Dec. 9: Brittney Griner back in US after prisoner swap. Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema leaves Democratic Party.

Posted: Dec 9, 2022 / 06:16 AM CST | Updated: Dec 9, 2022 / 06:16 AM CST

CHICAGO – OCTOBER 21: A public transportation rider hustles to his bus at a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus transit station October 21, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois. Public, mass transit carriers in the U.S. are feeling the affect of rising oil costs as some are pondering service cuts and/or fare increases. In Chicago, the Chicago Transit Authority wants to increase fares for cash-paying riders 25 cents in an effort to offset rising fuel costs. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

Good morning! It’s Friday, November 9, 2022. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Brittney Griner back in US after Russian prisoner swap

WNBA star Brittney Griner deplanes at Kelly Field in San Antonio, Texas, following her release in a prisoner swap with Russia, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

2. Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema leaves Democratic Party

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., arrives for a meeting of the Senate Homeland Security Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)

3. Idaho police ‘getting a lot of tips’ following plea for help

FILE – Bare spots are seen on Nov. 29, 2022, in the snowy parking lot in front of the home where four University of Idaho students were found dead on Nov. 13, in Moscow, Idaho, after vehicles belonging to the victims and others were towed away earlier in the day. Police are asking for help finding the occupant of a car that was seen near where the students were stabbed, saying that person could have “critical information” about the case. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

4. Suspected white supremacist shared substation info online

, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 26: In an aerial view, a Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) electrical substation is visible in front of the city skyline on January 26, 2022 in San Francisco, California. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is warning that domestic extremists have been developing specific plans to target electrical infrastructure in the United States. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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ZERO FARE POLICIES GAIN TRACTION AS CITIES PUSH FOR FREE BUSES

New Yorkers are calling on elected officials to eliminate fares for public buses by finding alternate funding in order to address equity issues and drive ridership.

CHICAGO – OCTOBER 21: A public transportation rider hustles to his bus at a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus transit station October 21, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

📅 What we’re watching

🔴 Labor Department releases the Producer Price Index for November

🔴 Former Minneapolis Officer J. Alexander Kueng is sentenced Friday for aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd

🔴 A man accused of raping a woman a year before he was charged with kidnapping and killing a kindergarten teacher is set to appear before a judge Friday

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