California mom beat toddler 'like a rag doll' on plane as passengers tried to intervene: court docs

A Sacramento, California, mom allegedly kicked and backhanded her 2-year-old daughter on a plane after her little one woke her up during flight from Mexico, according to federal court documents.

Nessel: Michigan election clerk withheld tabulator, ordered lawyer to illegally transmit data

Instead of following instruction from the Michigan Director of Elections, the 52-year-old former clerk withheld the tabulator until police seized it during the execution of a search warrant.

Zion Foster murder case: Alleged suicide note found in Jaylin Brazier's home

Five witnesses took the stand Tuesday in the murder trial against Jaylin Brazier, who is accused of killing his cousin Zion Foster in 2022, and the trial continues Wednesday.

Slaughterhouse cleaning company fined $649K for child workers, some as young as 13

Federal investigations found 24 children, some as young as 13, doing “dangerous" work at slaughtering and meat packing facilities in Iowa and Virginia.

Truck carrying 3 kids flies into lagoon in Monroe County, driver suspected of being drunk

A home security camera captured an out-of-control truck as it careened into the body of water, taking out a chunk of berm along the way. The driver is suspected of being under the influence.

Former Farmington basketball coach on trial for sexual assault charges

“I’m sitting there scared. I didn’t know what to do. I'm just sitting there scared, hoping I could make it home,” one of the teenagers said during his testimony.

2 puppies rescued after being tossed over fence in Detroit

A nearby home security camera captured a man throwing two puppies over a barbed wire fence on West McNichols in Detroit.

Zion Foster murder case: Five witnesses called in first day of Jaylin Brazier's trial

The jury trial of Jaylin Brazier started Tuesday morning in Wayne County. Charged with murdering his cousin, Zion Foster, and then dumping her body in a Highland Park trash dumpster, Brazier has maintained he didn't kill her but that he did throw her body in a dumpster.

Zion Foster Case: Text messages between defendant, victim's mom shown in court

Text messages between Jaylin Brazier and Ciera Milton in the days after Zion Foster went missing contradict the story the defendant would later tell police. Foster's body was never recovered.