U.S. ambassador to Russia visits jailed reporter Gershkovich

U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy visited Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in a Moscow prison on Friday, the embassy said, as he prepares for a new appeal next week against his pre-trial detention on spying charges that he denies. Gershkovich was arrested on March 29 in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg on charges of espionage that carry up 20 years in prison. His father Mikhail said at the United Nations on Wednesday, ahead of its annual general assembly: "We urge all world leaders to stand with Evan and what he represents: the basic right to a free press and freedom of expression."