NASA NASA's Kepler space observatory announces the discovery of three new planets in the Goldilocks zone capable of supporting life.
Colorado Springs, Colorado An improvised device explodes outside of the Colorado Springs chapter of the NAACP with no injuries.
Shoots A gunman shoots a doctor at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, and then kills himself.
Governor A U.S. District Judge sentences former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell to two years in prison for corruption.
Lord's Resistance Army A man claiming to be the Lord's Resistance Army top commander Ugandan Dominic Ongwen turns himself in to United States forces in the Central African Republic.
California Various California state district attorneys fine Safeway a total of $10 million for the illegal dumping of electronics and pharmaceuticals into landfills.
Thai police officers Thai police arrest Gurmeet Singh convicted of involvement in a bombing in Chandigarh that killed 18 people in 1996, including Beant Singh who was then chief minister of Punjab.
Cuba–United States relations Cuba starts releasing political prisoners as part of an historic agreement with the United States announced last month.
Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro Two commuter trains collide at Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, injuring 158 people.
Ukraine National Guard A military truck collides with a bus carrying members of the National Guard of Ukraine in Ukraine, killing 12 soldiers and injuring 20 others.
Coach, Inc. American luxury fashion company Coach, Inc. agrees to purchase shoe brand Stuart Weitzman for $574 million.
Massachusetts Officials in the American state of Massachusetts open a time capsule left behind by founding fathers Paul Revere and Samuel Adams.
Suicide bomber A suicide bomber kills herself and a policeman in an attack on a police station in a popular tourist district in the Turkish city of Istanbul.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant The Combined Joint Task Force combating ISIL conducts ten airstrikes in Syria, eight of them targeting the contested city of Kobani, with the airstrikes destroying fourteen ISIL fighting positions and a building.