2024 in the United States

# 2024 in the United States

## Abstract

The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred.

With the dominant political story of this year being the 2024 presidential election, much attention had focused on Democratic incumbent Joe Biden 's upcoming rematch against Republican Donald Trump, who Biden defeated four years earlier. However, on July 21, 2024 President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris. American politics have also focused on responses to the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas which started in the year prior, particularly the protests on college campuses against Israel, recent developments in abortion policy, and Trump's civil and criminal trials. Other major stories include the passing of a law that could ban TikTok and the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.

The Federal Trade Commission under chair Lina Khan has also played a more proactive role in the economics of America, with Khan blocking many mergers and acquisitions, including one between airlines JetBlue and Spirit. In business, the American economy is currently undergoing a bull market, with Nvidia in particular, due to demand for its chips in the use of artificial intelligence, becoming the third largest publicly-traded company by market capitalization, and partially enabling major American stock indices such as the S&P 500 to achieve record highs. Nvidia's success story, though, was contrasted by a series of safety failures, malfunctions, and crashes involving passenger aircraft designed and assembled by Boeing, among the most notable of which this year was Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 in which a door plug blew out. Additionally, radio operator Audacy, for-profit hospital chain Steward Health Care System, retailers Jo-Ann Stores and rue21, seafood restaurant chain Red Lobster, bussing company Coach USA, and electric vehicle maker Fisker Inc. have filed bankruptcy.

## Incumbents

### Federal government

- President: Joe Biden (D - Delaware)

- Vice President: Kamala Harris (D- California)

- Chief Justice: John Roberts (Maryland)

- Speaker of the House: Mike Johnson (R - Louisiana)

- Senate Majority Leader: Chuck Schumer (D- New York)

- Congress: 118th

## Elections

The US general elections will be held on November 5 of this year. In the federal government, the offices up for election are president, vice president, all 435 seats of the House of Representatives, and roughly one third of the Senate. In this year's presidential election, Joe Biden is eligible to run for a second term. With former president Donald Trump 's declaration to run for the office again and both he and Biden becoming their respective parties' presumptive presidential nominees, the election will be a rematch of the 2020 election. On July 21, 2024, President Biden announced his withdrawal from the presidential race and endorsed his vice president Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. In the Senate, at least seven seats, those of Senators Tom Carper from Delaware, Mike Braun from Indiana, Ben Cardin from Maryland, Debbie Stabenow from Michigan, Bob Menendez from New Jersey, Mitt Romney from Utah, and Joe Manchin from West Virginia, will be open contests; the seat of the late Dianne Feinstein is also expected to be an open contest with Feinstein's immediate successor, Laphonza Butler, expected not to seek a full term.

Concerning state governments, 11 states and two territories will hold gubernatorial elections, and most states and territories will hold elections for their legislatures. Many major cities, including Baltimore, Las Vegas, Honolulu, Milwaukee, Miami, Phoenix, San Diego, and San Francisco will also elect their mayors.

### Special elections

- February 13 – New York's 3rd congressional district: After George Santos is expelled from the House of Representatives, Democrat Tom Suozzi defeats Republican Mazi Melesa Pilip.

## Events

### January

- January 1 Public Domain Day: Books, films, and other works published in 1928 enter the public domain. The most notable work entering into the public domain is Steamboat Willie, the earliest version of Mickey Mouse, leading to the announcement of multiple works based on this version of the character. Four people, including the perpetrator, are killed in a vehicle attack in Rochester, New York.

- Public Domain Day: Books, films, and other works published in 1928 enter the public domain. The most notable work entering into the public domain is Steamboat Willie, the earliest version of Mickey Mouse, leading to the announcement of multiple works based on this version of the character.

- Four people, including the perpetrator, are killed in a vehicle attack in Rochester, New York.

- January 2 – Harvard University president Claudine Gay announces her resignation following a contentious house hearing on antisemitism and allegations of plagiarism in her earlier academic career.

- January 3 – A series of documents containing the names of associates of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are made available to the public. A majority of those mentioned are found to not be directly involved in any wrongdoing.

- January 4 Criminal proceedings in the January 6 United States Capitol attack: Former Proud Boys member Christopher John Worrell is sentenced to 10 years in prison. Two people are killed and six others are injured in a school shooting in Perry, Iowa. The shooter, a 17-year-old-student at the school, committed suicide at the scene. A principal who tried to intervene and was shot later died from his injuries on January 14.

- Criminal proceedings in the January 6 United States Capitol attack: Former Proud Boys member Christopher John Worrell is sentenced to 10 years in prison.

- Two people are killed and six others are injured in a school shooting in Perry, Iowa. The shooter, a 17-year-old-student at the school, committed suicide at the scene. A principal who tried to intervene and was shot later died from his injuries on January 14.

- January 5 – Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 suffers an uncontrolled decompression after one of the emergency exit doors on the Boeing 737 MAX 9 blows out, resulting in an emergency landing in Portland and the FAA grounding all 737 Max 9s.

- January 7 – Audacy, the largest radio operator in the country, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

- January 8 Clashes break out at the World Headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in Brooklyn, New York City after construction workers for the synagogue leaders attempted to fill in a tunnel that students had illegally dug beneath the building, resulting in the arrest of nine people. The incident causes antisemitic social media posts by far-right and QAnon figures to spread online. The Michigan Wolverines defeat the Washington Huskies by a score of 34–13 to win the College Football Playoff National Championship.

- Clashes break out at the World Headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in Brooklyn, New York City after construction workers for the synagogue leaders attempted to fill in a tunnel that students had illegally dug beneath the building, resulting in the arrest of nine people. The incident causes antisemitic social media posts by far-right and QAnon figures to spread online.

- The Michigan Wolverines defeat the Washington Huskies by a score of 34–13 to win the College Football Playoff National Championship.

- January 10 – Former New Jersey governor Chris Christie suspends his 2024 campaign for president.

- January 11 The New England Patriots fire longtime head coach Bill Belichick after a notably poor season for the team. The Texas National Guard seizes a park in the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas in response to the growing Mexico–United States border crisis and does not allow Border Patrol agents in the area as they previously used the park to detain migrants and instead places their own barbed wire and barriers.

- The New England Patriots fire longtime head coach Bill Belichick after a notably poor season for the team.

- The Texas National Guard seizes a park in the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas in response to the growing Mexico–United States border crisis and does not allow Border Patrol agents in the area as they previously used the park to detain migrants and instead places their own barbed wire and barriers.

- January 12 Operation Prosperity Guardian: A US-led coalition launches air strikes at Houthi militant locations in Yemen, marking a retaliation to the Houthi's attacks on ships in the Red Sea. Heartland Signal leaks a video of Texas Governor Greg Abbott making controversial comments about Texas shooting migrants who cross the Mexico–United States border on a Dana Loesch Show which lead to condemnations from Democratic party members and Mexico.

- Operation Prosperity Guardian: A US-led coalition launches air strikes at Houthi militant locations in Yemen, marking a retaliation to the Houthi's attacks on ships in the Red Sea.

- Heartland Signal leaks a video of Texas Governor Greg Abbott making controversial comments about Texas shooting migrants who cross the Mexico–United States border on a Dana Loesch Show which lead to condemnations from Democratic party members and Mexico.

- January 13 – Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States: The March on Washington for Gaza takes place on the 100th day since the start of the Israel–Hamas war, the start of South Africa's genocide case against Israel in the ICJ, and a day after the Yemen missile strikes, attracting a crowd believed to be as large as 400,000.

- January 14 The Detroit Lions win their first postseason game since the 1991–92 playoffs with a 24–23 win against the Los Angeles Rams. The Green Bay Packers become the first 7th seed to defeat a 2nd seed in the playoffs since its introduction in the 2020–21 playoffs.

- The Detroit Lions win their first postseason game since the 1991–92 playoffs with a 24–23 win against the Los Angeles Rams.

- The Green Bay Packers become the first 7th seed to defeat a 2nd seed in the playoffs since its introduction in the 2020–21 playoffs.

- January 15 – 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries: Ohio businessman Vivek Ramaswamy ends his presidential campaign after securing only 7.7% of the vote in the Iowa caucuses. Former Governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson ends his campaign the next day after receiving less than 1% of the vote in the same.

- January 16 – Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases: A new lawsuit is filed by Kellye Croft against Madison Square Garden Entertainment chairman James L. Dolan, accusing him of pressuring her into unwanted sex back in 2014. She also files a lawsuit against American former film producer Harvey Weinstein, accusing him of sexually assaulting her.

- January 18 – The United States Congress approves a stopgap bill to extend the deadline for government funding to March 2024, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown, which would have begun at midnight, January 19.

- January 19 – Alec Baldwin is indicted for involuntary manslaughter after an accidental shooting on the set of Rust in 2021 which killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza.

- January 20 – At least 60 people are killed across the country after two weeks of winter storms that caused dangerous road conditions and widespread power outages that could take weeks to fix.

- January 21 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries: Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis suspends his campaign for President after a poor showing in Iowa and waning poll numbers in New Hampshire. A series of shootings take place around Joliet, Illinois, killing eight and injuring one. Two days later, the perpetrator takes his own life after being confronted by law enforcement in Natalia, Texas.

- 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries: Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis suspends his campaign for President after a poor showing in Iowa and waning poll numbers in New Hampshire.

- A series of shootings take place around Joliet, Illinois, killing eight and injuring one. Two days later, the perpetrator takes his own life after being confronted by law enforcement in Natalia, Texas.

- January 24 – During the Standoff at Eagle Pass, part of the broader Mexico–United States border crisis, the Supreme Court rules against Texas for placing barbed wire at the border with Mexico. In response, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces that his state would not be following the orders of the court. At least 23 states announce their allegiance to Texas, including Florida, who has sent their own National Guard unit to aid the Texas National Guard and Texas Rangers.

- January 25 Convicted murderer Kenneth Smith is executed in the Holman Correctional Facility in Alabama, using nitrogen hypoxia, the first death row inmate to die via this method. The United States Department of Commerce issues a $15 million bounty for information on Hossein Hatefi Ardakani, an Iranian businessman accused of procuring parts for drones assembled by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that were later sold to Russia.

- Convicted murderer Kenneth Smith is executed in the Holman Correctional Facility in Alabama, using nitrogen hypoxia, the first death row inmate to die via this method.

- The United States Department of Commerce issues a $15 million bounty for information on Hossein Hatefi Ardakani, an Iranian businessman accused of procuring parts for drones assembled by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that were later sold to Russia.

- January 26 In E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump, the jury awards Carroll $83.3 million after finding the defendant guilty of defamation. The Justice Department finds former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo liable for sexual harassment. AWS announced plans to break ground on two large data center facilities in Mississippi, marking a $10 billion investment expected to create 1,000 jobs.

- In E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump, the jury awards Carroll $83.3 million after finding the defendant guilty of defamation.

- The Justice Department finds former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo liable for sexual harassment.

- AWS announced plans to break ground on two large data center facilities in Mississippi, marking a $10 billion investment expected to create 1,000 jobs.

- January 27 – The US suspends UNRWA funds after claims come out that twelve staff members took part in the October 7 attacks in 2023, which included American victims.

- January 28 – Tower 22 drone attack – An Iranian backed militant group launches a drone attack on a US base in Jordan, killing three and wounding forty-seven. The US launches several missiles at Iraq and Syria in retaliation for the drone attack four days later.

### February

- February 1 Israel–Hamas war: The US imposes sanctions on Israeli settlers over the violence in West Bank. Three people are killed when a Beechcraft Bonanza V35 crashes into a waterfront house in Clearwater, Florida. Two of the casualties are on the ground while the third is the pilot. Three other houses are damaged by a fire which results from the crash. The Oregon Supreme Court upholds Ballot Measure 113 by banning ten of the twelve Republican members of the Oregon Senate for refusing to attend six weeks worth of legislative sessions in order to stall Democratic legislation.

- Israel–Hamas war: The US imposes sanctions on Israeli settlers over the violence in West Bank.

- Three people are killed when a Beechcraft Bonanza V35 crashes into a waterfront house in Clearwater, Florida. Two of the casualties are on the ground while the third is the pilot. Three other houses are damaged by a fire which results from the crash.

- The Oregon Supreme Court upholds Ballot Measure 113 by banning ten of the twelve Republican members of the Oregon Senate for refusing to attend six weeks worth of legislative sessions in order to stall Democratic legislation.

- February 4 – The schedule for the 2026 FIFA World Cup which will be co-hosted by the US, Canada, and Mexico is released. A total of 78 games will be played in the US, including the final.

- February 6 Social media network Bluesky, seen as a potential rival to X, is opened for public registrations, dropping its previous invite-only format. Toyota announced a $1.3 billion investment in a new Kentucky factory for a three-row electric SUV and EV battery packs.

- Social media network Bluesky, seen as a potential rival to X, is opened for public registrations, dropping its previous invite-only format.

- Toyota announced a $1.3 billion investment in a new Kentucky factory for a three-row electric SUV and EV battery packs.

- February 7 Self-help author Marianne Williamson ends her presidential campaign after losing three Democratic primaries to President Biden. 2024 East Lansdowne shooting: At least six members of a family are presumed dead in a house fire in East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania following a shooting which injured two police officers. Children’s Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center announced plans for a $5 billion campus in the Medical District near Clements University Hospital in Dallas, Texas.

- Self-help author Marianne Williamson ends her presidential campaign after losing three Democratic primaries to President Biden.

- 2024 East Lansdowne shooting: At least six members of a family are presumed dead in a house fire in East Lansdowne, Pennsylvania following a shooting which injured two police officers.

- Children’s Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center announced plans for a $5 billion campus in the Medical District near Clements University Hospital in Dallas, Texas.

- February 8 Five US Marines are found dead two days after the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter they were in crashed in the mountains outside of San Diego during a routine training flight from Creech Air Force Base to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Joe Biden classified documents incident: Special counsel Robert K. Hur recommends that no charges be brought against President Biden, though notes in Hur's report regarding Biden's failure to recall events prompts controversy regarding his age and memory. Tucker Carlson conducts The Vladimir Putin Interview in Moscow, where Vladimir Putin shares his reasons for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The interview is accused of promoting Russian disinformation and pro-war propaganda. Sixteen-year-old non-binary Oklahoma student Nex Benedict dies after an incident stemming from repeated bullying due to their gender identity in their high school. This results in backlash towards Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction who has defended Oklahoma's anti-LGBT policies, and calls to investigate Nex's death as a hate crime.

- Five US Marines are found dead two days after the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter they were in crashed in the mountains outside of San Diego during a routine training flight from Creech Air Force Base to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

- Joe Biden classified documents incident: Special counsel Robert K. Hur recommends that no charges be brought against President Biden, though notes in Hur's report regarding Biden's failure to recall events prompts controversy regarding his age and memory.

- Tucker Carlson conducts The Vladimir Putin Interview in Moscow, where Vladimir Putin shares his reasons for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The interview is accused of promoting Russian disinformation and pro-war propaganda.

- Sixteen-year-old non-binary Oklahoma student Nex Benedict dies after an incident stemming from repeated bullying due to their gender identity in their high school. This results in backlash towards Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction who has defended Oklahoma's anti-LGBT policies, and calls to investigate Nex's death as a hate crime.

- February 9 Six people, including CEO of Access Bank Herbert Wigwe and former chair of the Nigerian Exchange Group Abimbola Ogunbanjo, are killed when their helicopter crashes near Baker, California en route to Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII. Hop-A-Jet Flight 823 suffers a dual engine failure en route from Columbus, Ohio to Naples, Florida and attempts to land on Interstate 75, but this destroys the aircraft and kills the two pilots, though the two passengers and one flight attendant survive.

- Six people, including CEO of Access Bank Herbert Wigwe and former chair of the Nigerian Exchange Group Abimbola Ogunbanjo, are killed when their helicopter crashes near Baker, California en route to Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII.

- Hop-A-Jet Flight 823 suffers a dual engine failure en route from Columbus, Ohio to Naples, Florida and attempts to land on Interstate 75, but this destroys the aircraft and kills the two pilots, though the two passengers and one flight attendant survive.

- February 11 The Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers 25–22 in overtime at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the second Super Bowl to go into overtime after Super Bowl LI. The Chiefs are the first repeat champions since the New England Patriots in 2004.

- The Kansas City Chiefs win Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers 25–22 in overtime at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the second Super Bowl to go into overtime after Super Bowl LI. The Chiefs are the first repeat champions since the New England Patriots in 2004.

- February 12 – A shooting takes place on a 4 Train and at Mount Eden Avenue station in New York City, killing one and injuring five.

- February 13 – Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas is impeached by the House of Representatives.

- February 14 – 2024 Kansas City parade shooting: One person is killed and at least nine are injured after a mass shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs ' Super Bowl LVIII championship parade at Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri. Two armed suspects were arrested at the scene.

- February 15 The US launches six missile-detecting satellites into orbit in response to a "serious national security threat" related to Russia wanting to implement its nuclear capabilities in outer space. Odysseus, the first US lunar lander since the unsuccessful Peregrine Mission One, is launched at the Kennedy Space Center Florida, United States. Scout Motors announced the start of construction on its $2 billion electric SUV plant in South Carolina.

- The US launches six missile-detecting satellites into orbit in response to a "serious national security threat" related to Russia wanting to implement its nuclear capabilities in outer space.

- Odysseus, the first US lunar lander since the unsuccessful Peregrine Mission One, is launched at the Kennedy Space Center Florida, United States.

- Scout Motors announced the start of construction on its $2 billion electric SUV plant in South Carolina.

- February 16 New York civil investigation of The Trump Organization: Judge Arthur Engoron orders Trump and his companies to pay $355 million ($464 million after interest is added) as a result of being found liable for several counts of fraud. Additionally, his sons Donald Jr. and Eric are ordered to each pay $4 million and former chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg is ordered to pay $1 million. Ten days later, Trump files an appeal of the judge's holding in the case. An official committee which was appointed to represent the plaintiffs in the Sandy Hook lawsuits against Alex Jones unanimously votes to liquidate the far right-wing conspiracy theorist's assets.

- New York civil investigation of The Trump Organization: Judge Arthur Engoron orders Trump and his companies to pay $355 million ($464 million after interest is added) as a result of being found liable for several counts of fraud. Additionally, his sons Donald Jr. and Eric are ordered to each pay $4 million and former chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg is ordered to pay $1 million. Ten days later, Trump files an appeal of the judge's holding in the case.

- An official committee which was appointed to represent the plaintiffs in the Sandy Hook lawsuits against Alex Jones unanimously votes to liquidate the far right-wing conspiracy theorist's assets.

- February 17 – Former congressman George Santos sues late night host Jimmy Kimmel for $750,000 on charges of copyright infringement, fraud, breach of contract, and unjust enrichment after Kimmel purchased Cameo videos from Santos through fake names then used them on his show.

- February 18 – 2024 Burnsville shooting: Police and medics were fired upon from a home while responding to a domestic incident in Burnsville, Minnesota. Two officers and a firefighter were killed while another officer suffered a gunshot wound. After opening fire on first responders, the shooter fatally shot himself.

- February 19 – The 2024 Daytona 500 is held, with William Byron of Axalta 's racing team winning.

- February 20 – Three passengers who were on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 sue Boeing for $1 billion for negligence, claiming the incident caused them physical injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder.

- February 21 Biden cancels another $1.2 billion of student loan debts for nearly 153,000 people. Capital One announces an agreement to acquire Discover Financial and its namesake credit card network for nearly $35 billion. LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine: The Alabama Supreme Court rules that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law. A ransomware attack cripples Change Healthcare 's payment system, disrupting insurance claims and making it difficult for patients to get the prescription medicine that they need.

- Biden cancels another $1.2 billion of student loan debts for nearly 153,000 people.

- Capital One announces an agreement to acquire Discover Financial and its namesake credit card network for nearly $35 billion.

- LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine: The Alabama Supreme Court rules that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law.

- A ransomware attack cripples Change Healthcare 's payment system, disrupting insurance claims and making it difficult for patients to get the prescription medicine that they need.

- February 22 AT&T suffers from network outages impacting around 71,000 customers, which also affect Verizon and T-Mobile to a smaller degree. The outages were acknowledged but no reason was given for their occurrence. Two days later, AT&T announced affected customers will be credited $5 on their next bill, the "average cost of a full day of service." Houston -based Intuitive Machines ' Nova-C lander becomes the first commercial vehicle to land on the Moon. Augusta University student Laken Riley is murdered while out on a jog by Jose Antonio Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan citizen who entered illegally in 2022. Her murder sparks media attention and debates about immigration.

- AT&T suffers from network outages impacting around 71,000 customers, which also affect Verizon and T-Mobile to a smaller degree. The outages were acknowledged but no reason was given for their occurrence. Two days later, AT&T announced affected customers will be credited $5 on their next bill, the "average cost of a full day of service."

- Houston -based Intuitive Machines ' Nova-C lander becomes the first commercial vehicle to land on the Moon.

- Augusta University student Laken Riley is murdered while out on a jog by Jose Antonio Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan citizen who entered illegally in 2022. Her murder sparks media attention and debates about immigration.

- February 23 The Biden administration announces over 500 new sanctions on Russian financial institutions, military institutions, sanctions evasion, energy production, and prison officials linked to the death of Alexei Navalny. A high-altitude balloon is detected over Utah, prompting the deployment of fighter aircraft to intercept the object. The origin and purpose of the balloon are unknown, according to US officials.

- The Biden administration announces over 500 new sanctions on Russian financial institutions, military institutions, sanctions evasion, energy production, and prison officials linked to the death of Alexei Navalny.

- A high-altitude balloon is detected over Utah, prompting the deployment of fighter aircraft to intercept the object. The origin and purpose of the balloon are unknown, according to US officials.

- February 25 – Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States: An Air Force member, identified as Aaron Bushnell, commits self-immolation in front of the Embassy of Israel in DC, as a protest against American support of Israel's war against Hamas. He later died of his injuries.

- February 26 – The body of Mahogany Jackson is discovered in an illegal dump site in Birmingham, Alabama.

- February 27 – The Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas panhandle burns almost 200,000 acres, resulting in a state of emergency for the area.

- February 28 – Mitch McConnell announces that he will step down as Senate Republican leader in January 2025. He's been serving as the Senate Republican leader since 2007.

### March

- March 1 – Caitlin Clark breaks the all-time NCAA Division I college basketball career scoring record that had been held by Pete Maravich with 3,685 points.

- March 2 – United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war: The United States military announces plans to begin airdropping humanitarian aid into Gaza.

- March 4 In Trump v. Anderson, the US Supreme Court unanimously rules that states can not keep presidential candidates off the ballot, overturning the Colorado Supreme Court 's decision in Anderson v. Griswold. 2022–2023 Pentagon document leaks: Jack Teixeira, a 22-year-old former member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, pleads guilty to leaking classified Defense Department documents on his Discord server and is sentenced to 16 years and eight months in prison. A Piper PA-32A crashes on I-40 while attempting to land at John C. Tune Airport in Nashville after suffering a mechanical failure. All five passengers are killed on board.

- In Trump v. Anderson, the US Supreme Court unanimously rules that states can not keep presidential candidates off the ballot, overturning the Colorado Supreme Court 's decision in Anderson v. Griswold.

- 2022–2023 Pentagon document leaks: Jack Teixeira, a 22-year-old former member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, pleads guilty to leaking classified Defense Department documents on his Discord server and is sentenced to 16 years and eight months in prison.

- A Piper PA-32A crashes on I-40 while attempting to land at John C. Tune Airport in Nashville after suffering a mechanical failure. All five passengers are killed on board.

- March 5 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issues a new rule capping late fees for credit cards at $8, in accordance with Biden's Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signs a bill that adds nitrogen gas and electrocution as execution methods.

- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issues a new rule capping late fees for credit cards at $8, in accordance with Biden's Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy.

- Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signs a bill that adds nitrogen gas and electrocution as execution methods.

- March 6 2024 United States presidential election: Former UN Ambassador and South Carolina governor Nikki Haley suspends her 2024 campaign for President after a poor showing on Super Tuesday, leaving Trump the presumptive Republican nominee. Minnesota Representative Dean Phillips also ends his campaign for the Democratic nomination after losing several primaries to President Biden.

- 2024 United States presidential election: Former UN Ambassador and South Carolina governor Nikki Haley suspends her 2024 campaign for President after a poor showing on Super Tuesday, leaving Trump the presumptive Republican nominee. Minnesota Representative Dean Phillips also ends his campaign for the Democratic nomination after losing several primaries to President Biden.

- March 7 – President Biden delivers his third State of the Union Address.

- March 8 A highway crash near Dewhurst, Wisconsin involving a van and a semi-tractor kills nine people and injures one. A UH-72 Lakota helicopter crashes while conducting an aviation operation 41 miles west of McAllen, Texas, killing one border patrol agent and two National Guard soldiers and injuring another. Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández is found guilty in a Manhattan court of conspiring with drug traffickers and enabling the transportation of over 400 tons of cocaine from Honduras to the US.

- A highway crash near Dewhurst, Wisconsin involving a van and a semi-tractor kills nine people and injures one.

- A UH-72 Lakota helicopter crashes while conducting an aviation operation 41 miles west of McAllen, Texas, killing one border patrol agent and two National Guard soldiers and injuring another.

- Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández is found guilty in a Manhattan court of conspiring with drug traffickers and enabling the transportation of over 400 tons of cocaine from Honduras to the US.

- March 9 – Utah adopts its new state flag, 113 years after the adoption of its former flag.

- March 10 Five people are killed during a mass stabbing and murder–suicide in Manoa, Honolulu. An IAI 1125 Astra SP crashes while on approach to Ingalls Field Airport in Hot Springs, Virginia. All five people onboard are killed.

- Five people are killed during a mass stabbing and murder–suicide in Manoa, Honolulu.

- An IAI 1125 Astra SP crashes while on approach to Ingalls Field Airport in Hot Springs, Virginia. All five people onboard are killed.

- March 13 – The United States deploys a Marine Corps Security Force Regiment platoon to secure the U.S. embassy complex in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and evacuate embassy staff and other Americans citizens amid the ongoing gang war crisis in the country.

- March 14 SpaceX successfully launches the first Starship rocket, the most powerful rocket ever built, at the Starbase launch site in Boca Chica, Texas after two previous failed attempts. However, the vehicle is lost during reentry.

- SpaceX successfully launches the first Starship rocket, the most powerful rocket ever built, at the Starbase launch site in Boca Chica, Texas after two previous failed attempts. However, the vehicle is lost during reentry.

- March 15 – Tornado outbreak of March 13–15, 2024: At least three people are killed in Ohio after tornadoes tear through the state.

- March 16 – A gunman kills three people in Falls Township, Pennsylvania and escapes in a stolen car. The suspect subsequently travels to Trenton, New Jersey, where he barricades himself with several hostages.

- March 18 – Jo-Ann Stores files for chapter 11 bankruptcy after accumulating over $1 billion in debt.

- March 19 In United States v. Texas, the Supreme Court declines to block a Texas Senate bill allowing officials to arrest and deport migrants. Former Mississippi sheriff's deputy Hunter Edward is sentenced to 20-year term of imprisonment for his role in torturing two African-American men in January 2023.

- In United States v. Texas, the Supreme Court declines to block a Texas Senate bill allowing officials to arrest and deport migrants.

- Former Mississippi sheriff's deputy Hunter Edward is sentenced to 20-year term of imprisonment for his role in torturing two African-American men in January 2023.

- March 20 – The Biden administration announces new vehicle emission standards for 2027–2032, as it pushes for wider adoption of hybrid and electric vehicles.

- March 21 – A man identified as Richard Slayman receives a kidney from a genetically engineered pig at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. This medical breakthrough could see the end of dialysis treatment.

- March 26 The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore partially collapses after the large Singaporean cargo ship MV Dali collides with it. Six people are reported missing and presumed dead. Abortion in the United States: The Supreme Court announces that it will hear a case on whether to restrict access to mifepristone, a commonly-used abortion pill. AESC announced a $1.5 billion expansion of its lithium-ion EV battery manufacturing in Florence County, South Carolina, creating 1,080 new jobs, bringing the total investment to $3.12 billion and supporting 2,700 new jobs.

- The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore partially collapses after the large Singaporean cargo ship MV Dali collides with it. Six people are reported missing and presumed dead.

- Abortion in the United States: The Supreme Court announces that it will hear a case on whether to restrict access to mifepristone, a commonly-used abortion pill.

- AESC announced a $1.5 billion expansion of its lithium-ion EV battery manufacturing in Florence County, South Carolina, creating 1,080 new jobs, bringing the total investment to $3.12 billion and supporting 2,700 new jobs.

- March 27 – 2024 Rockford stabbings: Four people are killed and seven others are injured during a mass stabbing in Rockford, Illinois.

- March 28 In United States v. Bankman-Fried, the defendant is sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of several counts of wire fraud and money laundering after he scammed $8 billion from investors via his company FTX. A bill that would have legalized recreational cannabis sales in Virginia is vetoed by governor Glenn Youngkin.

- In United States v. Bankman-Fried, the defendant is sentenced to 25 years in prison after being convicted of several counts of wire fraud and money laundering after he scammed $8 billion from investors via his company FTX.

- A bill that would have legalized recreational cannabis sales in Virginia is vetoed by governor Glenn Youngkin.

- March 31 – Millions of AT&T customers are affected by a data breach that leaked onto the dark web.

### April

- April 1 The Supreme Court of Florida rules that the Florida Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, allowing the 15-week abortion ban to remain in effect. The Court's decision also allowed six week abortion ban, which had been halted by the Court until a decision was made, to proceed. As a result, the ban would take effect 30 days after the ruling. In the same opinion, the Supreme Court also approved Florida Amendment 4 to proceed to the November 2024 ballot, which would enshrine a constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability. Jacob Flickinger, a dual American - Canadian World Central Kitchen aid worker is killed by an Israeli drone strike alongside six other volunteers while delivering aid to the Gaza Strip amid its humanitarian crisis. The attack sparks outrage from the White House and prompts more criticism towards aid worker casualties stemming from Israel's operations.

- The Supreme Court of Florida rules that the Florida Constitution does not confer a right to abortion, allowing the 15-week abortion ban to remain in effect. The Court's decision also allowed six week abortion ban, which had been halted by the Court until a decision was made, to proceed. As a result, the ban would take effect 30 days after the ruling. In the same opinion, the Supreme Court also approved Florida Amendment 4 to proceed to the November 2024 ballot, which would enshrine a constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability.

- Jacob Flickinger, a dual American - Canadian World Central Kitchen aid worker is killed by an Israeli drone strike alongside six other volunteers while delivering aid to the Gaza Strip amid its humanitarian crisis. The attack sparks outrage from the White House and prompts more criticism towards aid worker casualties stemming from Israel's operations.

- April 2 A tornado outbreak affects 35 million people in areas of central Kentucky, southern Ohio, West Virginia, and southern Indiana, causing widespread property damage and leaving 275,000 people without power. General Electric finalizes split into three independent companies: GE Aerospace, GE Vernova and GE HealthCare.

- A tornado outbreak affects 35 million people in areas of central Kentucky, southern Ohio, West Virginia, and southern Indiana, causing widespread property damage and leaving 275,000 people without power.

- General Electric finalizes split into three independent companies: GE Aerospace, GE Vernova and GE HealthCare.

- April 3 – The United States Army Corps of Engineers begins dredging the San Juan Bay in Puerto Rico to open space for a new natural gas terminal that is expected to add $ 400 million to the local economy.

- April 4 Bird flu spreads to cattle herds in at least six U.S. states, while a dairy farm worker is infected in Texas, becoming the second person to ever become infected with the virus in the United States. Researchers at the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument in Arizona release the largest 3D map of the universe featuring more than six million galaxies.

- Bird flu spreads to cattle herds in at least six U.S. states, while a dairy farm worker is infected in Texas, becoming the second person to ever become infected with the virus in the United States.

- Researchers at the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument in Arizona release the largest 3D map of the universe featuring more than six million galaxies.

- April 5 A magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes New Jersey, causing tremors throughout the East Coast. 99 Cents Only Stores begins closing all of its 371 stores in the United States.

- A magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes New Jersey, causing tremors throughout the East Coast.

- 99 Cents Only Stores begins closing all of its 371 stores in the United States.

- April 7 – In women's college basketball, South Carolina wins the national championship to complete their perfect 38–0 season, only the 10th perfect season in NCAA women's basketball history.

- April 8 A total solar eclipse is viewable in the central and northeastern US, with the path of total eclipse over parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. In men's college basketball, Connecticut repeats as national champions, becoming the first program to do so since the Florida Gators did so in 2006 and 2007.

- A total solar eclipse is viewable in the central and northeastern US, with the path of total eclipse over parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.

- In men's college basketball, Connecticut repeats as national champions, becoming the first program to do so since the Florida Gators did so in 2006 and 2007.

- April 9 James and Jennifer Crumbley, parents of convicted Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, are each sentenced to 10–15 years in prison after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter earlier this year, the first parents in the nation to be held accountable for their child's school shooting. Abortion in Arizona: In Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Mayes, the Arizona Supreme Court upholds an 1864 law that disallows most types of abortions.

- James and Jennifer Crumbley, parents of convicted Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, are each sentenced to 10–15 years in prison after being found guilty of involuntary manslaughter earlier this year, the first parents in the nation to be held accountable for their child's school shooting.

- Abortion in Arizona: In Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Mayes, the Arizona Supreme Court upholds an 1864 law that disallows most types of abortions.

- April 10 – At least one person is killed by flooding in Mississippi as severe storms hit the South.

- April 12 – A man crashes a semi-trailer truck into a Texas Department of Public Safety building, killing one person and injuring thirteen others.

- April 17 Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas: The United States Senate votes to dismiss both impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, by a vote of 51–48 on the first article and 51–49 on the second article. The Biden administration announces that it will reimpose oil sanctions on Venezuela. Students at Columbia University begin a pro-Palestinian occupation protest on campus. Hundreds are arrested after New York City leadership orders the protests to disperse, and the protesters are accused of Antisemitism.

- Impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas: The United States Senate votes to dismiss both impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, by a vote of 51–48 on the first article and 51–49 on the second article.

- The Biden administration announces that it will reimpose oil sanctions on Venezuela.

- Students at Columbia University begin a pro-Palestinian occupation protest on campus. Hundreds are arrested after New York City leadership orders the protests to disperse, and the protesters are accused of Antisemitism.

- April 18 In ice hockey, the National Hockey League board approves the relocation of the Arizona Coyotes to Salt Lake City, Utah. The team will play home games at the Delta Center, home of the National Basketball Association 's Utah Jazz, until a new arena is complete.

- In ice hockey, the National Hockey League board approves the relocation of the Arizona Coyotes to Salt Lake City, Utah. The team will play home games at the Delta Center, home of the National Basketball Association 's Utah Jazz, until a new arena is complete.

- April 19 Maxwell Azzarello, a 37-year-old man from St. Augustine, Florida, self-immolates in front of the New York Supreme Court in New York City where the New York state criminal trial against Trump is set to begin. He died early the next day. Taylor Swift releases her new double album The Tortured Poets Department. It breaks the record for most-streamed album in a single day and she becomes the most-streamed artist in a single day. Tesla recalls thousands of Cybertrucks due to "safety concerns" involving the truck's accelerator pedals. The U.S. Department of Education releases revisions to Title IX expanding protections to LGBTQ+ students.

- Maxwell Azzarello, a 37-year-old man from St. Augustine, Florida, self-immolates in front of the New York Supreme Court in New York City where the New York state criminal trial against Trump is set to begin. He died early the next day.

- Taylor Swift releases her new double album The Tortured Poets Department. It breaks the record for most-streamed album in a single day and she becomes the most-streamed artist in a single day.

- Tesla recalls thousands of Cybertrucks due to "safety concerns" involving the truck's accelerator pedals.

- The U.S. Department of Education releases revisions to Title IX expanding protections to LGBTQ+ students.

- April 20 – The House passes a series of bills that would provide $95 billion in military aid to countries including Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.

- April 23 After five months with communication problems, NASA receives decipherable data from Voyager 1. The Federal Trade Commission issues a rule which bans non-compete clauses across nearly all industries and professions, prompting a lawsuit over the new rule from the US Chamber of Commerce and its allies the next day. The Department of Justice agrees to pay $138.7 million to those who were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar for the mishandled investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). A Douglas DC-4 crashes into the Tanana River in Alaska, shortly after takeoff from Fairbanks, killing two people on board.

- After five months with communication problems, NASA receives decipherable data from Voyager 1.

- The Federal Trade Commission issues a rule which bans non-compete clauses across nearly all industries and professions, prompting a lawsuit over the new rule from the US Chamber of Commerce and its allies the next day.

- The Department of Justice agrees to pay $138.7 million to those who were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar for the mishandled investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

- A Douglas DC-4 crashes into the Tanana River in Alaska, shortly after takeoff from Fairbanks, killing two people on board.

- April 24 – Biden signs the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, requiring that ByteDance sell TikTok to an American company in nine months or face the app being banned in the US. In response, ByteDance sues the U.S. government on First Amendment grounds two weeks later. A similar lawsuit is filed by eight TikTok creators on May 14.

- Toyota announced that it will invest $1.4 billion to assemble a new battery electric vehicle at its Princeton facility in Indiana.

- April 25–27 – The NFL Draft is held in Detroit with the Chicago Bears taking former USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the first overall pick. Over 700,000 people attend the three day event, breaking the record held by the 2019 draft in Nashville by 100,000.

- April 25 Film producer Harvey Weinstein 's 2020 rape conviction is overturned by the New York Court of Appeals by a vote of 4–3, and a new trial is ordered. However, Weinstein will still remain in prison on a 2022 conviction in California for rape. The Federal Communications Commission votes to restore net neutrality rules implemented by the Obama administration after their repeal in 2017. AWS announced its intention to build new data centers in Indiana as part of an $11 billion investment, the largest capital injection into the region ever. The University of Southern California cancels its main commencement ceremony due to safety concerns stemming from Israel–Hamas war protests on their campus.

- Film producer Harvey Weinstein 's 2020 rape conviction is overturned by the New York Court of Appeals by a vote of 4–3, and a new trial is ordered. However, Weinstein will still remain in prison on a 2022 conviction in California for rape.

- The Federal Communications Commission votes to restore net neutrality rules implemented by the Obama administration after their repeal in 2017.

- AWS announced its intention to build new data centers in Indiana as part of an $11 billion investment, the largest capital injection into the region ever.

- The University of Southern California cancels its main commencement ceremony due to safety concerns stemming from Israel–Hamas war protests on their campus.

- April 26 Tornado outbreak of April 26–28, 2024: A series of tornadoes hit at least six states, putting at least 20 million people in the Plains on alert and killing at least five. The Louisiana Supreme Court rules 4–3 in favor of predominantly White St. George, Louisiana leaving Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

- Tornado outbreak of April 26–28, 2024: A series of tornadoes hit at least six states, putting at least 20 million people in the Plains on alert and killing at least five.

- The Louisiana Supreme Court rules 4–3 in favor of predominantly White St. George, Louisiana leaving Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

- April 29 The United States and Mexico agree to clamp down on illegal immigration; Presidents Joe Biden and Andrés Manuel López Obrador agree to a plan to reduce illegal crossings. 2024 Charlotte shootout: Four law enforcement officers and one gunman are killed and four others are wounded during a shootout in Charlotte, North Carolina. A Powerball jackpot of $1.3 billion is won by a Laotian immigrant battling cancer. Texas Governor Greg Abbott sends a letter to the Texas Education Agency instructing it to ignore U.S. President Joe Biden 's revisions to Title IX adding protections for LGBTQ+ students.

- The United States and Mexico agree to clamp down on illegal immigration; Presidents Joe Biden and Andrés Manuel López Obrador agree to a plan to reduce illegal crossings.

- 2024 Charlotte shootout: Four law enforcement officers and one gunman are killed and four others are wounded during a shootout in Charlotte, North Carolina.

- A Powerball jackpot of $1.3 billion is won by a Laotian immigrant battling cancer.

- Texas Governor Greg Abbott sends a letter to the Texas Education Agency instructing it to ignore U.S. President Joe Biden 's revisions to Title IX adding protections for LGBTQ+ students.

- April 30 – Judge Juan Merchan fines Donald Trump $9,000 for contempt of court, and threatens him with jail if he continues to violate his gag order.

### May

- May 1 Federal judge Catherine Eagles blocks several of North Carolina's restrictions on abortion pill mifepristone, striking down a requirement that the drug only be prescribed by doctors in-person, as well as a requirement for patients to have an in-person follow-up appointment. The United Methodist Church votes 692–51 to repeal a longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy. The vote also forbids superintendents from forbidding a same-sex wedding. Pro-Israel counter-protestors attack the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, throwing objects and attempting to destroy barricades.

- Federal judge Catherine Eagles blocks several of North Carolina's restrictions on abortion pill mifepristone, striking down a requirement that the drug only be prescribed by doctors in-person, as well as a requirement for patients to have an in-person follow-up appointment.

- The United Methodist Church votes 692–51 to repeal a longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy. The vote also forbids superintendents from forbidding a same-sex wedding.

- Pro-Israel counter-protestors attack the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, throwing objects and attempting to destroy barricades.

- May 2 Florida becomes the first state in the United States to ban cultured meat. Arizona governor Katie Hobbs signs a bill that will allow abortions up to 15 weeks into the pregnancy, reversing the state Supreme Court's decision in Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Mayes from last month. Clothing retailer Rue21 files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after accumulating $194.4 million in debt and announces it will close all of its 540 stores after 54 years in business.

- Florida becomes the first state in the United States to ban cultured meat.

- Arizona governor Katie Hobbs signs a bill that will allow abortions up to 15 weeks into the pregnancy, reversing the state Supreme Court's decision in Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Mayes from last month.

- Clothing retailer Rue21 files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after accumulating $194.4 million in debt and announces it will close all of its 540 stores after 54 years in business.

- May 3 Representative Henry Cuellar is indicted for accepting nearly $600,000 worth of bribes from an Azerbaijan-controlled company and a Mexican bank. Rivian announced plans to invest $1.5 billion to expand its operations in Illinois. More than 2,000 people have been arrested for involvement in the pro-Palestinian university campus protests. The Federal Trade Commission approves ExxonMobil 's acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion after concessions.

- Representative Henry Cuellar is indicted for accepting nearly $600,000 worth of bribes from an Azerbaijan-controlled company and a Mexican bank.

- Rivian announced plans to invest $1.5 billion to expand its operations in Illinois.

- More than 2,000 people have been arrested for involvement in the pro-Palestinian university campus protests.

- The Federal Trade Commission approves ExxonMobil 's acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources for $60 billion after concessions.

- May 4 – The 150th edition of the Kentucky Derby is held, with American thoroughbred racehorse Mystik Dan winning in a photo finish.

- May 5 McLaren driver Lando Norris wins his first Formula One race after placing first in the Miami Grand Prix. Kyle Larson defeats Chris Buescher to win the AdventHealth 400 at the Kansas Speedway in the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history, winning a photo finish by one-thousandth (0.001) of a second.

- McLaren driver Lando Norris wins his first Formula One race after placing first in the Miami Grand Prix.

- Kyle Larson defeats Chris Buescher to win the AdventHealth 400 at the Kansas Speedway in the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history, winning a photo finish by one-thousandth (0.001) of a second.

- May 6 Reactions to 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses: Columbia University cancels its main graduation ceremony due to ongoing the pro-Palestinian protests and occupation on its campus. A radical group identifying as " Rachel Corrie 's Ghost Brigade" claims responsibility for setting fire to 15 vehicles belonging to the Portland Police Bureau on May 1. The group stated this act was intended to preemptively prevent the police from dismantling a pro-Palestinian encampment at Portland State University. Steward Health Care System, a for-profit hospital chain, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The 2024 Met Gala in New York City takes place with the theme "The Garden of Time," celebrating the Met's exhibit Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion. Tornado outbreak of May 6–10, 2024: Severe storms in Oklahoma damage dozens of houses and power lines, and tornadoes kill at least one person in Barnsdall. The Department of Education ’s Office for Civil Rights opens an investigation into a gender identity policy of the Katy Independent School District in Texas, which board members passed on August 28, 2023 and requires district employees to disclose to parents if a student requests the use of different pronouns or identifies as transgender.

- Reactions to 2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses: Columbia University cancels its main graduation ceremony due to ongoing the pro-Palestinian protests and occupation on its campus.

- A radical group identifying as " Rachel Corrie 's Ghost Brigade" claims responsibility for setting fire to 15 vehicles belonging to the Portland Police Bureau on May 1. The group stated this act was intended to preemptively prevent the police from dismantling a pro-Palestinian encampment at Portland State University.

- Steward Health Care System, a for-profit hospital chain, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

- The 2024 Met Gala in New York City takes place with the theme "The Garden of Time," celebrating the Met's exhibit Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.

- Tornado outbreak of May 6–10, 2024: Severe storms in Oklahoma damage dozens of houses and power lines, and tornadoes kill at least one person in Barnsdall.

- The Department of Education ’s Office for Civil Rights opens an investigation into a gender identity policy of the Katy Independent School District in Texas, which board members passed on August 28, 2023 and requires district employees to disclose to parents if a student requests the use of different pronouns or identifies as transgender.

- May 7 – The Boy Scouts of America announces the renaming of the organization to Scouting America, effective on February 8, 2025.

- May 8 A statue of the late African American civil rights leader Daisy Bates is unveiled at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., representing the state of Arkansas. Tornado outbreak of May 6–10, 2024: Dozens of tornadoes strike the United States, killing five. Researchers at Google DeepMind announce the development of AlphaFold 3, an AI model that can predict the structures of almost all biological molecules and model the interactions between them. Healthcare chain Ascension announces it has been the target of a cyber attack on its computer systems. Following a similar April 29 letter to the Texas Education Agency, Texas Governor Greg Abbott sends a letter to Texas public university systems and community colleges directing them not to comply with U.S. President Joe Biden 's revisions to Title IX adding protections for LGBTQ+ students.

- A statue of the late African American civil rights leader Daisy Bates is unveiled at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., representing the state of Arkansas.

- Tornado outbreak of May 6–10, 2024: Dozens of tornadoes strike the United States, killing five.

- Researchers at Google DeepMind announce the development of AlphaFold 3, an AI model that can predict the structures of almost all biological molecules and model the interactions between them.

- Healthcare chain Ascension announces it has been the target of a cyber attack on its computer systems.

- Following a similar April 29 letter to the Texas Education Agency, Texas Governor Greg Abbott sends a letter to Texas public university systems and community colleges directing them not to comply with U.S. President Joe Biden 's revisions to Title IX adding protections for LGBTQ+ students.

- May 9 – A record annual increase in atmospheric CO2 is reported from the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, with a jump of 4.7 parts per million (ppm) compared to a year earlier.

- May 10–13 – May 2024 solar storms: Solar cycle 25, a geomagnetic storm, hits Earth, reaching G4 intensity and causing widespread aurorae, with NOAA 's Space Weather Prediction Center issuing its first G4-level storm watch since 2005.

- May 10 Shenandoah County Public Schools of Virginia votes to reverse its 2020 decision and restores Confederate military leaders' names to schools. The United States opposes a United Nations General Assembly resolution granting Palestine new rights and privileges, and to reconsider Palestine's request to become a UN member. A Pennsylvania jury orders ExxonMobil to pay $725.5 million to a former mechanic who claimed that the company's gasoline and solvents caused him to develop leukemia.

- Shenandoah County Public Schools of Virginia votes to reverse its 2020 decision and restores Confederate military leaders' names to schools.

- The United States opposes a United Nations General Assembly resolution granting Palestine new rights and privileges, and to reconsider Palestine's request to become a UN member.

- A Pennsylvania jury orders ExxonMobil to pay $725.5 million to a former mechanic who claimed that the company's gasoline and solvents caused him to develop leukemia.

- May 11 – Minnesota adopts its new state flag to coincide with the 166th anniversary of its date of statehood.

- May 13 Aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse: Construction crews use explosives to demolish the remaining parts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. The next step will be to refloat the MV Dali for removal, which will allow maritime traffic to resume normal operations. Three years after the previous GameStop stock squeeze, Redditors return to artificially inflate GameStop's share price by 75%, to an 18-month high. The Airlines for America trade association, along with major US airlines American, Delta, United, JetBlue, Hawaiian, and Alaska, files a lawsuit against the United States Department of Transportation over a rule requiring upfront disclosure of airline fees. OpenAI announces a new model of their generative pretrained transformer (GPT) named GPT-4o, capable of visual and video speech recognition and translation.

- Aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse: Construction crews use explosives to demolish the remaining parts of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. The next step will be to refloat the MV Dali for removal, which will allow maritime traffic to resume normal operations.

- Three years after the previous GameStop stock squeeze, Redditors return to artificially inflate GameStop's share price by 75%, to an 18-month high.

- The Airlines for America trade association, along with major US airlines American, Delta, United, JetBlue, Hawaiian, and Alaska, files a lawsuit against the United States Department of Transportation over a rule requiring upfront disclosure of airline fees.

- OpenAI announces a new model of their generative pretrained transformer (GPT) named GPT-4o, capable of visual and video speech recognition and translation.

- May 14 United States Army Major Harrison Mann resigns from the Defense Intelligence Agency over the U.S.' support for Israel in Gaza. Eighteen Republican states file a lawsuit against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to block legal protections for transgender workers. Biden passes tariff increases on Chinese imports, including electric vehicle batteries, computer chips, and medical products. Eight people are killed and 40 others are injured when a bus carrying farmworkers collides with a truck and overturns in Marion County, Florida. Tennessee governor Bill Lee signs into law a bill that would see the death penalty for defendants convicted of child rape. Seafood restaurant chain Red Lobster announces it will close 99 locations across the country. The chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy the next week.

- United States Army Major Harrison Mann resigns from the Defense Intelligence Agency over the U.S.' support for Israel in Gaza.

- Eighteen Republican states file a lawsuit against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to block legal protections for transgender workers.

- Biden passes tariff increases on Chinese imports, including electric vehicle batteries, computer chips, and medical products.

- Eight people are killed and 40 others are injured when a bus carrying farmworkers collides with a truck and overturns in Marion County, Florida.

- Tennessee governor Bill Lee signs into law a bill that would see the death penalty for defendants convicted of child rape.

- Seafood restaurant chain Red Lobster announces it will close 99 locations across the country. The chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy the next week.

- May 15 Walgreens says that it will sell a generic version of the anti-overdose medication naloxone for ten dollars cheaper than the brand-name version, Narcan, also available on its shelves. A barge hits the Pelican Island Causeway in Galveston, Texas, causing damage to the bridge and an oil spill in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan charge two brothers Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, the sons of Jaime Peraire, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, after they were arrested for exploiting the Ethereum blockchain and stealing $25 million worth of cryptocurrency. The United States imposes visa restrictions on over 250 members of the Nicaraguan government along with sanctions on three entities for "repressive action" and failure to control migrant smuggling through Nicaragua. Houston Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco is ejected from the game against the Oakland Athletics and receives a 10-game suspension after foreign substances were found in his glove. The Supreme Court lets Louisiana use a new congressional map with two majority-Black congressional districts in the 2024 House of Representatives elections.

- Walgreens says that it will sell a generic version of the anti-overdose medication naloxone for ten dollars cheaper than the brand-name version, Narcan, also available on its shelves.

- A barge hits the Pelican Island Causeway in Galveston, Texas, causing damage to the bridge and an oil spill in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.

- Federal prosecutors in Manhattan charge two brothers Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, the sons of Jaime Peraire, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, after they were arrested for exploiting the Ethereum blockchain and stealing $25 million worth of cryptocurrency.

- The United States imposes visa restrictions on over 250 members of the Nicaraguan government along with sanctions on three entities for "repressive action" and failure to control migrant smuggling through Nicaragua.

- Houston Astros pitcher Ronel Blanco is ejected from the game against the Oakland Athletics and receives a 10-game suspension after foreign substances were found in his glove.

- The Supreme Court lets Louisiana use a new congressional map with two majority-Black congressional districts in the 2024 House of Representatives elections.

- May 16 The Dow Jones Industrial Average surpasses 40,000 points for the first time. The European Union opens a formal investigation into Meta for potential breaches in online content rules relating to child safety on Facebook and Instagram, violating the Digital Services Act. Blinken announces a $2 billion additional military aid package for Ukraine, aimed at investing in Ukraine's industrial base.

- The Dow Jones Industrial Average surpasses 40,000 points for the first time.

- The European Union opens a formal investigation into Meta for potential breaches in online content rules relating to child safety on Facebook and Instagram, violating the Digital Services Act.

- Blinken announces a $2 billion additional military aid package for Ukraine, aimed at investing in Ukraine's industrial base.

- May 17 – Severe storms kill seven people in Houston and shut off power for nearly one million buildings in Texas and Louisiana.

- May 20 The container ship Dali is freed from bridge debris since its initial collision on March 26 and is escorted by tugboats back to the port of Baltimore. Judges grant Julian Assange permission to appeal his extradition order from the United Kingdom to the United States.

- The container ship Dali is freed from bridge debris since its initial collision on March 26 and is escorted by tugboats back to the port of Baltimore.

- Judges grant Julian Assange permission to appeal his extradition order from the United Kingdom to the United States.

- May 21 – The Department of Justice files a complaint to sue the state of Oklahoma after the state's lawmakers drafted House Bill 4156, which would criminalize anyone without legal immigration status.

- May 22 Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–27, 2024: Four people are killed and at least 35 are injured in a tornado outbreak in Iowa. Biden announces a student loans debt cancellation of $7.7 billion for 160,000 people. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files a lawsuit against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and members of the Biden administration to contest EEOC guidance stating that denying employees accommodations for their gender identity is workplace harassment.

- Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–27, 2024: Four people are killed and at least 35 are injured in a tornado outbreak in Iowa.

- Biden announces a student loans debt cancellation of $7.7 billion for 160,000 people.

- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files a lawsuit against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and members of the Biden administration to contest EEOC guidance stating that denying employees accommodations for their gender identity is workplace harassment.

- May 23 During a state visit tp the US by Kenyan president William Ruto, President Biden announces his intention to designate Kenya as a major non-NATO ally. The Department of Justice, along with 29 states and the District of Columbia, file a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment for running an illegal monopoly over live events. A separate consumer class action lawsuit by ticket buyers is filed against the same defendants the next day.

- During a state visit tp the US by Kenyan president William Ruto, President Biden announces his intention to designate Kenya as a major non-NATO ally.

- The Department of Justice, along with 29 states and the District of Columbia, file a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment for running an illegal monopoly over live events. A separate consumer class action lawsuit by ticket buyers is filed against the same defendants the next day.

- May 24 Two Americans, including the daughter of Missouri senator Ben Baker, are killed by gangs while doing missionary work in Haiti during the ongoing crisis in the country. Families affected by the Uvalde school shooting file a lawsuit against Daniel Defense and Activision Blizzard for creating the DDM4 V7 gun and promoting the weapon through the games in the Call of Duty franchise. They also file a lawsuit against Meta Platforms 's social media site Instagram, a product used by the gunman.

- Two Americans, including the daughter of Missouri senator Ben Baker, are killed by gangs while doing missionary work in Haiti during the ongoing crisis in the country.

- Families affected by the Uvalde school shooting file a lawsuit against Daniel Defense and Activision Blizzard for creating the DDM4 V7 gun and promoting the weapon through the games in the Call of Duty franchise. They also file a lawsuit against Meta Platforms 's social media site Instagram, a product used by the gunman.

- May 25 – Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–27, 2024: Tornadoes strike Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Kentucky, killing 21 people.

- May 26 – 2024 Indianapolis 500: In auto racing, Josef Newgarden wins the Indianapolis 500 for the second consecutive year, becoming the first driver to do so since Hélio Castroneves in 2002.

- May 28 Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war: The U.S. removes the Gaza floating pier from the Gaza Strip for repair after its flotilla was damaged in bad weather. One person is killed and seven others are injured in a natural gas explosion at an apartment building in Youngstown, Ohio.

- Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war: The U.S. removes the Gaza floating pier from the Gaza Strip for repair after its flotilla was damaged in bad weather.

- One person is killed and seven others are injured in a natural gas explosion at an apartment building in Youngstown, Ohio.

- May 29 – Air Products announced plans to invest $15 billion to build a network of commercial-scale multi-modal hydrogen refueling stations connecting Northern and Southern California.

- May 30 The Department of Labor files a lawsuit against Hyundai Motors over illegal use of child labor in the company's Alabama factory. Trump is found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in his New York hush money trial, making him the first president to be ever convicted of a felony. OpenAI removes online influence operations based in Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, due to the usage of AI to generate propaganda and fake content. 2020–2024 H5N1 outbreak: A third human case of H5N1 bird flu is found in a dairy worker in Michigan. The US and UK navies strike thirteen Houthi locations across Yemen, damaging underground facilities and vessels, killing at least two people and wounding ten. A Minneapolis police officer and a civilian are killed and another police officer and three other people are wounded in a mass shooting. The shooter was also killed.

- The Department of Labor files a lawsuit against Hyundai Motors over illegal use of child labor in the company's Alabama factory.

- Trump is found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in his New York hush money trial, making him the first president to be ever convicted of a felony.

- OpenAI removes online influence operations based in Russia, China, Iran, and Israel, due to the usage of AI to generate propaganda and fake content.

- 2020–2024 H5N1 outbreak: A third human case of H5N1 bird flu is found in a dairy worker in Michigan.

- The US and UK navies strike thirteen Houthi locations across Yemen, damaging underground facilities and vessels, killing at least two people and wounding ten.

- A Minneapolis police officer and a civilian are killed and another police officer and three other people are wounded in a mass shooting. The shooter was also killed.

### June

- June 1–29 – The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup is co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States.

- June 1 – Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation submit a SEC filing acknowledging a data breach of customer information potentially affecting 560 million users. Banco Santander and cloud provider Snowflake Inc. are also believed to have been affected by the same data breach.

- June 3 – The value of GameStop shares increases by 21% after Keith Gill posts a $116 million investment on Reddit.

- June 4 – Biden enacts an executive order to temporarily suspend asylum claims processing at the Mexico–United States border when the seven-day average exceeds 2,500.

- June 5 Boeing 's Starliner capsule launches its first astronaut-crewed flight into space to the International Space Station after several delays at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. A Syrian man fires several shots at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, and is fatally shot by security forces. A panel of the United States Food and Drug Administration rejects MDMA-assisted psychotherapy as a treatment for PTSD.

- Boeing 's Starliner capsule launches its first astronaut-crewed flight into space to the International Space Station after several delays at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

- A Syrian man fires several shots at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, and is fatally shot by security forces.

- A panel of the United States Food and Drug Administration rejects MDMA-assisted psychotherapy as a treatment for PTSD.

- June 6 The Department of State sanctions several Georgian Dream politicians with travel bans for passing the "Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence", threatening further penalties if Georgia continues "anti-democratic activity". SpaceX launches Starship 's Integrated Flight Test 4, successfully guiding both the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage to soft water landings in the Gulf of Mexico and the Indian Ocean, respectively.

- The Department of State sanctions several Georgian Dream politicians with travel bans for passing the "Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence", threatening further penalties if Georgia continues "anti-democratic activity".

- SpaceX launches Starship 's Integrated Flight Test 4, successfully guiding both the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage to soft water landings in the Gulf of Mexico and the Indian Ocean, respectively.

- June 7 – The Biden administration passes new federal rules that mandate new vehicles sold in the U.S. have to increase fuel economy in automobiles by 2% per year for 2027 to 2031 for passenger cars and 2029 to 2031 for SUVs and light trucks.

- June 10 – After 17 years of litigation, Chiquita Brands International is found liable by a federal jury of financing the far-right paramilitary death squad United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia in the Antioquia and Magdalena Departments of Colombia.

- June 11 – Hunter Biden is convicted of three felony counts of possession of a firearm while under the influence of narcotics.

- June 12 Coach USA, a holding company for many bus services including Megabus, files Chapter 11 bankruptcy and seeks to sell its assets to shed $197.8 million of debt. The National Weather Service issues a rare flash flood emergency in southern Florida for life-threatening flooding conditions only expected once every 500 to 1,000 years. Attorney General Merrick Garland is found in contempt by the House. The Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses a lawsuit by the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre who were seeking reparations.

- Coach USA, a holding company for many bus services including Megabus, files Chapter 11 bankruptcy and seeks to sell its assets to shed $197.8 million of debt.

- The National Weather Service issues a rare flash flood emergency in southern Florida for life-threatening flooding conditions only expected once every 500 to 1,000 years.

- Attorney General Merrick Garland is found in contempt by the House.

- The Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses a lawsuit by the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre who were seeking reparations.

- June 13 Dozens of hikers are afflicted with an unknown illness during hiking trips near Grand Canyon National Park. In FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, the Supreme Court rules against efforts to restrict access to abortion pill mifepristone, due to a lack of standing by the plaintiffs.

- Dozens of hikers are afflicted with an unknown illness during hiking trips near Grand Canyon National Park.

- In FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, the Supreme Court rules against efforts to restrict access to abortion pill mifepristone, due to a lack of standing by the plaintiffs.

- June 14 – A bankruptcy judge in Houston approves a supplication to liquidate the personal assets of Alex Jones, but rejects the same supplication to liquidate the business assets of InfoWars —a highly prolific fake news website owned and operated by the far-right conspiracy theorist.

- June 15 – Nine people are injured, including two young children, in a shooting at a splash pad in the Detroit suburb of Rochester Hills.

- June 16 2024 California wildfires: Around 1,200 people are evacuated from the Hungry Valley area near Los Angeles, California, as the Post Fire spreads through the dry mountains near Interstate 5. The Birmingham Stallions defeat the San Antonio Brahmas to win the inaugural UFL championship. Stallions quarterback Adrian Martinez is named Most Valuable Player.

- 2024 California wildfires: Around 1,200 people are evacuated from the Hungry Valley area near Los Angeles, California, as the Post Fire spreads through the dry mountains near Interstate 5.

- The Birmingham Stallions defeat the San Antonio Brahmas to win the inaugural UFL championship. Stallions quarterback Adrian Martinez is named Most Valuable Player.

- June 17 In the 2024 NBA Finals, the Boston Celtics defeat the Dallas Mavericks in five games, winning their 18th overall NBA championship. The Celtics surpass the Los Angeles Lakers to become the team with the most NBA championships. Federal judge Robert S. Lasnik orders BNSF Railway to pay the Swinomish Tribe in Washington state $400 million after the company intentionally trespassed and repeatedly ran 100-car trains carrying crude oil across the tribe's reservation. 77th Tony Awards: At the 2024 Tony Awards, Stereophonic wins Best Play and The Outsiders wins Best Musical. Maryland governor Wes Moore pardons over 175,000 people with low-level marijuana convictions. The FTC sues Adobe Inc., accusing it of illegally hiding termination fees for its Creative Cloud software subscriptions which includes Adobe Photoshop as well as in subscriptions for Adobe Acrobat.

- In the 2024 NBA Finals, the Boston Celtics defeat the Dallas Mavericks in five games, winning their 18th overall NBA championship. The Celtics surpass the Los Angeles Lakers to become the team with the most NBA championships.

- Federal judge Robert S. Lasnik orders BNSF Railway to pay the Swinomish Tribe in Washington state $400 million after the company intentionally trespassed and repeatedly ran 100-car trains carrying crude oil across the tribe's reservation.

- 77th Tony Awards: At the 2024 Tony Awards, Stereophonic wins Best Play and The Outsiders wins Best Musical.

- Maryland governor Wes Moore pardons over 175,000 people with low-level marijuana convictions.

- The FTC sues Adobe Inc., accusing it of illegally hiding termination fees for its Creative Cloud software subscriptions which includes Adobe Photoshop as well as in subscriptions for Adobe Acrobat.

- June 18 EV startup Fisker files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and begins selling its assets. Nvidia surpasses Microsoft as the world's most valuable publicly-traded company after its market cap exceeds $3.34 trillion. The Department of Agriculture announces a temporary suspension on imports of mangoes and avocados from Michoacán, Mexico, after an incident that reportedly caused security concerns for safety inspectors. Regan Smith breaks the 100 metres backstroke world record at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Indianapolis, Indiana. 2024 New Mexico wildfires: At least one person dies, over 500 structures are damaged or destroyed, and several thousand people are forced to evacuate from Ruidoso, New Mexico, after the South Fork Fire burns over 15,000 acres of land.

- EV startup Fisker files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and begins selling its assets.

- Nvidia surpasses Microsoft as the world's most valuable publicly-traded company after its market cap exceeds $3.34 trillion.

- The Department of Agriculture announces a temporary suspension on imports of mangoes and avocados from Michoacán, Mexico, after an incident that reportedly caused security concerns for safety inspectors.

- Regan Smith breaks the 100 metres backstroke world record at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Indianapolis, Indiana.

- 2024 New Mexico wildfires: At least one person dies, over 500 structures are damaged or destroyed, and several thousand people are forced to evacuate from Ruidoso, New Mexico, after the South Fork Fire burns over 15,000 acres of land.

- June 17–21 – The Northeast and Midwest experience heatwaves in which heat indexes reach 105 °F (41 °C).

- June 19 Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signs a bill that makes it the first state to mandate that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom. 2024 Atlantic hurricane season: Tropical Storm Alberto forms in the Gulf of Mexico, the first storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.

- Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signs a bill that makes it the first state to mandate that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom.

- 2024 Atlantic hurricane season: Tropical Storm Alberto forms in the Gulf of Mexico, the first storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.

- June 20–July 14 – The 2024 Copa América is hosted by the United States.

- June 20 – Researchers announce the discovery of Lokiceratops rangiformis, a dinosaur species named after the Norse god Loki, in the Judith River Formation in Montana. The findings are published in the journal PeerJ.

- June 21 Four people are killed and nine are injured in a mass shooting at a grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas. 2024 North America heat waves: At least six people die due to heat-related illness in the Phoenix metropolitan area in Arizona, as temperatures reach 115 °F (46 °C).

- Four people are killed and nine are injured in a mass shooting at a grocery store in Fordyce, Arkansas.

- 2024 North America heat waves: At least six people die due to heat-related illness in the Phoenix metropolitan area in Arizona, as temperatures reach 115 °F (46 °C).

- June 22 – A University of Illinois team led by Joshua Wurman and Karen Kosiba confirms mobile radar measurements of between 309 mph (497 km/h) and 318 mph (512 km/h) in the tornado that struck Greenfield, Iowa on May 21. This is the first unambiguous radar confirmation of tornado winds over 300 mph (480 km/h).

- June 24 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange enters a plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department, in which he will be found guilty on one federal charge in exchange for his release back to Australia. He is freed the next day. The Florida Panthers win the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals, beating the Edmonton Oilers in seven games, making it their first championship in franchise history. The win comes after losing the previous year's Stanley Cup Finals against the Vegas Golden Knights. The Panthers also avoid becoming the fifth team in National Hockey League history to lose a series despite having a 3-0 series lead, and the second to do so in the Stanley Cup Finals since the 1941–42 Detroit Red Wings. Novo Nordisk announced plans to build a $4.1 billion facility in North Carolina, as demand for its weight-loss drugs has increased.

- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange enters a plea deal with the U.S. Justice Department, in which he will be found guilty on one federal charge in exchange for his release back to Australia. He is freed the next day.

- The Florida Panthers win the 2024 Stanley Cup Finals, beating the Edmonton Oilers in seven games, making it their first championship in franchise history. The win comes after losing the previous year's Stanley Cup Finals against the Vegas Golden Knights. The Panthers also avoid becoming the fifth team in National Hockey League history to lose a series despite having a 3-0 series lead, and the second to do so in the Stanley Cup Finals since the 1941–42 Detroit Red Wings.

- Novo Nordisk announced plans to build a $4.1 billion facility in North Carolina, as demand for its weight-loss drugs has increased.

- June 26 The 2024 NBA draft is held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, with the Atlanta Hawks selecting Zaccharie Risacher with the first overall pick. Biden pardons thousands of former servicemembers who were formerly convicted of a now-repealed military ban on consensual homosexual sex.

- The 2024 NBA draft is held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, with the Atlanta Hawks selecting Zaccharie Risacher with the first overall pick.

- Biden pardons thousands of former servicemembers who were formerly convicted of a now-repealed military ban on consensual homosexual sex.

- June 27 The National Transportation Safety Board announces sanctions against Boeing after the NTSB investigation into the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 door plug accident, where Boeing allegedly released information that the NTSB did not verify. The Department of Justice charges 193 people, including 76 medical professionals, with participating in healthcare fraud schemes worth $2.75 billion, including unlawful distribution of Adderall and drug addiction treatments. A federal jury rules that the NFL violated anti-trust laws by distributing out of market games through the premium Sunday Ticket package, awarding damages which accumulate to $4.7 billion between residential and commercial subscribers. The first 2024 presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump is broadcast by CNN in Atlanta. The Supreme Court issues a ruling in Moyle v. United States, dismissing the case and reinstating the ability to perform exceptional emergency abortion care in Idaho, where a formal ban on abortion is in place.

- The National Transportation Safety Board announces sanctions against Boeing after the NTSB investigation into the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 door plug accident, where Boeing allegedly released information that the NTSB did not verify.

- The Department of Justice charges 193 people, including 76 medical professionals, with participating in healthcare fraud schemes worth $2.75 billion, including unlawful distribution of Adderall and drug addiction treatments.

- A federal jury rules that the NFL violated anti-trust laws by distributing out of market games through the premium Sunday Ticket package, awarding damages which accumulate to $4.7 billion between residential and commercial subscribers.

- The first 2024 presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump is broadcast by CNN in Atlanta.

- The Supreme Court issues a ruling in Moyle v. United States, dismissing the case and reinstating the ability to perform exceptional emergency abortion care in Idaho, where a formal ban on abortion is in place.

- June 28 The Supreme Court issues a 6–3 decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo which overrules precedent set in the 1984 case Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. reducing the power of federal agencies. Following his debate performance, concerns about Biden's age and health are raised. In addition to the debate, Biden's campaign team is accused of withholding information about his condition to Democratic leaders. In the aftermath of the debate, multiple Democrats including current and former members of Congress, statewide officials, journalists, donors, and celebrities called for Biden to suspend his campaign for president, citing concerns about his cognitive ability. Biden suspended his campaign three weeks later.

- The Supreme Court issues a 6–3 decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo which overrules precedent set in the 1984 case Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. reducing the power of federal agencies.

- Following his debate performance, concerns about Biden's age and health are raised. In addition to the debate, Biden's campaign team is accused of withholding information about his condition to Democratic leaders. In the aftermath of the debate, multiple Democrats including current and former members of Congress, statewide officials, journalists, donors, and celebrities called for Biden to suspend his campaign for president, citing concerns about his cognitive ability. Biden suspended his campaign three weeks later.

- June 29 – The Biden administration expands its Temporary Protected Status program to 309,000 Haitians in the country to February 2026, offering them deportation relief and work permits.

- June 30 – Inside Out 2 surpasses $1 billion in worldwide box office earnings in less than three weeks, the fastest of any animated film in history.

### July

- July 1 – In Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court rules in a 6–3 decision that former presidents are entitled to absolute immunity from prosecution for official acts that rely on core constitutional powers, taken while in office, presumed immunity for other official acts, and no immunity for unofficial acts.

- July 2 The Department of Homeland Security deports 116 migrants back to China to deter illegal immigration across the Mexican border, representing the nation's first "large charter flight" deportation in the past five years. Rudy Giuliani is disbarred in the state of New York for his efforts in attempting to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election. Panama and the US sign a deal to reduce the flow of illegal immigration to the southern United States border through the Darién Gap, with the US covering the costs of repatriating migrants who enter Panama illegally. A dozen resigned United States government officials release a joint statement denouncing Biden and his administration for its "undeniable complicity" in war crimes against Palestinian civilians by violating federal law to continue sending Israel weapons.

- The Department of Homeland Security deports 116 migrants back to China to deter illegal immigration across the Mexican border, representing the nation's first "large charter flight" deportation in the past five years.

- Rudy Giuliani is disbarred in the state of New York for his efforts in attempting to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election.

- Panama and the US sign a deal to reduce the flow of illegal immigration to the southern United States border through the Darién Gap, with the US covering the costs of repatriating migrants who enter Panama illegally.

- A dozen resigned United States government officials release a joint statement denouncing Biden and his administration for its "undeniable complicity" in war crimes against Palestinian civilians by violating federal law to continue sending Israel weapons.

- July 3 At least 26,000 people are forced to evacuate amidst dozens of large wildfires in Northern California. The EPA fines General Motors $145.8 million for excess emissions found in 5.9 million GM vehicles.

- At least 26,000 people are forced to evacuate amidst dozens of large wildfires in Northern California.

- The EPA fines General Motors $145.8 million for excess emissions found in 5.9 million GM vehicles.

- July 4 Hudson's Bay Company, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, completes a merger and purchases luxury department stores Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman for $2.65 billion. Thirty-three people are killed in multiple mass shootings at Fourth of July celebrations, with 11 people killed and 55 others injured in Chicago, Illinois, two people killed and three others injured in Huntington Beach, California, one person killed and six others injured in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one person killed and five others injured in Boston, Massachusetts.

- Hudson's Bay Company, the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, completes a merger and purchases luxury department stores Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman for $2.65 billion.

- Thirty-three people are killed in multiple mass shootings at Fourth of July celebrations, with 11 people killed and 55 others injured in Chicago, Illinois, two people killed and three others injured in Huntington Beach, California, one person killed and six others injured in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one person killed and five others injured in Boston, Massachusetts.

- July 6 – 2024 North America heat waves: Maricopa County investigates over 160 suspected heat-related deaths related to ongoing heat waves across Arizona, California, and Oregon.

- July 7 Skydance Media and Paramount Global announced a definitive agreement to merge in a deal valued at $8 billion. Four volunteer NASA crew members finish the first 378-day Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog mission to simulate living on Mars at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

- Skydance Media and Paramount Global announced a definitive agreement to merge in a deal valued at $8 billion.

- Four volunteer NASA crew members finish the first 378-day Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog mission to simulate living on Mars at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

- July 8 – Boeing agrees to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge to avoid going on trial on charges related to two fatal crashes involving its 737 MAX aircraft in 2018 and 2019.

- July 9 The 75th NATO summit is held in Washington, D.C. The Key Largo tree cactus (Pilosocereus millspaughii) is declared locally extinct in Florida as the first US extinction event due to sea level rise. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines accuses the Iranian government of using social media to covertly encourage and finance pro-Palestinian campus protests, to deepen American political divisions and increase distrust in democratic institutions.

- The 75th NATO summit is held in Washington, D.C.

- The Key Largo tree cactus (Pilosocereus millspaughii) is declared locally extinct in Florida as the first US extinction event due to sea level rise.

- Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines accuses the Iranian government of using social media to covertly encourage and finance pro-Palestinian campus protests, to deepen American political divisions and increase distrust in democratic institutions.

- July 11 – At least 11 people are killed in Texas and Louisiana from severe weather caused by Hurricane Beryl, with more than 1.3 million homes and businesses in Texas experiencing a power outage for four days amid persistent daytime temperatures exceeding 90 °F (32 °C) and high humidity.

- July 12 – Alec Baldwin 's manslaughter charges arising from the Rust shooting incident are dismissed due to a Brady violation.

- July 13 – Trump is shot in an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, receiving minor injuries. The Butler County District Attorney reports that the suspect was shot dead and that a member of the audience was killed in the shooting. Two other attendees were injured.

- July 15 Federal judge Aileen Cannon dismisses Trump's classified documents case. The 2024 Republican National Convention was held at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee until July 18. Trump chose Senator JD Vance from Ohio as his running-mate on the first day.

- Federal judge Aileen Cannon dismisses Trump's classified documents case.

- The 2024 Republican National Convention was held at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee until July 18. Trump chose Senator JD Vance from Ohio as his running-mate on the first day.

- July 16 – Democratic Senator Bob Menendez from New Jersey is convicted on all counts, including bribery, by a jury in a federal corruption trial.

- July 17 VF Corporation sells Supreme to the French-Italian eyewear conglomerate EssilorLuxottica for $1.5 billion USD. President Biden tests positive for COVID-19 and goes into self-isolation.

- VF Corporation sells Supreme to the French-Italian eyewear conglomerate EssilorLuxottica for $1.5 billion USD.

- President Biden tests positive for COVID-19 and goes into self-isolation.

- July 18 – Darden Restaurants announces it will acquire Chuy's for $605 million.

- July 19 – CrowdStrike launches a faulty software update which causes IT systems worldwide to go down, with the worst impacts affecting airlines.

- July 21 President Biden announces he will withdraw from the 2024 presidential election. Vice President Kamala Harris launches her campaign for president, receiving Biden's support and becoming the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party the next day.

- President Biden announces he will withdraw from the 2024 presidential election.

- Vice President Kamala Harris launches her campaign for president, receiving Biden's support and becoming the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party the next day.

- July 23 Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle resigns following widespread criticism of her department's actions during the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the United States and gives a speech before the U.S. Congress. Boycotts and protests against his visit occur due to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.

- Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle resigns following widespread criticism of her department's actions during the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.

- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the United States and gives a speech before the U.S. Congress. Boycotts and protests against his visit occur due to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.

- July 25 – Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, is arrested by US federal agents in El Paso, Texas.

- July 26 Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama publicly endorse Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic presidential nominee. The 2024 SAG-AFTRA video game strike starts.

- Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama publicly endorse Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic presidential nominee.

- The 2024 SAG-AFTRA video game strike starts.

- July 30 – In Florida v. Benefield, popularly known as the Black Swan case, the jury found Ashley Benefield guilty of the manslaughter of her husband, Douglas "Doug" Benefield.

### August

- August 1 2024 American–Russian prisoner exchange: Twenty-six individuals are released from Ankara Esenboğa Airport in the largest prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia since the Cold War. The Utah Supreme Court rules that the state's ban on abortion that has been blocked since June 2022 should continue to be blocked. United States–Venezuela relations: The United States announces its recognition of opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia of the Democratic Unitary Platform as the legitimate winner of the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election instead of President Nicolás Maduro of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela.

- 2024 American–Russian prisoner exchange: Twenty-six individuals are released from Ankara Esenboğa Airport in the largest prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia since the Cold War.

- The Utah Supreme Court rules that the state's ban on abortion that has been blocked since June 2022 should continue to be blocked.

- United States–Venezuela relations: The United States announces its recognition of opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia of the Democratic Unitary Platform as the legitimate winner of the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election instead of President Nicolás Maduro of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela.

- August 2 – In United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohamm, et al, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin revokes a plea deal with three men who are accused of plotting the September 11 attacks, effectively reinstating it as a death penalty case.

- August 6 The FBI announces that they have launched an investigation into Tennessee representative Andy Ogles as a result of allegedly fraudulent campaign spending. A search warrant was issued on August 2, and his cell phone had been seized. A wrongful death lawsuit is filed in King County, Washington for $50 million by the family of French deep sea explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, who perished in the Titan submersible implosion while diving to the wreck of the Titanic during the previous calendar year. Recreational cannabis sales begin in Ohio.

- The FBI announces that they have launched an investigation into Tennessee representative Andy Ogles as a result of allegedly fraudulent campaign spending. A search warrant was issued on August 2, and his cell phone had been seized.

- A wrongful death lawsuit is filed in King County, Washington for $50 million by the family of French deep sea explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, who perished in the Titan submersible implosion while diving to the wreck of the Titanic during the previous calendar year.

- Recreational cannabis sales begin in Ohio.

- August 8 – Utah executes murderer and rapist Taberon Honie, the state's first execution since 2010.

- August 15 – Five people are charged in relation to the death of Friends star Matthew Perry.

- August 19 – Former Congressman George Santos pleads guilty to identity theft and wire fraud.

- August 19–22 – The 2024 Democratic National Convention takes place at the United Center in Chicago, where Kamala Harris and Tim Walz are officially nominated as the party's choice for President and Vice President, respectively, in the upcoming election in November.

- August 20 Judge Charles Ralph Simpson III of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky dismisses two felony charges against the two police officers who were involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor, determining that her boyfriend was ultimately responsible for her death by firing at the two law enforcement officials and, thus, prompting them to retaliate. Judge Leonie Brinkema of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia rules that people who are positive for HIV cannot be barred from enlisting the United States Armed Forces.

- Judge Charles Ralph Simpson III of the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky dismisses two felony charges against the two police officers who were involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor, determining that her boyfriend was ultimately responsible for her death by firing at the two law enforcement officials and, thus, prompting them to retaliate.

- Judge Leonie Brinkema of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia rules that people who are positive for HIV cannot be barred from enlisting the United States Armed Forces.

- August 23 – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspends his campaign for the presidency and endorses Donald Trump.

- August 24 – The Massachusetts Department of Public Health places the towns of Douglas, Oxford, Plymouth, Sutton, and Webster on high alert after a patient is diagnosed with mosquito -vectored eastern equine encephalitis in the state's first case since the 2019–2020 outbreak.

- August 27 A jury in a Los Angeles federal court finds disbarred attorney Thomas Girardi guilty of four counts of wire fraud after he was accused of stealing $15 million in settlement funds from his clients. Two workers are killed and one other is injured in an aircraft tire explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith issues revised charges against former President Donald Trump for his alleged attempts to interfere in the 2020 election.

- A jury in a Los Angeles federal court finds disbarred attorney Thomas Girardi guilty of four counts of wire fraud after he was accused of stealing $15 million in settlement funds from his clients.

- Two workers are killed and one other is injured in an aircraft tire explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia.

- Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith issues revised charges against former President Donald Trump for his alleged attempts to interfere in the 2020 election.

- August 29 The US Army issues a rebuke of Donald Trump's presidential campaign over an incident at Arlington National Cemetery, in which a federal employee was "abruptly pushed aside" and Trump posed for a photo opportunity at soldiers' gravestones. It is announced that the abandoned Six Flags New Orleans amusement park, which has been closed Hurricane Katrina struck the park and New Orleans, will be demolished beginning in September. Bayou Phoenix is expected to rebuild the area as a $ 500 million complex with youth sports fields, hotels, shops, a movie studio and a waterpark.

- The US Army issues a rebuke of Donald Trump's presidential campaign over an incident at Arlington National Cemetery, in which a federal employee was "abruptly pushed aside" and Trump posed for a photo opportunity at soldiers' gravestones.

- It is announced that the abandoned Six Flags New Orleans amusement park, which has been closed Hurricane Katrina struck the park and New Orleans, will be demolished beginning in September. Bayou Phoenix is expected to rebuild the area as a $ 500 million complex with youth sports fields, hotels, shops, a movie studio and a waterpark.

- August 30 The Michigan Supreme Court rules that businesses cannot get state compensation over pandemic closures. The Maryland Supreme Court rules that, after being vacated in 2022, Adnan Masud Syed's convictions and sentences should be reinstated due to procedural errors.

- The Michigan Supreme Court rules that businesses cannot get state compensation over pandemic closures.

- The Maryland Supreme Court rules that, after being vacated in 2022, Adnan Masud Syed's convictions and sentences should be reinstated due to procedural errors.

- August 31 – The body of American-Israeli citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin is recovered from the Rafah tunnels. Goldberg-Polin had been kidnapped from the Re'im music festival on October 7, 2023 and was held by Hamas for almost a year until his execution one to two days before his body was found.

### September

- September 2 2024 CTA shooting: Four people are randomly killed in a shooting on a CTA train in suburban Chicago. The United States seizes a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and flies it from the Dominican Republic to Florida.

- 2024 CTA shooting: Four people are randomly killed in a shooting on a CTA train in suburban Chicago.

- The United States seizes a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and flies it from the Dominican Republic to Florida.

- September 4 2024 Apalachee High School shooting: Four people are killed and nine are injured in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School near Winder, Georgia. A federal indictment alleges that Tennessee -based company Tenet Media, whose employees have included right-wing influencers Tim Pool and Dave Rubin, has functioned as a Russian government-backed disinformation campaign.

- 2024 Apalachee High School shooting: Four people are killed and nine are injured in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School near Winder, Georgia.

- A federal indictment alleges that Tennessee -based company Tenet Media, whose employees have included right-wing influencers Tim Pool and Dave Rubin, has functioned as a Russian government-backed disinformation campaign.

- September 5 Hunter Biden enters an Alford plea to nine federal counts including tax evasion and filing false tax returns. The European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and seven other countries sign the first international treaty on the use of artificial intelligence systems.

- Hunter Biden enters an Alford plea to nine federal counts including tax evasion and filing false tax returns.

- The European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom and seven other countries sign the first international treaty on the use of artificial intelligence systems.

- September 6 – Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American International Solidarity Movement activist, is killed while participating in a protest against the IDF near Nablus.

- September 7 – Interstate 75 Kentucky shooting: Five people are injured when a man opens fire at passing cars on Interstate 75 near London, Kentucky.

- September 10 – Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris debate for the first time, hosted by ABC News at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

- September 12 – The first commercial spacewalk is conducted by entrepreneur Jared Isaacman as part of the Polaris Dawn mission, which also includes the highest altitude orbit by a human crew since the Apollo program.

- September 14 – Governor Katie Hobbs of Arizona signs a bill which repeals the state's 1864 ban on abortion.

- September 15 – A second assassination attempt against former U.S. President Donald Trump takes place at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.

## Scheduled events

- September 20 – South Carolina will execute convicted murderer Freddie Eugene Owens, its first since 2011.

- October 1 – The vice presidential candidates, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Ohio Senator JD Vance, will debate in New York City, hosted by CBS News.

- November 5 – The 2024 United States presidential election is scheduled to take place between Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz of the Democratic Party and Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance of the Republican Party.

- November 26 - Donald Trump will be sentenced in a hush money case in New York.