- Arts and culture
- The American NBC network announces that Lester Holt will continue as the host of the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams returning in an undisclosed role. (The Wrap)
- Business and economy
- U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announces that the Treasury will supplement Alexander Hamilton's depiction on the U.S. ten-dollar bill with that of a woman, the identity of which is to be chosen after public debate. (The Hill)
- In the United States, the California Labor Commission ruled that a San Francisco Uber driver is a company employee, not a contractor. Uber is appealing this ruling, that would increase the company's costs and liabilities, to the state's court system. A hearing for a class certification of a similar lawsuit against Uber is scheduled for August 2015. (NPR), (Time Magazine) (U.S. News & World Report)
- Disasters and accidents
- North Korea runs a campaign to fight water drought, which according to United Nations is the worst within the past 100 years. (Reuters)
- International relations
- The People's Republic of China and Australia sign a free trade agreement in Canberra as Andrew Robb, Australia's Minister for Trade and Investment, warns that the United States Congress only has weeks to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership. (CCTV via Twitter), (AP)
- Vietnam accuses China of attacking Vietnamese fishermen in three separate incidents in the South China Sea. (AP)
- Law and crime
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Charleston church shooting
- Nine people are dead following a mass shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. (CNN), (Post and Courier), (ABC News America)
- A California model, Lauren Wasser, files a lawsuit against Kimberly-Clark Corporation for toxic shock syndrome, which resulted in losing her right leg, allegedly caused by the product, Kotex Natural Balance. (Daily Mail)
- Politics and elections
- Protesters gather outside the Hong Kong Legislative Council ahead of a contentious vote on election of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong. (Deutsche Welle)
- The National Diet of Japan votes to lower the voting age from 20 to 18. (Mainichi)