Following the fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train last month, North Carolina lawmakers have approved legislation aimed at ending cashless bail for violent offenses — citing the need to strengthen public safety and prevent similar incidents in the future.
Read More N.C. lawmakers work to eliminate cashless bail with ‘Iryna’s law,’ following gruesome train stabbing caught on camera
Police in Raleigh, North Carolina, launched an extensive search on Sunday night after seven children escaped from a psychiatric hospital.
Read More N.C.: 7 children found by police after escaping psychiatric hospital
CNN political commentator Van Jones is facing backlash after accusing Charlie Kirk of “race mongering” for questioning the racial motivation behind the death of Ukrainian Iryna Zarutska. The remarks come just a day before Kirk’s assassination.
Read More CNN’s Van Jones under fire for bashing Charlie Kirk as a ‘race monger’ 1 day before his assassination
President Donald Trump called for the death penalty for the killer of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, who was fatally stabbed on a North Carolina train last month.
Read More Trump calls for accused killer of Ukrainian refugee to receive death penalty
The disturbed man accused of fatally stabbing a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee on a Charlotte Area Transit System train in North Carolina last month has finally been charged with a federal crime. The purported crime was caught on video footage — provided by the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS).
Read More Federal charges filed against accused assailant in fatal N.C. train stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian girl
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles is facing criticism after urging compassion for the man accused of fatally stabbing a female Ukrainian refugee on a train in August.
Read More Charlotte Dem. mayor faces backlash after urging for ‘compassion’ for suspect who brutally stabbed Ukrainian refugee