May 18 (UPI) -- The Secretary of the Navy visited the USS George Washington in an effort to get a first-hand look at conditions aboard the Nimitz class aircraft carrier after a number of suicides among the crew, the Navy announced.

May 18 (UPI) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday while in Berlin for a Group of Seven meeting.

Due to a recent storm that had stalled off the coast earlier this month, some beaches along the Jersey Shore don't have enough sand to accommodate beachgoers.

May 18 (UPI) -- Vice President Kamala Harris delivered the keynote commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday, calling on cadets to protect the rule of law in an "unsettled world."

May 18 (UPI) -- Frontier Airlines announced on social media that a passenger on a flight headed to Florida gave birth in the air with help from a flight attendant.

May 18 (UPI) -- A British chef broke a Guinness World Record by cooking up a vegetarian Scotch egg that weighed in at 18.3 pounds.

May 18 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden's daughter, Ashley Biden, tested positive for COVID-19, derailing her upcoming overseas trip, the first lady's spokesman said Wednesday.

May 18 (UPI) -- A Chinese car company broke a Guinness World Record when one of its electric cars drifted for 27.12 miles on a wet surface.

May 18 (UPI) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged Wednesday, dropping 1,164 points for its worst decline since 2020.

May 18 (UPI) -- Former pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli was released from a Pennsylvania prison early Wednesday after serving part of a seven-year sentence for fraud, the federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed.