Brittney Griner heads back to court, caught up in a war far away from home.

Brittney Griner heads back to court, caught up in a war far away from home.The case of an American sports star at the mercy of Russian justice has rippled across the world amid criticism from Washington that she has been wrongfully detained.

EXPLAINER: Is Griner's guilty plea a step toward freedom? When Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug possession in a Russian court, hopes rose that her months of detention may soon be over, either through a U.S.-Russia prisoner swap or a pardon from President Vladimir Putin

EXPLAINER: Is Griner's guilty plea a step toward freedom?
MOSCOW (AP) — When Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug possession in a Russian court, hopes rose that her months of detention could soon be over, either through a U.S.-Russia prisoner swap or a pardon from President Vladimir Putin.

EXPLAINER: Is Griner’s guilty plea a step toward freedom?
MOSCOW (AP) — When Brittney Griner pleaded guilty Thursday to drug possession in a Russian court, hopes rose that her months of detention could soon be over, either through a U.S.-Russia prisoner s…