Barack Obama United States President Barack Obama unveils new limits on racial profiling. These new limits outlaw profiling based on race, gender, ethnicity, nationality, religion, or sexual orientation.
US Supreme Court The US Supreme Court rejects BP's challenge to their "Deepwater Horizon" gulf oil spill settlement.
Chinese court A Chinese court sentences eight people to death for their role in two deadly attacks in Xinjiang.
United Nations The United Nations seeks $16.4 billion to fund humanitarian assistance programs in 2015 with Syria, Iraq, Sudan and South Sudan the areas of greatest need.
American A small plane crashes into a house in the American town of Gaithersburg, Maryland near Washington, D.C. with 5 people dead.
Los Angeles Two raging fires in Los Angeles destroy a massive residential complex under construction, heavily damage a building undergoing renovations, and snarl rush hour traffic.
Typhoon Hagupit The Philippine Red Cross estimates 27 people killed in Eastern Samar province with 15 in Borongan.