October 24, 2014 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Sinai insurgency:
- Two attacks by militants on Egyptian military positions in the Sinai Peninsula kill at least 33 security personnel. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2014 Marysville Pilchuck High School shooting
- A student and a student gunman of Marysville Pilchuck High School in Marysville, Washington, are fatally shot along with six others injured. (CNN)
- 2014 shooting of Sacramento police officers
- A gunman kills two sheriff's deputies and wounds an officer and a bystander in Sacramento County, California, then is arrested. (FOXNews)
International relations
- The European Union reaches a landmark climate deal to cut emissions by 40 percent by 2030. (AFP/Reuters via ABC News)
Politics and elections
- Botswana election
- Voters in Botswana go to the polls for a general election with the ruling Botswana Democratic Party of President Ian Khama winning 33 of 57 seats. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- Chinese space program
- The China National Space Administration launches the unmanned Chang'e 5-T1 spacecraft to fly around the moon and back to earth. (AP)
- Alan Eustace sets a parachuting record of 135,000 feet. (Daily Mail)
- Lockheed Martin announces that it plans to have a functioning prototype fusion reactor operational in 3 years. (Voice of America)
Sports
- In Major League Baseball, the Kansas City Royals take a 2–1 lead in the 2014 World Series after defeating the San Francisco Giants 3–2 at AT&T Park in San Francisco. (AP via ESPN)
- In rugby union, SANZAR announces that Japan has beaten out Singapore for an Asian Super Rugby franchise. The Japan franchise will join the Southern Kings from South Africa and a team from Argentina as new teams when Super Rugby expands from 15 sides to 18 in 2016. (AFP via The Sydney Morning Herald)