to push back Russian forces. Plus, the Justice Department brings civil rights charges against four police officers involved in the raid that led to Breonna Taylor’s death.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS:
News Wrap: U.S. declares monkeypox is a health emergency
Russian court sentences Brittney Griner to 9 years in prison
USAID’s Samantha Power on global food security and Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers repel Russian forces using U.S. weapons
Officers face federal indictments in Breonna Taylor’s death
‘TeamSeas’ uses YouTube to tackle the global plastic problem
‘Under the Skin’ looks at systemic racism’s toll on health
A Brief But Spectacular take on being a good ancestor
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00:00 – Intro
02:37 – News Wrap
08:20 – Sentenced
14:52 – Global Food Crisis
24:53 – Arming Ukraine
29:10 – New Charges
35:45 – The Plastic Problem
43:47 – Under the Skin
51:37 – Brief But Spectacular
