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WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden spoke with the wife of women’s basketball star Brittney Griner on Wednesday, telling her that he is working to secure her spouse’s release from Russian detention, the White House said. Two-time Olympic champion Griner — who has been held in Russia since February — faces up to 10 years in prison on charges of smuggling cannabis vape cartridges into the country. “President Biden, joined by Vice President Harris, spoke today with Cherelle Griner, the wife of Brittney Griner who is wrongfully detained in Russia under intolerable circumstances,” the White House said…