Five members of the infamous transnational gang <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ms-13-gang">MS-13</a> were found guilty late last week of the gruesome 2016 murder of two <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/virginia">Virginia</a> teenagers.
The gang members, believing a 14-year-old and 17-year-old to be part of a rival gang, “lured” them on separate occasions to remote areas and violently murdered the adolescents, according to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/department-of-justice">Department of Justice</a>. 
According to the office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, the gang members convinced the unnamed 17-year-old to go to a park in Fairfax County, Virginia, on August 28, 2016. Once there, they <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/jury-finds-ms-13-members-guilty-roles-murdering-two-juveniles">killed</a> him by “stabbing and chopping him more than 100 times with knives, a machete, and a pickaxe.”
Roughly a month later, they murdered again, killing a 14-year-old they claimed was a police informant. He was invited to a gang meeting and later driven to the same Fairfax County Park by members of MS-13, according to authorities.
“They also filmed the murder with a cell phone so that they could prove to gang leaders in the United States and in El Salvador that they deserved to be promoted in rank. Then, once S.A.A.T. was dead, the gang broke his legs and tied him up with his own pajama pants so that he would fit into the shallow grave that was dug for him that night,” the DOJ reported. 
The MS-13 members found guilty of the murders included Elmer Zelaya Martinez, Ronald Herrera Contreras, Henry Zelaya Martinez, Pablo Velasco Barrera, and Duglas Ramirez Ferrera. In addition, nine others charged in connection to the killings have already pled guilty for their roles.
Each of the five came from El Salvador and faced kidnapping and murder charges. They could each be sentenced to life in prison. 
The investigation into the murders involved multiple entities, including the FBI’s Washington division, Fairfax County police, ICE, the U.S. Marshall’s Service, Alexandria police, Prince William County police, and several police departments.
MS-13 is a transnational gang that originated in Los Angeles but has spread <a href="https://insightcrime.org/el-salvador-organized-crime-news/mara-salvatrucha-ms-13-profile/">throughout</a> the United States, Europe, and Central America. The gang is known for violence and has a heavy presence in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. 
Just last month, another Virginia jury <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/jury-convicts-seven-ms-13-members-and-associates-sex-trafficking-minor">convicted</a> several MS-13 members for the sex trafficking of a 13-year-old girl. The gang made money by selling her for sex and brutally abused her, at one point beating her with a baseball bat 26 times, according to authorities.
Those members also face life in prison.

Close-Up Of Closed Door Of Building

MS-13 Members Found Guilty In Brutal Murders Of Virginia Teens

MS-13 Members Found Guilty In Murders Of Virginia Teenagers

Department of Justice

MS-13 Gang

Violent Crime

Virginia

A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/world-war-ii">World War II</a>-era boat has surfaced in the receding <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/lake-mead">Lake Mead</a> months after several bodies were found as water levels plummeted due to an ongoing drought.
“The Higgins landing craft that has long been 185 feet (56 meters) below the surface is now nearly halfway out of the water at Lake Mead,” the Associated Press <a href="https://kmph.com/news/local/world-war-ii-era-boat-emerges-from-lake-mead-las-vegas-shrinking-water-level-environment-marina-hemingway-harbor">reported</a>. “It was used to survey the Colorado River decades ago, sold to the marina and then sunk, according to dive tours company Las Vegas Scuba.”
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
World War II-era boat emerges from shrinking Lake Mead <a href="https://t.co/jU0itxF8cY">https://t.co/jU0itxF8cY</a>
&mdash; FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) <a href="https://twitter.com/fox5dc/status/1543312323070287879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 2, 2022</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Similar boats were used by American forces during the invasion of Normandy during World War II, and Higgins, a New Orleans based company, manufactured the crafts from about 1942-1945.
The boat surfaced near Hemingway Harbor and the Lake Mead Marina, and the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/national-park-service">National Park Service</a> (NPS) hopes that its emergence will have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/american-history">educational</a> purposes.
“There are relatively few working or museum examples of the LCVP Higgins craft like the one currently emerging from Lake Mead,” NPS <a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/shrinking-lake-mead-reveals-world-war-ii-era-boat-2601189/">said</a>, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal.
“As water levels continue to fluctuate and decline, we know that this boat may come to the attention of park visitors both new and returning. Lake Mead hopes everyone has the opportunity to learn more about its history and ask that as visitors enjoy the site, they leave it as they found it to avoid damaging the boat,” it continued.
The park service also explained more about the history of craft, and its connection to the World War II era, explaining that a thin half inch armor still protected the boat.
“The surplus nature of the craft highlights an earlier era of the Lake when Las Vegas and Lake Mead were much more remote and removed from much of the United States, where relatively inexpensive WWII surplus could be pressed into duty for new peaceful purposes in the park,” it explained.
Last month, skeletal <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/probably-more-bodies-skeleton-washes-up-in-barrel-on-nevada-lake-shore">remains</a> washed up at the lake, leaving questions about the circumstances and who dumped the bodies in the lake.
One body, found in a barrel that had washed up onto the muddy shore of Lake Mead, was found by a group of boaters Sunday afternoon around Hemenway Harbor. According to authorities, it is believed that the body dates back to the 1980s, but it has not yet been disclosed how the body ended up in the barrel or in the lake.
“It’s going to be a very difficult case,” Las Vegas Metro police homicide Lt. Ray Spencer <a href="https://www.8newsnow.com/i-team/i-team-body-found-in-barrel-in-lake-mead-may-date-back-to-1980s-more-likely-to-appear-as-water-recedes-las-vegas-police-say/">told</a> the 8 News Now investigation team. “I would say there is a very good chance as the water level drops that we are going to find additional human remains.”

Lake Mead at exceptionally low levels following the four year long drought, with the obvious level that the lake used to be at, Nevada, USA.

World War II-Era Boat Surfaces In Lake Mead As Water Levels Continue To Sink

American History

Lake Mead

National Park Service

Nevada

World War II

Protesters associated with Canada’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/freedom-convoy">Freedom Convoy</a> demonstrated in Ottawa on Friday to protest COVID <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/vaccine-mandate">mandates</a> on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/canada">Canada Day</a>. 
The demonstrations in Canada’s capital city came just months after the Freedom Convoy spent three weeks camped out in the city protesting the government’s vaccine mandates and days after one of the convoy’s organizers was arrested for allegedly not following the conditions of her bail.
“We are going to be peaceful. We are going to be lawful. And if [police] want to try and crack down on us for peacefully protesting on Parliament Hill, then there&#8217;s nothing we can do. We&#8217;ll just have to deal with it at that time,&#8221; <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/freedom-convoy-protesters-canada-day-ottawa-arrival-1.6507855">said</a> Andrew MacGillvray of Veterans for Freedom, a group related to the Freedom Convoy. 
According to Politico, <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/01/on-canada-day-trudeau-shows-the-flag-00043840">hundreds</a> of demonstrators showed up to protest government COVID mandates and the leadership of Prime Minister <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/justin-trudeau">Justin Trudeau</a>, who previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-trudeau-will-respond-to-freedom-convoy-with-unprecedented-emergency-power-reports">said</a> protesters were &#8220;trying to blockade our economy, our democracy.&#8221;
Demonstrators waved “F*** Trudeau” flags, and had “Freedom Convoy 2022” gear for sale. 
“Canada has never been perfect, and it’s not perfect now,” Trudeau said during his remarks on Canada Day, the day when the Canadian Federation was formed. “Let’s remember the values that it stands for: Compassion, hope and responsibility, justice, openness and hard work.”
Trudeau has taken heat in recent months for the government’s COVID vaccine mandate for truckers and his government&#8217;s response to the protests.
Pierre Polievre, a candidate running to lead Canada’s Conservative Party and become prime minister, opposes the mandates and walked with anti-mandate demonstrators on Thursday.
“End all mandates. Restore our freedoms. Let people take back control of their lives,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/PierrePoilievre/status/1542610025834655744">tweeted</a>.
The demonstrations also followed the arrest of Tamara Lich, an organizer of the original Freedom Convoy, after she allegedly did not follow the conditions of her bail. Lich, who was <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/freedom-convoy-tamara-lich-arrested-1.6503718">arrested</a> in Alberta, now needs to go back to Ottawa for a court appearance. 
&#8220;Based on everything we knew, she&#8217;s been diligently complying with all of her bail conditions as was noted by the judge at her recent bail review,” one of her lawyers said. 
She was originally arrested and charged with obstructing police, mischief, intimidation by blocking, and other charges related to the February protest.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Attends Canada Day Celebrations In Nation’s Capital

Freedom Convoy Protesters Show Up On Canada Day To Protest COVID Mandates, Trudeau

Freedom Convoy Protesters Show Up In Ottawa On Canada Day

Canada

Freedom Convoy

Justin Trudeau

Vaccine Mandate

Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kathy-hochul">Kathy Hochul</a> (D-NY) signed expansive <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gun-control">gun</a> legislation on Friday night banning people from carrying guns in a litany of “sensitive locations,” including Times Square and churches throughout <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/new-york">New York</a>. 
The restrictive legislation comes just a week after the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a> struck down 100-year-old restrictions on concealed carry in New York. 
“While this ruling issued by the Supreme Court’s conservative majority invalidates the concealed carry permit restrictions, the decision allows states to issue licensing requirements for carrying a firearm,” the New York State Senate Majority said in a statement. “In light of this decision, the Senate Majority is taking action to address the invalidated provisions and counter the potential effects of this ruling on public safety.&#8221; 
Areas where guns will <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/york-lawmakers-introduce-bill-ban-guns-times-square/story?id=86071477">not</a> be allowed to be carried include Times Square, churches, bars, restaurants, airports, public parks, subways, trains, buses, ferries, schools, libraries, public parks, zoos, homeless shelters, and private property without permission of the property owner.
New York Republican gubernatorial candidate and Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-NY) said Hochul was targeting law-abiding New Yorkers with the legislation in an <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/lee-zeldin-calls-kathy-hochul-targeting-law-abiding-citizens-ny-gun-law">interview</a> on Fox News.
“Now, what they&#8217;re doing with this action today up in Albany is targeting the law-abiding New Yorker. I don&#8217;t think they&#8217;re making New York more safe; they&#8217;re making New York less safe,” he said.  
“They&#8217;re creating these locations as targets because now, as a criminal, if you wanted to carry out one of your acts of targeting someone with an illegal firearm, you know that you&#8217;re likely to encounter less resistance because the only people who care about these laws passed today are the law-abiding citizens,” Zeldin added. 
The new restrictions on where guns can be carried also came as Democrat-dominated New York pushed through legislation that included a provision making those applying for gun permits to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-york-to-screen-gun-applicants-social-media-accounts-in-wake-of-scotus-2a-rebuke">list their social media accounts</a> so that they can be vetted for “character and conduct.” 
Prior to signing the legislation, Hochul <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/07/01/new-york-bill-would-require-social-media-info-for-gun-carry-permit/">said</a> that the gun control legislation was “the embodiment of what it means to be an American. In honor of our Fourth of July weekend.”
Republicans and gun rights advocates warned about the constitutional implications of the gun legislation. 
New York GOP chairman Nick Langworthy called Hochul a “national embarrassment.”
“It may be the start of Independence Day weekend but New Yorkers’ constitutional freedoms were just trampled on by Kathy Hochul and her pawns in the legislature. This bill is a political charade that makes New Yorkers less safe,” he <a href="https://nygop.org/statement-from-nygop-chairman-nick-langworthy-on-hochul-democrats-special-session/">said</a>. “Only under the insanity of New York Democrats can you get out of jail free for possessing an illegal firearm, but be targeted by the government for being a law-abiding citizen exercising your constitutional rights.”

Times Square at dusk

New York Governor Signs Expansive New Legislation Limiting Where People Can Carry Guns

New York Restricts Where People Can Carry Guns

Gun Control

Kathy Hochul

Lee Zeldin

New York

Supreme Court

Two <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/police">police</a> officers in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kentucky">Kentucky</a> were killed and five others wounded in a shootout Thursday evening while serving a domestic violence order. 
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/violent-crime">shooting</a> happened in Floyd County and police have charged 49-year-old Lance Storz with two counts of murder, four counts of attempted murder, and for assault of a service animal, <a href="https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article263090213.html">according</a> to the Lexington Herald Leader.
“As we learn more about the tragic shooting in Allen last night, we are heartbroken to learn of the deaths of two law enforcement officers and injuries to others,” Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R-KY) <a href="https://twitter.com/kyoag/status/1542882951976869889">tweeted</a>. “Please keep the families of these brave officers in your prayers. Our law enforcement exhibited unimaginable heroism and sacrifice last night in the face of evil.”
The shooting, which happened in the eastern Kentucky town of Allen, is still under investigation by Kentucky State Police though the suspect has been <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/allen-kentucky-shooting-lance-storz-arrested/">detained</a> on a $10 million bond in a Pike County jail. 
Storz allegedly fired at police from his home with a rifle, killing two officers and injuring six others including five police officers. An emergency management official was injured and a police dog was also killed during the incident. At least one of the wounded officers was on life support at the hospital after being revived. The injured officers were taken to various local hospitals for treatment. 
The night of the shooting, Governor Andy Beshear (D-KY) asked for prayers for those killed or wounded in the incident. 
“Floyd County and our brave first responders suffered a tragic loss last night. I want to ask all of Kentucky to join me in praying for this community. This is a tough morning for our commonwealth,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/GovAndyBeshear/status/1542851806031712257">added</a> Friday morning. 
Floyd County Sheriff John Hunt said that the confrontation was “pure hell” for the officers. 
“They encountered pure hell when they arrived, they had no chance,” Hunt stated. 
Floyd County Attorney Keith Bartley <a href="https://www.wkyt.com/2022/07/01/man-accused-killing-2-officers-shooting-6-others-floyd-county/">told </a>WKYT that it was important to remember that those shot had families whose “world will never be the same.” 
“I don’t know if there is any comfort for any at this time. Those people were not just police officers. I think that gets lost a lot of times, in media across the country. You hear about something happening in another state. It’s not a police officer shot. Multiple police officers in this case. Human beings. People with children, spouses, moms and dads, their world will never be same,” Bartley said.

Police car

Two Police Officers Killed In Shootout In Kentucky

Kentucky

Police

Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alexandria-ocasio-cortez">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez</a> (D-NY) has endorsed Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes (D-WI) in his bid to challenge incumbent <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> Sen. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ron-johnson">Ron Johnson</a> (R-WI).
Barnes, who is hoping to earn the Democratic nomination in August, said “let’s get this done @ AOC” on Instagram in response to the congresswoman’s backing. Wisconsin is seen as one of the key states in the battle to control the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate">Senate</a> to be determined in the upcoming <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/2022-election">midterm</a> elections. 
“We are not powerless, and we are never beyond hope. History shows us the way,” Ocasio-Cortez <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CfZFlT4A6h3/">posted</a> on Instagram. “We CAN do more to pursue these items more aggressively. And THEN once we do, we can secure the W and turnout the vote for [John Fetterman] in PA, [Mandela Barnes] in WI &amp; [Tim Ryan] in OH this November.”
The New York congresswoman added in her post that if these candidates were elected Democrats could expand the Supreme Court, get rid of the Senate filibuster, repeal the Hyde Amendment, and codify Roe v. Wade and same-sex marriage. 
According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Barnes’ campaign <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/now/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-backs-lt-180926307.html">said</a> he supported her policy prescriptions with the exception of adding Supreme Court seats. 
&#8220;On Supreme Court expansion, Mandela is open to the conversation, but his priority is reform,&#8221; Barnes’ spokeswoman Maddy McDaniel said. &#8220;He believes the Supreme Court should be subject to the same basic ethics rules as every other court in the country. He also supports term limits for justices.&#8221;
Both state and national Republicans decried Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s endorsement of the self-described progressive, saying that it showed voters that the Senate hopeful would support radical policies if elected. 
Anna Kelly, communications director for the Republican Party of Wisconsin, told The Daily Wire that Barnes was being propped up by “fringe-left” Democrats.
“The fringe-left members of the Democrat Party are propping up Mandela Barnes because they know he would support their socialist agenda in the Senate. Barnes tries to waffle on issues like defunding the police and abolishing ICE, but he campaigns alongside advocates like Ilhan Omar and trots out endorsements from far-left figures like Elizabeth Warren, so Wisconsin voters won’t buy his efforts to pretend to be moderate,” Kelly said in a statement. 
The Republican National Committee said that the endorsement demonstrated that Barnes would support Left-wing policies in office and that “Wisconsin voters will let her keep her extreme policies in New York and soundly defeat Barnes this November” <a href="https://gop.com/blog/you-are-the-company-you-keep-barnes/">according</a> to a statement from RNC spokesperson Rachel Reisner.
The Daily Wire reached out to Barnes for comment on the endorsement. 
Barnes <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/true-believer-why-mandela-barnes-thinks-his-progressive-ideas-can-n1279273">told</a> NBC in September that he had “more progressive credibility than any person running.” 
The Wisconsin Democrat has also been endorsed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
On his campaign <a href="https://mandelabarnes.com/priorities/">website</a>, Barnes says he will work to protect “abortion rights” and says that he supports an immigration plan that “includes a path to citizenship.”
Johnson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/a-political-exercise-ron-johnson-say-democrats-are-using-jan-6-hearings-to-distract-from-policy-failures">told</a> The Daily Wire last week that he expects the Senate race in Wisconsin to come down to the wire. 
“This U.S. Senate race is crucial if we want to gain the majority, if we want to stop the Biden agenda,” the two-term senator said.

The U.S. Supreme Court Issues Opinions

AOC Makes Endorsement In Senate Race Crucial For Majority

AOC Endorses Wisconsin Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes In Key Senate Race

2022 Election

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Ron Johnson

Wisconsin

A man charged with the attempted murder of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/tennessee">Tennessee</a> <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/police">police</a> officer was out on bond when authorities say he shot the cop.
The suspect, Samuel Quinton Edwards, was later killed in a firefight with authorities in Louisville, Kentucky, on Tuesday. Police say Edwards was on the run after he shot Hendersonville Police Department Officer Cameron Ferrell in Madison, Tennessee, on Monday.
“Samuel Quinton Edwards has been involved in an exchange of gunfire with Kentucky State Police in Louisville. He is deceased,” Metro Nashville Police <a href="https://twitter.com/MNPDNashville/status/1541948057889153036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1541948057889153036%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennessean.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2F2022%2F06%2F28%2Fhendersonville-police-officer-shot-manhunt-underway%2F7753838001%2F">announced</a>. 
Ferrell was released from the hospital after sustaining non-critical injuries when he was shot while pursuing Edwards on Monday, police say. 
<a href="https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/crime/2022/06/28/hendersonville-police-officer-shot-manhunt-underway/7753838001/">According to The Tennessean</a>, the 34-year-old suspect had been released on bond prior to allegedly shooting Ferrell. He was facing more than 12 charges related to another shooting involving cops just weeks ago. 
The incident occurred on June 14, when law enforcement chased Edwards and Erica Lynn, a convicted felon in the vehicle with Edwards, down I-40 after a shooting involving two vehicles. The chase ended with Edwards veering into a telephone pole. Authorities recovered drugs and weapons from his car. Lynn was also charged following the encounter. 
Edwards, a convicted felon, was released on an $80,000 bond following the incident.
The hunt for Edwards intensified on Tuesday as police tried to track down the suspect after surveillance footage showed him fleeing the scene of Monday’s shooting armed with two guns. Throughout the ordeal, he used multiple vehicles to evade arrest. 
Police <a href="https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/manhunt-ends-after-blue-alert-suspect-accused-of-shooting-hendersonville-officer-killed-by-police-in-kentucky/">from</a> Millersville, Hendersonville, Nashville, and deputies with the Sumner County Sheriff&#8217;s Department hunted for the suspected shooter in Millersville, Tennessee, on Tuesday. Investigators also utilized bloodhounds and the Nashville police’s air unit. 
Edwards was killed Tuesday night after a shootout with law enforcement near Louisville, Kentucky. 
Kentucky State Police <a href="https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2022/06/29/kentucky-state-police-shooting-dixie-highway-louisville-nashville-man/7764825001/">did</a> not release many details about the confrontation but promised that it would be &#8220;committed to being transparent while ensuring the integrity of the investigation.&#8221;
The alleged attempted murder of the Tennessee officer by a suspect out on bond <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/suspected-california-cop-killer-was-out-of-jail-on-probation-for-gun-charge-report">follows</a> the killing of two police officers in California earlier this month by a suspect out on probation. 
Two El Monte police officers were killed during a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/murdered-by-a-coward-two-california-police-officers-killed-after-being-essentially-ambushed">shooting</a> while responding to a domestic violence call at a motel on Tuesday afternoon. The man suspected of killing the officers is named Justin Flores, who sources <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-06-15/gunman-in-killing-of-el-monte-police-officers-was-on-probation-for-gun-charge">told</a> the L.A. Times had been released from jail on probation.
According to the Times, in February 2021, Flores pleaded no contest to being a felon in possession of a firearm as part of a plea deal that dismissed a drug charge and an ammunition charge.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/murdered-by-a-coward-two-california-police-officers-killed-after-being-essentially-ambushed">shootings</a> occurred at a motel in El Monte, a city in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/los-angeles-county">Los Angeles County</a>, where both officers and the suspect accused of killing them were shot dead. The officers, one in his first year on the job and another with more than 20 years of experience.

Open door to prison cell

Man Out On Bond Dies In Shootout With Cops After Allegedly Attempting To Murder Police Officer

Tennessee

A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/world-war-ii">World War II</a> Navy destroyer was discovered off the coast of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/philippines">Philippines</a> in the “deepest shipwreck ever located and surveyed,” according to the explorers who found the ship.
Caladan Oceanic, a Texas based underwater exploration group, and EYOS Expeditions <a href="https://phys.org/news/2022-06-deepest-shipwreck-wwii-ship-philippines.html">found</a> the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shipwreck-credited-with-inspiring-the-goonies-found-off-oregon-coast">wreck</a> of the USS Samuel B. Roberts, which had sunk on October 25, 1944. The ship was challenging the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in a battle near Samar, one of the Philippines’ central islands.
“With sonar specialist Jeremie Morizet, I piloted the submersible Limiting Factor to the wreck of the Samuel B. Roberts (DE 413). Resting at 6,895 meters, it is now the deepest shipwreck ever located and surveyed,” Victor Vescovo, founder of Caladan Oceanic, <a href="https://twitter.com/VictorVescovo/status/1540275623960133632">tweeted</a>.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
With sonar specialist Jeremie Morizet, I piloted the submersible Limiting Factor to the wreck of the Samuel B. Roberts (DE 413). Resting at 6,895 meters, it is now the deepest shipwreck ever located and surveyed. It was indeed the &quot;destroyer escort that fought like a battleship.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/VjNVERdTxh">pic.twitter.com/VjNVERdTxh</a>
&mdash; Victor Vescovo (@VictorVescovo) <a href="https://twitter.com/VictorVescovo/status/1540275623960133632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2022</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Vescovo also shared footage from the expedition, showing the destroyer resting on the sea floor four miles below the surface. You can see fish swimming by in the video taken from the Limiting Factor sub.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Part of the dive on the Sammy B. It appears her bow hit the seafloor with some force, causing some buckling. Her stern also separated about 5 meters on impact, but the whole wreck was together. This small ship took on the finest of the Japanese Navy, fighting them to the end. <a href="https://t.co/fvi6uB0xUQ">pic.twitter.com/fvi6uB0xUQ</a>
&mdash; Victor Vescovo (@VictorVescovo) <a href="https://twitter.com/VictorVescovo/status/1540295606970769409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2022</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
“Part of the dive on the Sammy B. It appears her bow hit the seafloor with some force, causing some buckling. Her stern also separated about 5 meters on impact, but the whole wreck was together. This small ship took on the finest of the Japanese Navy, fighting them to the end,” he explained.
Days before they <a href="https://twitter.com/VictorVescovo/status/1539946783496933378">found</a> the Sammy B, the expedition located a torpedo rack they believed to be from the ship. During the battle, which was part of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the ship went down losing 89 men from its crew of 224 after being hit by Japanese fire.
“This site is a hallowed war grave,” retired Rear Adm. Sam Cox said, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/25/uss-samuel-roberts-sammy-deepest-shipwreck/">according</a> to the Washington Post. Cox runs the Naval History and Heritage Command in Washington, D.C.
Vescovo shared more photos of the historic discovery, the deepest shipwreck ever found, on twitter, including the bow, the mast, and the aft turret.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Some additional photos from the Sammy B. The bow, the fallen mast, the gap between fore and aft where she was hit by a battleship round, and the aft turret . . . where the brave and mortally wounded GM3 Paul H. Carr died trying to place a final round into the broken breech. <a href="https://t.co/3VcZoZyPo3">pic.twitter.com/3VcZoZyPo3</a>
&mdash; Victor Vescovo (@VictorVescovo) <a href="https://twitter.com/VictorVescovo/status/1540534447182909441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2022</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
He called the discovery an “honor.”
“It was an extraordinary honor to locate this incredibly famous ship, and by doing so have the chance to retell her story of heroism and duty to those who may not know of the ship and her crew’s sacrifice,” Vescovo stated.
Kelvin Murray of EYOS also was thrilled to have helped discover the ship.
“Using a combination of detective work and innovative technology, everyone has pulled together to reveal the final resting place of this tenacious ship,” he said.
The discovery of the Sammy B follows Vescovo’s discovery of the USS Johnston last year, which went down in the same battle. Despite these losses and the Americans being outgunned, the U.S. still managed to defeat the Japanese.

Underwater view of waves

WATCH: Sub Discovers World War II Navy Destroyer 23,000 Feet Under The Sea

Expedition Finds USS Sammy B. Roberts Off Coast Of Philippines, Deepest Wreck Ever Found

Philippines

U.S. Navy

Leaders of countries that are allied with the United States lamented the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>’s decision on Friday to overturn <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/roe-v-wade">Roe v. Wade</a> and effectively return abortion legislation to the states.
The leaders of longtime American allies like France, the United Kingdom, and Canada all decried the American high court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. 
Liberal Canadian Prime Minister <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/justin-trudeau">Justin Trudeau</a> called the decision “horrific.”
“My heart goes out to the millions of American women who are now set to lose their legal right to an abortion. I can’t imagine the fear and anger you are feeling right now,” he <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/24/trudeau-roe-v-wade-response-00042316">tweeted</a>. “No government, politician, or man should tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her body.”
He told reporters that the decision was a “devastating setback.”
Prior to the Roe decision, at least one Canadian official said that Americans would be welcome to come to Canada to get abortions. 
“I don’t see why we would not,” Canadian Minister of Families head Karina Gould <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/abortion-tourism-goes-global-canadas-minister-of-families-says-americans-would-be-provided-abortions-following-roe-leak">told</a> CBC News. “If they, people, come here and need access, certainly, you know, that’s a service that would be provided.”
Canada has no federal restrictions on abortions, and women can abort their unborn child at any stage of the pregnancy. Abortions in the country are also publicly funded. 
French Prime Minister <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/emmanuel-macron">Emmanuel Macron</a> said that the Supreme Court was undermining the “liberties” of women.
“Abortion is a fundamental right for all women. It must be protected. I wish to express my solidarity with the women whose liberties are being undermined by the Supreme Court of the United States,” he <a href="https://twitter.com/emmanuelmacron/status/1540393817609740288?s=21&amp;t=qhPOUWOt7cccgzdaBb5Wng">tweeted</a>. 
In France, abortions for any reason <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/foreign/macron-denounces-supreme-court-french-abortion-law">are</a> only allowed up to 14 weeks of pregnancy. The law the Supreme Court upheld in Dobbs limited abortions after 15 weeks, while states like California and New York have even more liberal abortion laws than France. 
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/boris-johnson">Boris Johnson</a>, prime minister of Britain, expressed a similar sentiment as Trudeau, calling the ruling a “big step backward.”
“I’ve always believed in a woman’s right to choose, and I stick to that view,” Johnson <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/24/us/world-leaders-react-to-roe-ruling.html">said</a>, “And that’s why the U.K. has the laws that it does.”
In England, Scotland, and Wales, women <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/health-19856314">can</a> get abortions up to 24 weeks if two doctors agree that abortion would be better for the woman&#8217;s mental and physical health than having the baby. After that, there are certain circumstance when abortions are allowed.
Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederickson, was particularly heartbroken by the overturning of Roe. 
“My heart weeps for the girls and women of the USA. A huge set back.The right to a free abortion is one of the most fundamental rights there is. We must never compromise the unrestricted right of women to decide over their own bodies and future,” she <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mettefrederiksen.dk/">stated</a>. 
In Denmark, abortion for any reason is <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/22/upshot/abortion-us-roe-global.html">allowed</a> for up to 12 weeks. After that, there are certain exceptions made including age, income, and occupation.

UK Prime Minister Attends Day Six Of The 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting

America’s Foreign Allies — Some With Stricter Abortion Laws Than U.S. — Lament Supreme Court Abortion Decision

Justin Trudeau, Boris Johnson Comment On Roe Decision

Boris Johnson

Emmanuel Macron

Roe v. Wade's Long And Brutal Legacy

U.K.

President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> signed a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gun-control">gun control</a> bill into law Saturday that gives financial grants to states for “red-flag” laws and increases background check stipulations for 18 to 21-year-olds, following Republican support. 
The bill, <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/legislation/2022/06/25/bills-signed-s-2089-and-s-2938/">dubbed</a> the “Bipartisan Safer Communities Act,” passed after making it through Congress earlier this week with 15 Republicans in the Senate supporting the bill and 14 House Republicans voting in favor.
According to the White House, the law “enhances certain restrictions and penalties on firearms purchases; promotes evidence-based best practices for school safety; authorizes grants to expand access to mental health services; and appropriates emergency funding for mental health resources and school safety measures.”
The Biden administration specifically thanked Sens. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), John Coryn (R-TX), and Thom Tillis (R-NC). Senators began working on a gun bill following the horrific shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York. 
Biden <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-signs-gun-control-bill-deadly-mass-shootings">claimed</a> that “lives will be saved” because of the law. 
The legislation is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/senate-passes-gun-control-bill-with-15-republicans-joining-democrats">considered</a> the most expansive gun control legislation in decades, and was supported by Republican leadership in the Senate, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
Gun rights groups have criticized the legislation and the Republicans who voted for it. 
Gun Owners of America (GOA) said that the legislation “would encourage Backdoor Universal Background Checks by redefining many private sellers as gun dealers, financially incentivize states to enact unconstitutional ‘red-flag’ laws, and would allow for so-called ‘enhanced background checks,’ which are arbitrary delays in transferring firearms to adults not yet 21 years-old.”
“Once again, so-called ‘conservative’ Senators are making clear they believe that the rights of American citizens can be compromised away,” Erich Pratt, GOA’s Senior Vice President, said.
Aside from McConnell, Coryn, and Tillis, other Republican Senators who voted for the bill included Roy Blunt (R-MO), Richard Burr (R-NC), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Rob Portman (R-OH), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Pat Toomey (R-PA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Todd Young (R-IN). 
The House easily <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3536317-here-are-the-14-house-republicans-who-voted-for-the-gun-safety-bill/">passed</a> the bill by a vote of 234-193 before it moved on to Biden’s desk. 
Republicans who voted for the bill included Reps. Liz Cheney (R-WY), Fred Upton (R-MI), Mike Turner (R-OH), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH), Chris Jacobs (R-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), David Joyce (R-OH), John Katko (R-NY), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL.), Peter Meijer (R-MI) and Tom Rice (R-SC).
Zach Jewell contributed to this report.

President Biden Signs The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act At The White House

Biden Signs Most Expansive Gun Control Bill In Decades Into Law Following Republican Support

Joe Biden Signs Gun Control Bill Into Law

Joe Biden

John Cornyn

U.S. Senate

At least five states that banned abortion before 1973 were left in legal limbo after the U.S. Supreme Court&#8217;s Friday decision overturning <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/roe-v-wade">Roe v Wade</a>.
Many states will continue to permit abortions, while others have in place so-called &#8220;trigger laws&#8221; that automatically banned or restricted the practice as soon as the landmark case was overturned. But a handful may be poised to simply revert to laws that were in place 50 or more years ago.
The issue becomes particularly thorny in states with Democratic control over prosecuting, such as Wisconsin and Michigan, where attorneys general have already vowed not prosecute abortion cases. However, pro-life executives in red states could have an avenue to ban abortion through pre-Roe restrictions.
Alabama, one of the states where abortion <a href="https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-abortion-ruling-states-a767801145ad01617100e57410a0a21d">could</a> become illegal, has a 1951 abortion ban that officials might attempt to enforce, as well as a more recent 2019 law that also effectively banned all abortion with the exception for women with “serious health risk.” The 2019 law was blocked by a court, but this could now be reinstated with the disbanding of Roe. 
Attorney General Steve Marshall (R-AL) <a href="https://www.alabamaag.gov/newsviewer/11b166ae-98c7-4749-a710-b6923f8d96c5">said</a> Friday that “Alabama laws that prohibit abortion and that have not been enjoined by a court are in full effect. For those laws that have been halted by courts, the State will immediately file motions to dissolve those injunctions.”
Marshall added, “Any abortionist or abortion clinic operating in the State of Alabama in violation of Alabama law should immediately cease and desist operations.”
Another state with a pre-Roe ban is Arizona, which had a law passed in 1901 effectively banning all abortions. Roe left this law unenforced, and pro-life lawmakers could now attempt to implement this law. Governor Doug Ducey (R-AZ) has previously indicated that the state’s more recent 15-week ban would take precedent, but that law &#8220;specifically says it does not overrule the total abortion ban,” the Associated Press reported.
In Michigan, the battle over the state’s response to Roe will be contested as the state does have a 1931 ban on abortion, which <a href="https://www.michiganradio.org/politics-government/2022-06-24/what-you-need-to-know-about-michigans-1931-abortion-law">was</a> blocked by a court, but is under appeal and expected to be heard by a higher court.
“I will not prosecute women, girls, or their doctors for seeking or providing abortion services. Nor will my staff seek licensure discipline against medical professionals who safely perform these procedures,” Attorney General Dana Nessel (D-MI) <a href="https://wwmt.com/news/local/roe-wade-michigan-decisionattorney-general-dana-nessel-responds-overturn-prosecute-abortion-ban-states-supreme-court-decision-matt-deperno-november-voting-ballot">said</a>.
Though Nessel admitted she cannot prevent other attorneys from prosecuting if the injunction against the law is blocked, some county attorneys have already followed suit, saying they will not prosecute abortion cases.
If elected in November, Republican rival Matthew DePerno <a href="https://www.wlns.com/news/michigan/nessel-blasts-opponent-deperno-over-abortion-stance/">said</a> that he would enforce the abortion law “immediately” upon taking office.
Wisconsin is in a similar <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wisconsin-governor-calls-special-session-to-repeal-states-abortion-ban-ahead-of-scotus-decision">situation</a> with Attorney General Josh Kaul (D-WI) <a href="https://www.wisn.com/article/state-attorney-general-says-he-wouldnt-enforce-abortion-ban/39909730">saying</a> before the decision that he would not enforce the state’s 1849 abortion ban if Roe were overturned, though local officials could.
Eric Toney, the attorney general of Fond du Lac County and a Republican seeking to challenge Kaul in November, has said he would enforce the law as attorney general and that he would <a href="https://twitter.com/EricJToney">start</a> enforcing the abortion decision within his county due to the Supreme Court’s decision.
In West Virginia, pro-life legislators could turn to an 1848 abortion ban or a recently passed amendment to the state constitution saying there was no right to abortion in order to outlaw abortion.
It is unclear yet how Attorney General Patrick Morrisey will proceed, but he did release a statement <a href="https://wvpress.org/wvpa-sharing/attorney-general-morrisey-applauding-supreme-courts-decision-to-overturn-roe-vs-wade-in-dobbs-case/">praising</a> the decision.
“Our Constitution should never have been interpreted in a way that lets it override the states’ compelling interest to protect innocent life,” he said. “In the next few days, I will be providing a legal opinion to the Legislature about how it should proceed to save as many babies’ lives as humanly and legally possible.”
In North Carolina, there was a pre-Roe abortion ban, but Politico noted that this law was later “modified.” It seems like there could be a way forward through court action, though the state’s governor and attorney general are Democrats.
Other states with pre-Roe abortion laws that also have trigger laws banning abortion include Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Texas. The trigger laws in these states already ban abortion rendering the pre-Roe laws effectively unnecessary.

The U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade

Roe Decision Could Put Old Abortion Bans Back On The Books In These States

Roe Decision Could Put Old Abortion Law Back On the Books In Multiple States

Alabama

Arizona

Michigan

West Virginia

Pro-life activists reacted to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on Friday to overturn <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/roe-v-wade">Roe v. Wade</a>, praising the decision as a victory for the unborn.
The court ruled 6-3 that there was not a constitutional right to abortion and that abortion legislation should be left to the states. Cheers <a href="https://twitter.com/DrewHLive/status/1540338487119036418">erupted</a> from a group of pro-life supporters outside the court shortly after the decision was announced. 
Many pro-life leaders said the fight was just beginning, as many states, including California and New York, still have permissive abortion policies.
Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser said that it was a historic day for the unborn.
“Today marks an historic human rights victory for unborn children and their mothers and a bright pro-life future for our nation,” she said. “Today the Supreme Court, in line with modern science and overwhelming public consensus, recognized the truth in every mother’s heart and that pro-life advocates have argued all along: unborn children are human beings, deserving of protection.&#8221;
She also said now was the time to go on offense.
&#8220;An entirely new pro-life movement begins today. We are ready to go on offense for life in every single one of those legislative bodies, in each statehouse and the White House. Over the next few years we will have the opportunity to save hundreds of thousands, even millions of lives by limiting the horror of abortion in many states,&#8221; Dannenfelser said.
Abby Johnson, founder and president of And Then There Were None, celebrated the decision saying it was a long time coming. 
“The Court not only overturned Roe but flat out rejected the argument that women need abortion to achieve their dreams, have the careers they want, and ultimately deny their femininity. This is a decision that pro-lifers have long-awaited and I am so humbled to have been a part of that fight for the last thirteen years since walking away from Planned Parenthood,” she said.
She also discussed the “utter destruction that the physical act of abortion causes on the unborn baby and the mother but the immediate aftermath of the decision on the woman.”
Johnson said that the “fight over abortion is moving to the states &#8211; instead of one fight, we now have 50. But there is nothing greater to fight for than the lives of the innocent.”
Pamela Whitehead, Executive Director of ProLove Ministries, also celebrated the decision.
“Today is a cause for celebration &#8211; a celebration of the recognition that Roe was wrongfully decided almost 50 years ago, that the argument that women need abortion to succeed in life was seen as a losing argument, that innocent life will automatically be protected in more than half the states in this nation,” she said.
Heather Lawless, Founder and CEO of Reliance Center, said that the fight was just beginning.
“We must fight for pro-life legislation in our own states, we must elect lawmakers who will uphold the sanctity of all life.  Being pro-life is just a stance. Being pro-love is an action,” she said. “We have to continue to let our actions show that we intend to support and provide resources for women with unplanned pregnancies.”
“Today’s opinion in Dobbs spotlights what so many of us have been asking and shouting from the rooftops for decade[s],” said Carrie Murray Nellis, the executive director and caseworker supervisor of Abiding Love Adoption Agency. “What rights does the person, the baby inside her womb have? While we should take time to bask in the sun of this victory, we know that tomorrow we roll up our sleeves and begin the real work.”
Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life, also praised the decision.
&#8220;We are so grateful to the countless pro-life people of goodwill who contributed and sacrificed to make today possible – including the millions of those who have marched for life over the years &#8211; and we recognize that this is just the beginning of our work to advance policies that protect life. We will continue to march until abortion is unthinkable because equality begins in the womb,&#8221; she said.

Roe v Wade Protest

‘Victory’: Pro-Life Leaders React To Overturn Of Roe V. Wade

Pro-Life Leaders React To Overturn Of Roe V. Wade

Pro-Life Movement

Menu

Leif Le Mahieu