Author: Maria Monroe

MEXICO CITY – President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought to downplay their frustrations with one another on migration and trade as they met for the annual North America Leaders Summit. The leaders offered a unified front on Tuesday despite tensions that have put a strain on their relationships even as Biden has made repairing alliances a cornerstone of his foreign policy agenda. The tensions were front and center when Biden and López Obrador met on Monday, with the Mexican president complaining of “abandonment” and “disdain” for Latin America. But as…

6-year-old shoots teacher: ‘Not accidental, it was intentional,’ police say Full press conference: Newport News police provide Monday update on school shooting. NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Newport News authorities said Monday that a wounded elementary school teacher helped usher other students out of her classroom after a 6-year-old boy intentionally shot her last week.  The Newport News Police Department said the shooting happened at Richneck Elementary School around 2 p.m. on Friday. The school is located about an hour north of Norfolk. In a news conference Monday, Police Chief Steve Drew said the teacher, Abby Zwerner, 25, was leading a…

article Robert Rheams, 51, is pictured in a provided image. (Credit: Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office) HAMMOND, La. – A man suspected of breaking into a home in Louisiana was shot and killed by a woman who was protecting her two children, authorities said.  The home invasion occurred early Sunday at a residence in the city of Hammond, located about 45 miles east of Baton Rouge, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were called to the home shortly after 5 a.m. for reports of shots fired.  It was later determined that the suspect, identified as 51-year-old Robert Rheams, had…

Man in Tesla leads police on high speed chase, crashes on 8 Mile A man wanted for gunshots fired into a home was arrested on New Year’s Day after leading police on a high speed chase in a Tesla before crashing on 8 Mile. OAK PARK, Mich. (FOX 2) – Oak Park Police who were trying to arrest a man wanted for shooting a gun outside of a home on New Year’s Day found themselves in a high speed chase as the driver tried to elude police. According to police, they were called to a report of shots fired outside…

article DETROIT (FOX 2) – A suspect is wanted for breaking into multiple vehicles at Detroit’s Eastern Market last month. The break-ins happened around 11:45 p.m. on New Year’s Eve at 1551 Winder. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 313-596-5700 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.

article BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. (FOX 2) – Two drivers died after a crash involving fuel-hauling trucks Monday in southwest Michigan. According to Michigan State Police, an LP hauler was traveling east on US-12 Highway nearer Portage Road in Berrien County’s Bertand Township. The LP hauler crossed the median and hit a gasoline hauler head-on around 3:35 p.m. The LP driver, Christopher Deneen, 35, from Niles, died at the scene. The driver of the other truck, Dustin Marshall, 46, from Osceola, Ind., was taken to a hospital, where he later died. Police said they don’t know why Deneen crossed the median,…

Livingston County Sheriff spins out wrong way driver who refused to stop on I-95 Livingston County Sheriff’s deputies were forced to perform a PIT maneuver on a driver who drove across the grass median into the wrong way of traffic after refusing to pull over on I-96 HOWELL TOWNSHIP, Mich. (FOX 2) – Quick thinking by a patrol officer from Livingston County disabled a stolen SUV after it fled a police chase and began driving the wrong way on the freeway over the weekend. The county sheriff’s office said a Fowlerville Police Department officer used a PIT maneuver shortly after…

article Lilliana Nardlini was taken by her non-custodial father Eric, police said. (FOX 2) – Michigan State Police are searching for a missing 4-year-old who was taken by a man believed to be her non-custodial father.  The endangered missing report was made around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. On Twitter, the department’s third district asked people to be on the lookout for Lilliana Nardlini, who is 3 feet tall, 30 pounds, and a resident of Marysville.  Her dad, Eric Nardlini, does not have court-ordered custody of Lilliana.  The two are believed to be traveling in either a 2020 Chevy Silverado that’s burgundy…

Idaho murders: Students breathe a sigh of relief returning to campus University of Idaho students are returning back to campus from winter break. For many, it’s the first time being on campus since four students were brutally murdered in their off-campus home. Students and parents noted some relief returning to campus with the arrest of a suspect. MOSCOW, Idaho – Fox Nation host and former prosecutor Nancy Grace entertained the idea that Idaho student slaying suspect Bryan Kohberger could have attempted to revel in his killings by attending a memorial service for the victims before his Dec. 30 arrest. Grace’s…

Murder suspect caught after police chase A man wanted on murder charges was caught after fleeing police and hiding under a lawn chair in Wayne on Jan. 6. WAYNE, Mich. (FOX 2) – A suspect wanted in connection with several murders led police on a chase Friday before he was caught hiding under a lawn chair at a Wayne home. According to Michigan State Police, troopers were conducting an operation where they looked for wanted violent criminals in Inkster when they spotted 34-year-old Kawan Taylor around 7:15 p.m. Taylor fled troopers who tried to stop him, police said, and led…

article DETROIT (FOX 2) – Detroit police are looking for two suspects after one of them pointed a gun at an employee while stealing from a Family Dollar store. According to police, the two suspects got in line at the store in the 18200 block of Schoolcraft around 12:50 p.m. Friday. They acted like they were about to pay then tried to walk out, police said. As employees approached the suspects, police said one of the men pulled out a gun and threatened the workers before fleeing on foot. Suspect one is described as a male who was last seen…

article SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) – Police are looking for a missing teen girl who was last seen leaving her job in Southfield two weeks ago. Bailee Dai Franklin, 15, left work at 3 p.m. Dec. 27, 2022, and never went home. Franklin is Black with a medium complexion, brown eyes, and black hair. She is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs about 160 pounds. She was last seen wearing a black shirt, black leggings, black plastic Ugg boots, and a gray hooded North Face parka. Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to contact Southfield police at…

article Michael Barajas, 36, had filed teeth and threatened to rip out a woman’s throat as she was kept against her will in Genesee County, the sheriff says. FLINT, Mich. (FOX 2) – Genesee County Sheriff Christopher Swanson said Michael Barajas, the man with teeth filed to points charged with kidnapping a woman and threatening to ‘rip out her throat’ as he trafficked her, is accused of similar assaults of a young child in the early 2000s. Swanson held a live update on Tuesday, where he discussed the details of the Barajas case. In mid-December, Swanson announced the arrest of…

article FILE-Traffic is at a standstill after an accident in Emeryville, Calif. in 2019. (Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) DETROIT – Traffic crashes in the U.S. cost society $340 billion in one year, or just over $1,000 for each of the country’s 328 million people, according to a study by safety regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it studied crashes in calendar year 2019 that killed an estimated 36,500 people, injured 4.5 million and damaged 23 million vehicles. “This report drives home just how devastating traffic crashes are for families, and the economic burden they…

article DETROIT (FOX 2) – A 15-year-old boy is accused of shooting and killing another 15-year-old at Hawthorn Suites in Detroit on Dec. 31, 2022. Police said the victim was shot in the chest at the hotel at 5777 Southfield Fwy. around 3:30 a.m. The victim was found unresponsive in a bathroom. The teen shooter was arrested Jan. 4 and charged Tuesday with second-degree murder, discharge at a building causing death, and two counts of felony firearm. According to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office, the teen was charged with adult designation. This means that if he is convicted, the judge…

article DETROIT (FOX 2) – Kahari Wright was beaten by the family of a teen girl he’s accused of sexually assaulting, and his mugshot tells the story. The assault was caught on camera by witnesses last week. The 37-year-old, was taken away from Detroit’s northwest side on a gurney – and later charged, with first-degree criminal sexual conduct.  “He had his eye hanging out and all that type of stuff,” said Marc D’Andre, 7 Mile Radio. “Basically street justice was served real quickly and all that type of stuff with this one.” FOX 2 has learned more about Wright’s past…

Student suspended after threatening to kill Livonia teacher and family A Livonia 16-year-old has been suspended from school after another student recorded him making vile threats against a teacher. LIVONIA, Mich. (FOX 2) – A 16-year-old Livonia high school student is accused of making vile threats against his teacher that was recorded by another student. But teachers said they didn’t know about the threats until more than two weeks later – and parents have only learned about it as we reported on this story. The teacher, who we are not naming out of the interest of her safety, said she’s living…

Mother grieves 16-year-old killed in drive-by shooting A mother learned that her 16-year-old daughter had been shot when her other teen daughter called her. Kayla was playing a game with her siblings when someone shot up her father’s Detroit house, killing her. DETROIT (FOX 2) – A teen girl was with her four siblings Friday at their father’s Detroit home when someone shot up the house, hitting and killing her. The five siblings between the ages of 7 and 16 were home alone in the 14500 block of Freeland while their father was at work when someone shot at the…

Student loan borrowers could see big changes to the income-driven repayment (IDR) plan.On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education proposed regulations to reduce the cost of federal student loan payments, especially for low and middle-income borrowers.If approved, the new plan could cut some student loan borrowers’ monthly payments in half and would prevent interest from accumulating if payments are being made — even if the payment requirement is $0.“These proposed regulations will cut monthly payments for undergraduate borrowers in half and create faster pathways to forgiveness, so borrowers can better manage repayment, avoid delinquency and default, and focus on building…