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A 7-year-old Russian boy adopted by an American family last year was put on a return flight to Moscow this week because of violent and psychotic behavior, according to a Tennessee grandmother. Once the child learned enough English, he told his new family about the horrors of his previous life, including being beaten at the orphanage after his mother abandoned him, she said. He also told of an incident in which he burned down a building near the orphanage, she said. Hansen said the child had a "hit list" of people he was targeting, including her daughter, who he said...

Court Returns Adopted Boy to Birth MomLANSING, Mich. (AP) -- The Michigan Supreme Court reversed the adoption of a 5-year-old boy by the couple who raised him for most of his life, saying the child should be returned to his birth mother.In a unanimous decision, the high court said Tuesday that the family judge who terminated Melissa Kucharski's parental rights lacked enough evidence. The court also said that the judge should never approved the adoption while Kucharski was fighting the termination."I'm excited, pretty happy, kind of anxious," Kucharski said. "I knew in my heart that if the right person heard...