Top Threats

Every week, you’ll receive an expanded Top Threats feature that highlights the most important and impactful threats to our freedoms. If you want a deeper dive into some of the issues that influence American freedoms today, these articles are for you.

In Top Threats, we’ll tackle ongoing threats to personal freedoms. We will also share information about regulations that tie our hands and prevent us from living and working freely. Together, we’ll defend and preserve the American rights we hold dear.

State Employee Beats Newborn to Death

Kevin Van Streefkerk, a 37-year-old father and state employee in the California governor’s office, now faces several felonies after allegedly killing his five-week-old baby. On Tuesday, he was apprehended and charged with one count of first-degree murder, intentional murder, heinous murder, and assault on a child aged eight or younger, leading to death. The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office stated that deputies were called to a location in Cameron Park, approximately 30 miles east of …

Girl Dies After Freak Accident with Hoverboard

The Nutt family of Riverdale, Utah, are pleading to parents to ensure their children are wearing helmets after their 11-year-old daughter, Payge Gould, sustained a fatal head injury when she fell off her hoverboard on Wednesday, June 14. Payge was described by her mother, Gypsi Nutt, and sister, Taylor Gould, as the family’s comedian, “always making us laugh” and “very giving,” especially to those who didn’t have friends. That evening, she called her mother to …

Ford supervisor allegedly followed female worker home and raped her

Paulette Hyneman, a 43-year-old woman from Glenwood, Illinois, has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Ford, claiming she was the victim of repeated sexual misconduct and even a rape perpetrated by her supervisor and other co-workers at the Ford plant in Chicago.Hyneman alleges that she and other women at the plant were subjected to unwanted advances, catcalling, and even being shown nude images and videos of pornographic material. She is one of more than …

Amish Woman and Horse Killed in Tragic Accident With Semi-Truck

A heartbreaking tragedy occurred in Wisconsin, wherein a woman and a horse were killed and a 30-year-old man was injured after a semi-truck crashed into an Amish buggy. The occupants of the buggy were thrown out of the vehicle and the buggy was destroyed, while the semi-truck sustained moderate damage with its driver being unharmed. The Lafayette County Sheriff, Reg Gill, spoke on these occurrences of buggy accidents, saying that they are unfortunately not uncommon. …

Deadly Giant African Snail Causes City to Quarantine

Government officials issued a quarantine for part of a city in Florida on Tuesday in a hurry to eradicate a giant African snail, a species that carries parasites. This 3.5-mile area of Miramar in Broward County, located near Hollywood, will be covered with a molluscicide containing metaldehyde to exterminate any of these snails. Residents can leave the quarantine zone but are not allowed to take any plant-related materials that may have the snail’s eggs. The …

Teen Accused of Using Tow Hook to Murder His Grandma

A Texas teen, who had gotten into trouble with the law at least three times since 2022 and had agreed two weeks prior not to threaten his grandmother, is now accused of murdering her with a vehicle hook. Houston Police Department stated that the victim was found dead on Monday morning after her family contacted them for a welfare check. According to the criminal complaint, Mylon Louis Colquitt, aged 18, allegedly used a “tow hook” …

Woman Poses as CPS Worker to Lure 4-Year-Old to Her Home

This week, a 44-year-old woman from Ohio was arrested for allegedly touching and “rubbing” a 4-year-old boy in front of his house. The woman, Lisa Nacrelli, was attempting to lure the child back to her home and claiming to be a Child Protective Services (CPS) case worker. According to the Norwood Police Department, Nacrelli was charged with one count of criminal child enticement, one count of impersonating an officer, and one count of trespass in …

Pregnant Mother Killed by Her 2-Year-Old Son

Last week in Norwalk, Ohio, a two-year-old boy is thought to have caused the death of his pregnant mother by accident. He had allegedly gotten ahold of his father’s gun, stored in the bedroom drawer, and fired the weapon while playing. Laura Ilg, 31, called 911 after being hit in the back, and was found with her son in an upstairs bedroom. Emergency medical service members rushed her to the Fisher-Titus Medical Center, where doctors …

Massive Explosion at Private School, 29 Injured

On Wednesday afternoon, an immense gas blast rocked a private school located in Paris’ Left Bank, leaving 29 people wounded, seven of whom were in critical condition. The force of the explosion completely destroyed the building on Place Alphonse-Laveran in the 5th arrondissement, creating a plume of smoke that could be seen from the historic dome of the nearby Val de Grace military hospital. The Paris American Academy, a school that prepares students for a …

Man Allegedly Killed Stepmom Over Missing Cats

On Father’s Day, a tragic incident occurred in Michigan when a 60-year-old man, David Lee Mabry, allegedly killed his 57-year-old stepmother, Mary Mabry. After the incident, David was arrested and charged with an open murder charge and one count of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was unable to post his $1 million bond and died in his jail cell two days later. The alleged murderer was said to have …