- April 30: Arizona bans abortion for genetic abnormalities
- March 20: Arizona, Florida, Illinois hold 2020 US presidential primaries; Ohio postpones
- September 7: Wikinews interviews 2020 US Libertarian Party presidential candidate Adam Kokesh
- March 21: Uber suspends self-driving car program after pedestrian death in Arizona, United States
- October 27: United States Senator Jeff Flake announces retirement, citing 'profoundly misguided' party politics
- July 25: Linkin Park's lead singer Chester Bennington dies at 41
- June 27: Colombia beats USA 1-0 for 2016 Copa América bronze
- June 5: Boxing great Muhammed Ali dies aged 74