Armed conflicts and attacks
Iraqi civil war
Iraqi security forces and Shiite Popular Mobilization Forces recapture Al-Karmah, about 16 kilometers (10 miles) northeast of Fallujah. (CNN)
Arts and culture
Archaeologists announce the discovery of a 2,400-year-old tomb which they believe to be that of Aristotle based on its grandiosity, and its location atop a hill in Stagira, the city of his birth. (UPI) (The New York Times)
89th Scripps National Spelling Bee
The Scripps National Spelling Bee in the United States finishes with a tie between Jairam Hathwar and Nihar Janga. This is the third successive year the event has finished in a tie. (The Guardian)