News Wrap: American WNBA star Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug possession in Russia

In our news wrap Thursday, American WNBA star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty in a Russian court to drug possession, Ukraine raised its national flag on Snake Island, Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 21 years in prison on federal charges, U.S. jobless claims rose to 235,000 last week, President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 people, and actor James Caan died at 82.

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