U.S.
U.S. intellectual Noam Chomsky is awarded the Ulysses Medal by University College Dublin.
Sources: The Belfast Telegraph
Sources: The Belfast Telegraph
In the U.S., Alaska's Cleveland Volcano experiences a low-level eruption.
Hundreds of homes in California, U.S. are evacuated due to wildfires in the region.
The U.S. state of Rhode Island becomes the tenth state to legalize same-sex marriage.
U.S. jobless claims fall to their lowest level in five years.
Four are killed and a further four are wounded in a U.S. drone strike in North Waziristan, Pakistan.