Medical marijuana A United States Court of Appeals rules that the Department of Justice, per the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment, cannot spend money to prosecute federal marijuana cases if the defendants comply with state medical marijuana laws.
California wildfires California authorities charge a Clearlake resident with 17 counts of arson in connection with the wildfires over the last two years.
2016 California wildfires The Governor of California declares a state of emergency in San Bernardino County due to the Bluecut Fire.
The town of Wrightwood, California, is evacuated due to threats from the Blue Cut Fire burning in the Cajon Pass.
QUESS China successfully launches QUESS, the world's first ever quantum-communications quantum key distribution satellite.
Barnes & Noble Barnes & Noble fires CEO Ronald Boire after less than a year in the job. Executive Chairman and company founder Leonard Riggio, who is postponing his September retirement, will assume Boire's duties.
Westfield World Trade Center Westfield World Trade Center opens on schedule, part of the World Trade Center Ground Zero redevelopment in New York City.
Houthis Houthi shelling kills seven in Saudi Arabia; nine Yemenis from one family die from an airstrike by the Saudi-led alliance.