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2019 Cameron Highlands by-election
The 2019 Cameron Highlands by-election (P.078, 26 January 2019) followed the Election Court's nullification of MIC's C. Sivarraajh's GE14 win for vote-buying of Orang Asli voters; BN's Ramli Mohd Nor won, becoming the first Orang Asli MP.
2019 Dayton shooting
The 2019 Dayton shooting, also called the Oregon District shooting: Connor Betts killed nine people and injured 27 in Dayton, Ohio's nightlife district on August 4, 2019, firing 41 rounds in 32 seconds with an AR-15-style rifle before police killed him.
2019 Hong Kong extradition bill
The 2019 Hong Kong extradition bill (Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019) would have allowed extradition from Hong Kong to mainland China, Macau, and Taiwan; it sparked mass protests and was withdrawn October 23, 2019.
2019 Mall of America murder attempt
2019 Mall of America murder attempt: on April 12, 2019, Emmanuel Deshawn Aranda threw 5-year-old Landen from the Bloomington, Minnesota mall's third-floor balcony, nearly 40 feet; he pleaded guilty and received 19 years.
2019 Northern British Columbia murders
July 2019 fatal shootings of Lucas Fowler, Chynna Deese, and Leonard Dyck in northern British Columbia by Port Alberni teens Bryer Schmegelsky and Kam McLeod, who died by suicide in Manitoba after a 17-day manhunt; motive undetermined.
2019 Southaven Walmart shooting
July 30, 2019 attack at a Southaven, Mississippi Walmart in which suspended employee Martez Abram killed managers Anthony Brown and Brandon Gales, set a fire, and wounded Officer Brandon Billingsley; he received death sentences, affirmed in 2025.
2019 Supreme Court verdict on Ayodhya dispute
The 2019 Supreme Court of India verdict (9 November 2019) on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case: a unanimous five-judge bench led by CJI Ranjan Gogoi awarded 2.77 acres in Ayodhya for a Ram temple and 5 acres at Dhannipur for a mosque; the temple was consecrated in January 2024 while the mosque remains unbuilt.
2019 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States
2019 term opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court: decisions of October Term 2019 (Oct 7, 2019-Oct 4, 2020), including Bostock, McGirt, Ramos, Trump v. Vance, and Seila Law, decided amid COVID-19 remote arguments.
2019–2022 Chilean constitutional process
The 2019–2022 Chilean constitutional process was an attempt to replace Chile's 1980 constitution with a draft written by an elected Constitutional Convention, which 62 percent of voters rejected in 2022.
2020 Hathras gang rape and murder
2020 Hathras gang rape and murder: fatal September 2020 assault of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Boolgarhi village, Uttar Pradesh, by four upper-caste men; her police-overnight cremation, disputed forensic evidence, CBI chargesheet, and the 2023 acquittal of three of four accused.
2020 North Carolina judicial elections
The 2020 North Carolina judicial elections were highly expensive partisan races that restored party labels, drawing over $10 million and resulting in Republican victories across the board.
2020 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States
October Term 2020 (October 5, 2020 to October 3, 2021) Supreme Court opinions: Amy Coney Barrett's first term, 55 merits decisions, 67 cases by the broad count, with major rulings including Brnovich v. DNC, Cedar Point Nursery, TransUnion, Arthrex, and Collins v. Yellen.
2020s Minnesota fraud scandals
Series of Minnesota public-program fraud scandals of the 2020s, centered on the $250 million Feeding Our Future child nutrition scheme, plus CCAP, Housing Stabilization Services, and Medicaid fraud, with audits faulting state oversight.
2020s United Nations Security Council elections
The 2020s United Nations Security Council elections are annual General Assembly votes, held since 2020, that fill five of the Council's ten non-permanent seats for two-year terms.
2021 Garland shooting
2021 Garland shooting: December 26, 2021 Texaco gas station triple murder in Garland, Texas; 14-year-old Abel Elias Acosta killed three teens and remains at large; father Richard Acosta Jr. convicted of capital murder as getaway driver.
2021 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court opinions from October Term 2021 (October 4, 2021 to October 2, 2022), also called OT2021, including Dobbs v. Jackson, Bruen, and West Virginia v. EPA: 63 merits opinions, 9 decided 5-4, historic 6-3 rate.
2022 Liberian citizenship reform
The 2022 Liberian citizenship reform was a law signed by President George Weah in July 2022 legalizing dual citizenship and letting Liberian mothers pass citizenship to children born abroad.
2022 term opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States
October Term 2022 Supreme Court opinions (Oct 3, 2022–Oct 1, 2023): 58 numbered decisions including Students for Fair Admissions, Biden v. Nebraska, 303 Creative, Sackett v. EPA, Moore v. Harper; Ketanji Brown Jackson's first term.
2022 University of Idaho killings
2022 University of Idaho killings: four students murdered November 13, 2022 at 1122 King Road, Moscow, Idaho; Bryan Kohberger arrested December 30, 2022, pleaded guilty July 2025, sentenced to four consecutive life terms.
2023 International Court of Justice judges election
The 2023 International Court of Justice judges election was held on 9 November 2023, when the UN General Assembly and Security Council elected five judges to nine-year terms.
2023 Prague shootings
2023 Prague shooting: 21 December 2023 mass shooting at Charles University Faculty of Arts by student David Kozák, 14 dead, 25 injured, worst in Czech history, followed by gun law reforms.
2023 Singapore money laundering case
Singapore's largest money laundering case, the S$3 billion "Fujian gang" case: ten foreign nationals arrested 15 August 2023, over S$3 billion in assets seized, ten convicted, and major AML reforms followed.
2023 Wisconsin elections
The 2023 Wisconsin elections, held April 4, 2023, saw Janet Protasiewicz defeat Daniel Kelly (55.5%-45.5%) in a record ~$51 million state Supreme Court race, giving liberals a 4-3 majority, while Republicans won the 8th Senate District special and voters passed bail amendments and a welfare-work advisory referendum.
2024 California Proposition 36
2024 California Proposition 36, the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act, passed November 5, 2024 with about 70% approval, partially rolling back Proposition 47 by creating treatment-mandated felonies for repeat drug possession and felony charges for repeat theft under $950.
2024 Hainault sword attack
The 2024 Hainault sword attack, also called the Hainault stabbings, killed 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin and injured four others in north-east London on 30 April 2024.
2024 Kolkata rape and murder
RG Kar case: rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, on 9 August 2024, prompting nationwide doctors' protests, a CBI probe, and the 2025 life sentence of civic volunteer Sanjay Roy.
2024 Manchester Airport brawl
The 2024 Manchester Airport brawl: violent 23 July 2024 Terminal 2 confrontation between Rochdale brothers Mohammed Fahir Amaaz and Muhammed Amaad and Greater Manchester Police, viral video of an officer kicking a man's head, and the resulting CPS charges, IOPC investigations, and trials.
2024 Mānoa murders
2024 Mānoa murders: March 10, 2024 murder-suicide in Mānoa, Honolulu, in which chiropractor Paris Oda stabbed his wife Naoko and children Sakurako, Orion, and Nana before killing himself; Hawaii's worst mass killing since the 1999 Xerox murders.
2024 Pune Porsche car crash
2024 Pune Porsche car crash: May 19, 2024 Kalyani Nagar collision in which a 17-year-old driving an unregistered Porsche Taycan killed IT engineers Aneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta, triggering a blood-sample tampering scandal and juvenile justice controversy.
2024 Southport stabbings
2024 Southport stabbings: Axel Rudakubana, 17, murdered three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport on 29 July 2024, sparking UK riots and the Southport Inquiry.