Ukrainian Refugee Iryna Zarutska’s Look of Horror After She Was Fatally Stabbed on Train — As Her Final Moments Are Revealed

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Slaughtered Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska looked up at her killer with terror in her eyes after he repeatedly stabbed her with a pocket knife, as no passengers came immediately to her aid, disturbing newly-released surveillance footage shows.

The new extended clip from the Aug. 22 attack on the Lynx Blue Line train shows the 23-year-old cowering in fear and covering her face with her hands after the shocking, unprovoked attack, allegedly carried out by homeless repeat felon Decarlos Brown Jr.

Zarutska, who had come to the US in 2022 seeking safety after Russia invaded her country, pulls up her legs, which can be seen spattered with blood in the video.

It comes as the FBI announced on Monday that Brown was hit with federal charges on top of the state murder rap he already faces. The penalty includes the possibility of the death sentence if he is convicted.

She then falls to the floor about 15 seconds later, the video shows. (Read more from “Ukrainian Refugee Iryna Zarutska’s Look of Horror After She Was Fatally Stabbed on Train — As Her Final Moments Are Revealed” HERE)

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California Woman Charged After Allegedly Casting Ballots in Her Dog’s Name — Twice

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In a bizarre case that’s raising fresh concerns about election integrity, a 62-year-old California woman has been criminally charged after allegedly registering her dog to vote and casting ballots under the pet’s name in two separate elections.

Laura Lee Yourex, of Orange County, is accused of using her deceased dog, Maya Jean Yourex, to fraudulently participate in California’s 2021 gubernatorial recall election and the 2022 primary election. According to the Los Angeles Times, only the 2021 ballot was accepted. The dog had reportedly passed away before the 2022 election, yet Yourex continued to flaunt the fraud online.

In October 2022, she shared a photo on social media showing Maya’s dog tag alongside a mail-in ballot, with the caption: “Maya is still getting her ballot.” The post, viewed by investigators, helped uncover the scheme.

The case came to light after Yourex herself reportedly contacted the Orange County Registrar of Voters to admit she had registered and voted on behalf of her dog. That prompted a referral to the district attorney’s office.

She now faces up to six years in jail after being charged with:

One count of registering a nonexistent person to vote
One count of perjury
One count of procuring a false or forged document to be filed
Two counts of casting a ballot when not entitled to vote

While the case may seem unusual — even humorous — it underscores significant concerns about election safeguards in California.

Critics argue that the fact a dog was able to be registered and cast a ballot points to glaring weaknesses in the state’s voter verification system.

California does not require proof of residence to vote in state elections, unlike federal elections, which is why Maya’s 2022 primary ballot was ultimately rejected.

Voter ID laws, proof of citizenship requirements, and in-person voting protocols are often cited as additional tools that could help prevent such incidents.

California was not alone in being scrutinized. According to The Los Angeles Times, more than two dozen other states received similar inquiries from the federal government regarding election integrity and registration procedures.

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RFK Jr. Says FDA Is Investigating Dangerous Abortion Pill After Revealing Biden Admin ‘Twisted The Data’

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmed in a Senate Finance Committee hearing Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is actively reviewing the drug responsible for more than half of the nation’s abortions.

“We’re getting data in all the time, new data that we’re reviewing,” Kennedy told Republican Sen. James Lankford. “And we know that during the Biden administration, they actually twisted the data to bury one of the safety signals with a very high safety signal, around 11 percent.”

Kennedy not only committed to ensuring “that that doesn’t happen anymore,” but also said “we’re producing … science and gold standard science on that.”

Kennedy affirmed in a later exchange with Montana Sen. Steve Daines that he was unsure of the type of studies FDA Commissioner Marty Makary and his agency are pursuing, but that they are “progressing” and “ongoing.”

“I know I talked to Marty Makary about it yesterday, and he said those studies are progressing and that they’re ongoing,” Kennedy said. (Read more from “RFK Jr. Says FDA Is Investigating Dangerous Abortion Pill After Revealing Biden Admin ‘Twisted The Data’” HERE)

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State Will Work to Eliminate All Childhood Vaccine Mandates

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Florida will begin phasing out all childhood vaccine mandates, Governor Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday, as part of a sweeping effort to overhaul the state’s public health policies and expand what the administration calls “medical freedom.”

Building on measures enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, DeSantis unveiled plans to eliminate longstanding vaccine requirements for children in schools and day care facilities. At a press conference in Valrico, DeSantis was joined by Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo, who sharply criticized the mandates as violations of personal liberty.

“People have a right to make their own decisions — informed decisions,” Ladapo said. “They don’t have the right to tell you what to put in your body. Take it away from them.”

Ladapo went further, describing current vaccine mandates as “immoral” and bordering on “slavery.” He said the Florida Department of Health could immediately roll back some of the requirements, while others would need legislative action. Though he did not specify individual vaccines, Ladapo pledged to eliminate “all of them. Every last one of them.” If implemented, Florida would be the first state to dismantle its childhood vaccine mandates to such a sweeping extent.

Currently, the state mandates a variety of immunizations for children entering public schools and licensed child care centers, including vaccines for measles, polio, chickenpox, hepatitis B, and DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis).

DeSantis also announced the creation of a new state-level health policy body, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission, chaired by Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis. The commission, inspired by federal-level efforts led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will focus on informed consent, nutrition, parental rights, and the rejection of what DeSantis called “medical orthodoxy that is not supported by data.”

“We’re getting government out of the way, getting government out of your lives,” said Collins during the announcement.

The MAHA Commission’s findings will shape a comprehensive “medical freedom package” to be introduced in the upcoming legislative session. According to DeSantis, the package will codify Florida’s relaxed COVID-era policies — such as the ban on vaccine passports and opposition to school closures — while also targeting broader health mandates.

“I don’t think there’s another state that’s done as much as Florida. We want to stay ahead of the curve,” DeSantis said.

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Comedian Says He Was Arrested by ‘Armed Police’ over Transgender Critical Tweets

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Award-winning Irish comedy writer Graham Linehan said that he was arrested in London over posts on social media criticising transgenderism.

The creator of celebrated comedy programmes, including Father Ted and The IT Crowd, said on Tuesday that upon recently arriving at Heathrow Airport, he was met by five “armed police officers” who he says arrested him over “three tweets”.

“In a country where paedophiles escape sentencing, where knife crime is out of control, where women are assaulted and harassed every time they gather to speak, the state had mobilised five armed officers to arrest a comedy writer for this tweet (and no, I promise you, I am not making this up),” Linehan wrote on his Substack.

According to the Irish writer, the posts for which he was arrested included one in which he argued that biological men who enter female-only spaces are committing a “violent and abusive act”. “Make a scene, call the cops and if all else fails, punch him in the balls,” Linehan suggested.

Another included a photograph of an LGBTQ+ rally in London, which Linehan captioned: “A photo you can smell”. (Read more from “Comedian Says He Was Arrested in London by ‘Armed Police’ over Transgender Critical Tweets” HERE)

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Father’s Eerie Last Message to Wife Revealed Before Mountain Tragedy

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A Minnesota hiker was found deceased in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains nearly a month after he sent a final text message to his wife and was not heard from again, authorities said Thursday.

The body of Grant Gardner, 38, was found underneath a ledge near the summit of the 13,000-foot Cloud Peak by a professional climbing team from North Carolina, the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

“While it’s not the outcome we hoped for, we are hopeful this will provide much needed peace and closure to the family,” the sheriff’s office said.

Gardner went missing on July 29 in the Cloud Peak Wilderness, where he had planned a three-day hike through the Misty Moon Lake area before eventually summiting Cloud Peak.

Phone records showed Gardner’s last known contact was a message to his wife on that day, “letting her know he’d made it to the summit,” the sheriff’s office has said. Authorities said the text indicated “the climb was more taxing than he expected and he was tired.” (Read more from “Father’s Eerie Last Message to Wife Revealed Before Mountain Tragedy” HERE)

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Young Woman’s Life Cut Short After Hospital Visit for Routine Procedure

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A 22-year-old law graduate recently died after suffering a rare but catastrophic allergic reaction during a routine CT scan, shining a spotlight on the risks of a procedure millions undergo every year.

Letícia Paul, who had recently earned her law degree and was pursuing postgraduate studies in real estate and business law, went into anaphylactic shock moments after receiving an iodinated contrast dye, Jam Press reported.

The incident occurred at Hospital Regional Alto Vale in Rio do Sul, in Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Doctors intubated the young woman and placed her under intensive care, but she died on Aug. 20, less than 24 hours later.

Paul had originally visited the hospital for a scan linked to her history of kidney stones. (Read more from “Young Woman’s Life Cut Short After Hospital Visit for Routine Procedure” HERE)

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Kirk Cameron Warns Taylor Swift ‘Mocks God,’ ‘Celebrates Explicit Sin’ in Her Music

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Kirk Cameron recently sounded the alarm over Taylor Swift’s cultural influence, warning that the pop star “mocks God, normalizes sin” and “glorifies lust and rebellion” in her wildly popular music.

In a recent Instagram post, the 54-year-old father of six, known for his roles in “Growing Pains” and recent faith-based projects, said Swift’s latest work amounts to “discipleship” for young people.

“What do you get when a billionaire pop star releases an album with provocative artwork, lyrics that mock God, glorify rebellion and celebrate explicit sin? You get the most powerful sermon that America’s youth will hear this year,” Cameron said. “She mocks God in her lyrics. She normalizes sin, she glorifies lust and rebellion as if this was womanly empowerment. Her songs are not just music. This is discipleship.”

Cameron added that Swift’s influence over fans, many of whom are teenagers, can unfortunately serve as a substitute for parental guidance.

“She doesn’t have any kids of her own, but raising kids is hard. Why get into all that when she can just disciple your kids and train them up in the way that she would like for them to go?” he said. (Read more from “Kirk Cameron Warns Taylor Swift ‘Mocks God,’ ‘Celebrates Explicit Sin’ in Her Music” HERE)

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Shooter’s Mother Reportedly Worked at Catholic School Targeted in Attack

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The mother of the man who carried out a mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school reportedly worked at the institution where the attack occurred, according to law enforcement sources cited by 11Alive.

Authorities identified the gunman as Robin Westman, who opened fire Wednesday morning at Annunciation Catholic School during a Mass service attended by students. Police said Westman killed two children, ages 8 and 10, and injured 17 others, including 14 children, before fatally shooting himself.

During a press conference, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said the victims were shot while seated in the pews. Witnesses described a man dressed in black carrying multiple firearms at the scene. Police confirmed Westman had a rifle, shotgun, and pistol.

A now-deleted YouTube channel bearing Westman’s name appeared to display a cache of weapons alongside anti-Christian messages, racial slurs, and other writings.

Authorities have not released details on the mother’s role at the school or whether it factored into the motive. The investigation remains active with assistance from federal law enforcement.

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Study Links Abortion to Higher Risk of Psychiatric Hospitalization

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A recent study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research has found that women who undergo induced abortion face more than twice the risk of psychiatric hospitalization compared to women who give birth.

The study, conducted in Quebec, Canada, analyzed more than 1.2 million pregnancies over a period of up to 17 years. Researchers reported that, per 10,000 person-years, 104 women who had abortions were hospitalized for mental health issues—including psychiatric disorders, substance abuse, and suicide attempts—compared to 42 women who gave birth.

The data also showed that women who had multiple abortions were at greater risk of hospitalization than those experiencing their first abortion. The likelihood of psychiatric hospitalization was highest within the first five years following an abortion. Researchers noted that women with preexisting mental health conditions were more vulnerable, and the study adjusted its findings to account for this factor.

The Quebec study is not the first to suggest a connection between abortion and subsequent mental health challenges. A 2023 study using Medicaid data similarly reported that women who had a first-pregnancy abortion were at higher risk of needing mental health treatment, particularly inpatient care, than those who carried to term.

Separate research has also highlighted medical risks associated with abortion procedures. Reports indicate that more than 10 percent of women who take the chemical abortion drug mifepristone experience serious adverse events, such as hemorrhaging or sepsis. Pro-life groups and some medical organizations have argued that the risks of mifepristone are underreported by both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the drug’s manufacturer, Danco Laboratories.

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