3D images show long-lost WWII submarine USS Grunion

Nearly 80 years ago, the USS Grunion submarine sank on its inaugural mission during World War II, taking the lives of 70 sailors with it as it plunged to the bottom of the Pacific. Now, after years of searching, a team looking for WWII-era submarines has found the Grunion’s bow about 2,700 feet (820 meters) under the water’s surface, off…

City playing “Baby Shark” to drive out homeless

Officials in West Palm Beach have a new way to keep homeless people from laying around the city’s Lake Pavilion: “Baby Shark.” The extremely popular — and extremely repetitive — children’s song can be heard playing on loop all night long around the pavilion, The Palm Beach Post reports. In addition to “Baby Shark,” the city is also playing another…

McConnell gets challenger in retired fighter pilot Amy McGrath

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has a challenger in his upcoming 2020 re-election campaign. Retired Army fighter pilot Amy McGrath officially unveiled her campaign on Tuesday. In her campaign rollout video, McGrath recalls writing a letter to her senator at age 13 about her dreams of becoming a pilot and the challenges women faced of being denied a shot of…

Why a Minnesota city council is nixing the Pledge of Allegiance

Members of the city council for a Minneapolis suburb have voted to stop reciting the Pledge of Allegiance before council meetings, citing an effort to “create a more welcoming environment.” CBS Minnesota reports the St. Louis Park city council voted unanimously to make the change that will take effect on July 15. “In order to create a more welcoming environment to…

Dramatic video shows rescue of baby from plastic bag in woods

Cumming, Georgia—Georgia sheriff released dramatic body-cam video Tuesday showing the rescue of a newborn girl who was found alive inside a plastic bag in the woods. The little girl, nicknamed “Baby India,” was discovered on June 6 and has drawn national attention as officials are still attempting to locate her mother. According to Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, Baby India was…

Horse collapses and dies during race just after taking the lead

Another horse dies at SoCal race track A horse collapsed and died shortly after taking the lead during a race in Maryland over the weekend, marking at least the 12th racehorse to die this year in the state. Follow the Petals, a 5-year-old mare, apparently suffered a heart attack, according to the Baltimore Sun. A necropsy was expected to be…

NASA to land 1st woman on moon as part of Artemis mission

NASA wants to send first woman to the moon NASA announced that it plans to land the first female ever on the moon in 2024. According to NASA, it has been 45 years since U.S. astronauts set foot on the moon, but the upcoming Artemis mission aims to establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon by 2028 with the…

Trump hails Michael Flynn as “war hero” ahead of sentencing

As Michael Flynn continues to await sentencing for lying to federal investigators about his contacts with Russian officials, President Trump is hailing his former national security adviser as a “war hero.” The president tweeted about the embattled former Army lieutenant general early Thursday, saying he had “served with distinction.” The president also bid the ex-administration official good luck as he’s…

U.S. women’s team breaks records in World Cup win over Thailand

Team USA kicks off quest to win World Cup They’re the defending champions and the favorite to win the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) set a World Cup record Tuesday in its 13-0 routing of Thailand in its first World Cup match.You’ve already heard it called a record-setting win. But which records did…

Televangelist defends use of private jets, calling it a “biblical thing”

Kenneth Copeland, a Texas-based televangelist, was confronted by a reporter who grilled him over his fleet of private planes. The exchange, which aired last month on Inside Edition, recently went viral over the weekend and showed Copeland justifying his luxurious spending. Inside Edition correspondent Lisa Guerrero asked Copeland about why he won’t fly commercial as he was getting in a…