A now-former nurse at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has been charged with four counts of child abuse after a tiny premature baby girl in the neonatal intensive care unit was found with multiple broken bones and bruises covering her body, including her tongue.

The accused is 43-year-old Kieran L. Ansley of Niles, Michigan. A warrant was authorized in early September, WOOD-TV reported.

Ansley faces two felony counts of second-degree child abuse, each carrying up to 10 years in prison, and two misdemeanor counts of fourth-degree child abuse.

Ansley appeared in Grand Rapids District Court this week, remains free on bond, and is required to wear an electronic tether. The next hearing is set for early November.

The infant was born in November 2025 at 23 weeks, weighing one pound, one ounce. She spent months in the NICU fighting to live. By early April she had made it past her due date and was two days from going home.

“She was born at 23 weeks: 1 pound, 1 ounce,” grandfather Robert Steavens told WOOD-TV. “And she made it through her due date, ready to go home. And then two days before she was ready to go home, this happened.”

On the evening of April 2, the child’s mother left the unit with her daughter appearing fine. She returned about 6:30 a.m. the next morning.

Court records say Ansley “got up from his seat and ‘jogged’ to cut them off before getting to the room,” telling the family the baby had “slept through the night.”

The mother then saw a tongue that was “blue and almost black” and bruises that had not been there the night before, on the infant’s hands, arms, thigh, buttocks, abdomen, and tongue. Ansley reportedly told her the tongue color had been seen “in the past and it was not a big deal.”

A full skeletal survey found multiple fractures, including broken bones in both legs. Court documents state: “The totality of the findings resulted in a diagnosis of pediatric physical abuse.”

Staff who had cared for the baby on prior shifts said there was no evidence of trauma before that night. Records show 32 entries into the room that night, 27 of them by Ansley. Colleagues described Ansley that shift as flustered, scatterbrained, heated, overwhelmed, and “in over his head.”

Corewell Health, which operates Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, issued the standard statement after the fact.

“The care and safety of our patients is our top priority, and we have zero tolerance for abuse,” a spokesperson told WOOD-TV.

“Upon receiving the allegation, we took immediate action and the former employee is no longer with our organization.” The hospital said it is cooperating with police. Hearts go out to the family, of course.

Ansley’s attorney, Damian Nunzio, told the court his client has “had many years working with ICU patients and he’s a very good person.”

The baby is now about 10 months old, home in Caledonia, and “doing wonderful,” the family says. They are trusting God and waiting on the courts.

Ansley, who appears to publicly identify as a transgender man, posted in a Facebook group for trans men in December 2025 that he was undergoing ‘top surgery.’

The court record lists Heather Lynn Adams, Heather Lynn Ansley, and Heather Lynn Katt as aliases associated with Kieran L. Ansley.

BREAKING: Trans ICU nurse arrested on 4 counts of abusing a newborn baby in the hospital. The infant had multiple bones fractured.

Kieran Ansley (43) in Grand Rapids, MI

Always the ones you least expect… pic.twitter.com/AtZlVz1Hcv

— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) September 24, 2026

This is not the first time The Gateway Pundit has reported on a NICU nurse accused of snapping the bones of helpless preemies.

In January 2025 TGP reported the arrest of Erin Elizabeth Ann Strotman, a neonatal nurse at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital in Virginia, after multiple newborns suffered “unexplainable fractures.”

Surveillance later showed Strotman putting her full weight on a crying infant and bending a baby’s legs until the feet reached the head. She later pleaded no contest to nine felony child-abuse counts involving nine babies. Prosecutors accepted a deal that left her with a three-year sentence.

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Far-left globalist Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney appears determined to destroy whatever is left of the close friendship his nation once held with the United States.

On Wednesday, Carney gave an exclusive interview to the leftist New York Times, where he detailed his vision for pulling Canada away from America.

Carney started with a startling revelation: he and his country have been prepared for potential military action with America for roughly a year, should Trump move toward a military invasion.

He took Trump’s threats of making Canada the 51st state seriously, and carefully examined the possibility of a U.S.-led military invasion. Carney declined to discuss in detail what that involved.

Of course, this is just crazy. But Carney says not preparing for something so ludicrous would be “irresponsible.”

“I think you have a responsibility in these roles to look at extreme tail risk,” Carney told the Times.

“That’s just risk management,” he continued. “That’s not a base case, but it would be irresponsible not to prepare.”

In addition to supposedly preparing for war with America, Carney plots to pull his nation away from America’s orbit.

Carney told the Times that there are several areas where Canada must “diversify” away from America. This includes reducing reliance on Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite systems, and not buying F-35 fighter jets.

“Starlink, we will diversify away from, no question,” Carney said.

Carney also revealed that he’s prioritized deepening economic relations with Communist China. This includes letting cheap Chinese-made cars flood the Canadian market, which will destroy the country’s domestic auto industry.

But Carney says he has no choice but to do so because of Trump.

“There are certain things, once you’ve seen them, you can’t unsee them, the Prime Minister added.

Carney is even enamored with an alternative global currency to the United States Dollar, believing it would provide “more flexibility.”

Mr. Carney on Wednesday also reiterated his long-held view that a global financial system wholly dependent on the U.S. dollar was unsustainable. A move to a multipolar system in which there are several reserve currencies would “provide more flexibility,” he said.

Unbelievably, Carney thinks that with this strategy, Canada “will be a better partner for the U.S. because of what we are doing.”

On a somewhat more positive note, Carney continues to hold out hope for a trade deal with America.

From The New York Times:

Carney said that a path remains to resuming negotiations with the United States that would revive the trade agreement that fell apart in late August.

“Is there a mutually beneficial trade deal between Canada and the U.S.? Absolutely, absolutely there is one,” Mr. Carney said. He said that he was interested, for example, in adding potash to the talks. Canada provides almost 90 percent of all potash, the key ingredient for fertilizer, imported into the United States.

Mr. Carney said that Canada, the United States, and potentially also Mexico could become “fertilizer independent” by securing special access to Canada’s potash, the world’s largest reserve. He added that the Canadian option was clearly better than buying potash elsewhere that would then need to be transported through the Black Sea or the Strait of Hormuz.

“I think this is a doable component of the deal, and there are other examples that exist, and we’re ready to work toward,” he added.

One can bet, though, that Trump will not take kindly to the other stuff Carney uttered in this interview. The Canadian Prime Minister has made clear who he deems worthy of friendship, and it’s not America.

And the Canadian people will ultimately pay the price.

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President Trump went off on CNN and MS Now again after welcoming Xi Jinping to the White House on Thursday, with events that the left-wing media refused to cover on their networks. 

President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed Xi and his wife, Madame Peng, to the White House this morning. Trump and Xi delivered remarks, exchanged gifts, and observed a military review.

The festivities included a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber and F-22s flying over the White House.

WATCH:

However, ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and NBC refused to broadcast the ceremonies after suspending their pooled coverage of the White House to protest Trump’s ban of CNN, MS Now, and Politico from the White House last week.

Real America’s Voice, which has taken over the press pool duties from the protesting outlets, also highlighted ABC’s refusal to cover Trump by not turning their cameras on amid the boycott.

The MAINSTREAM MELTDOWN Continues: ABC is protesting outside the briefing room, and will not film until CNN, MSNOW & Politico are allowed back in.

@sroderickfitch pic.twitter.com/QPEk3UzvGK

— Real America’s Voice (RAV) (@RealAmVoice) September 24, 2026

The networks continued their refusal to cover the president’s movements and remarks on Thursday, according to CBS.

President Trump responded to the boycott, slamming CNN and MS Now, aka “MSDNC,” noting that their “Ratings have dropped considerably” and highlighting his landslide 2024 election win despite extremely negative media coverage from the outlet. “They only write badly about a man who won the Election IN A GIANT LANDSLIDE, winning all 7 Swing States, the Popular Vote, and 86% of the Counties, etc., and whose Popularity has grown because of the unprecedented SUCCESS our Country is having on both the World Stage, and at home,” he said.

Trump said the morning’s events were “made for Television,” but “because they’re Fake News, and because they knew how good it would be, they didn’t want credit to be given to ‘TRUMP,’ they refused to be there. That’s why they have such poor Ratings.”

Full statement below:

CNN and MSDNC’s Ratings have dropped considerably. The primary reason is NO CREDIBILITY! They only write badly about a man who won the Election IN A GIANT LANDSLIDE, winning all 7 Swing States, the Popular Vote, and 86% of the Counties, etc., and whose Popularity has grown because of the unprecedented SUCCESS our Country is having on both the World Stage, and at home.

CNN and MSDNC, to show you how fake they are, today refused to cover one of the Biggest and Most Beautiful Events to take place in many years, the arrival at the White House of the Highly Respected President of China, Xi Jinping, and his beautiful wife, Madam Peng.

The event was magnificent — Actually made for Television but, because they’re Fake News, and because they knew how good it would be, they didn’t want credit to be given to “TRUMP,” they refused to be there. That’s why they have such poor Ratings. Tonight’s State Dinner at the White House, for President Xi, will be spectacular! The Media will be in attendance. President DONALD J. TRUMP

As The Gateway Pundit reported, outlets are continuing their protest of Trump, despite being allowed back onto the White House grounds this morning.

MS Now reported on Thursday that the boycott of coverage is expected to continue until CNN is given full access to President Trump, including in the Oval Office.

WATCH: MS Now Threatens Continued Boycott of Trump Until CNN is Allowed More Access After Outlet’s White House Access is Reinstated

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Tragedy struck in ‘closed-borders’ Poland.

While the scourge of knife violence is relentlessly plaguing most European countries, in the East, Poland lives a much more peaceful life as a country that fiercely defends its borders against unchecked mass migration.

However, the country did welcome hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees fleeing the bloody war with Russia.

And today (24), this turned out deadly.

A knife-wielding Ukrainian man attacked clergy ‌and worshippers at a Benedictine abbey in southern Poland, killing a priest and injuring four other people.

Priest killed and four others injured after knifeman’s stabbing spree inside historic Polish churchhttps://t.co/FCWvYdEMHL

— GB News (@GBNEWS) September 24, 2026

Reuters reported:

“The man used a knife he took from a kitchen there to attack one woman and four men, including one priest who was in a confessional, a prosecutor said.

The attack took place at a Benedictine Sisters monastery on the grounds of the abbey ⁠in Jaroslaw, local media reported.

A 31-year-old Ukrainian man was arrested.”

Ukrainian man STABS 5 people at Polish monastery — local police

A priest reportedly KILLED

The attacker entered Benedictine Sisters Monastery in Jaroslaw while mass was underway — The Telegraph citing Radio ESKA pic.twitter.com/IJoT5Yrt59

— RT (@RT_com) September 24, 2026

The motives behind the attack are not clear.

“’We are aware that Father Stanislaw has passed away and ​Father Marek is in serious condition. There are other casualties, but we do not have further details’, Sister ‌Barbara ⁠Dendor told state broadcaster TVP Info.”

Fakt reported (translated from Polish):

“The 31-year-old is a slim, rather tall brunette. When he is led through the hospital corridor by police officers, his hands are bandaged and there are no shoes on his feet. He is in a white T-shirt and blue denim Bermuda shorts. He walks very calmly, he doesn’t break away, he doesn’t protest. His hands are handcuffed in front. After a while, he disappears into the hospital office.

[…] The knife attack in the convent of the Benedictine Sisters took place on Thursday, September 24, before noon. A 31-year-old Ukrainian allegedly attacked three priests and two believers. One of the priests died in the hospital as a result of his injuries, the second is fighting for his life, and the third is slightly injured and was about to leave the hospital.”

The Telegraph reported:

“Police remain at the scene after responding to the incident at 9.30am on Thursday. Marcin Nazarewicz, the mayor of Jarosław, said the city had activated crisis management.

A Podkarpackie Police force spokesman said: ‘Police officers from Jarosław detained a 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen who stabbed four men and a woman’.

All the injured were taken to the hospital – three of the men with serious injuries. Officers are working at the scene to clarify the exact course and circumstances of the incident.”

Read more:

NEW: Train Behind Boris Johnson’s Struck by Drone in Ukrainian Border With Poland – Former British PM Unharmed by Attack (VIDEOS)

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Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is once again dangling a 2028 presidential bid, and he is tying the decision to whether Republicans hold the line this November.

In a Wednesday interview on Newsmax’s Finnerty, Paul said he has not made up his mind. He will wait for the midterm results before deciding whether to jump in.

“I haven’t decided, but we’re going to look thoroughly at it as we see the results coming in for the midterms,” Paul said.

Paul, who ran for the Republican nomination in 2016 and folded after a fifth-place finish in Iowa, told Newsmax the GOP still needs a “free-market conservative” willing to pick a fight with the party’s populist economic direction.

“I think there needs to be a candidate that is a free-market conservative, somebody who believes that the debt is wrong, Big Government is bad, but also that we get richer through international trade and that capitalism on an international scale is a good thing, not a bad thing,” Paul said.

Then he went further.

“I think the populism of the party now is teaching something that’s an economic fallacy,” he said. “And so I think it would be a robust debate to have a free market, libertarian-leaning conservative like myself, who doesn’t think the government should own businesses, shouldn’t be involved, that capitalism should reign.”

“Capitalism made America great,” Paul added. “So, we’ll see what happens.”

Back in March, The Gateway Pundit reported that Paul told CBS he was “50-50” on a 2028 run and would decide after the 2026 midterms.

He complained then that the party’s old free-market, libertarian wing had been hollowed out and that on many days he was “the only one left for free trade” in the Senate.

Six months later, the message has not changed. Paul is still shopping the same argument: tariffs, industrial policy, and government taking stakes in private industry are a wrong turn.

He wants a primary fight over whether the Republican Party stays a limited-government, free-trade party or keeps moving in the direction President Trump has taken it.

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