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Monday, November 30, 2015

15 Year Old Files Lawsuit Against Obama Administration


Today roughly 150 world leaders attended the Climate Change Summit, but the real news is about 15 year old climate activist Xiuhtezcatl Tonatiuh Martinez who filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration for failing to protect the climate. Martinez is worried about the lack of action on this issue as it relates to generations to come.

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

White Police Officer Kills Black Teenager, Protesters March


In October 2014 Jason Van Dyke a white police officer shot and killed 17 year old Laquan McDonald, a black teenager in Chicago. An investigation has been going on for over a year now without the release of the police dash cam video until Monday when a Chicago judge ordered the release of the video. The graphic video shows McDonald walking down the street when Van Dyke pulls up in his police car, gets out of the car with his gun drawn then shoots down McDonald. McDonald was shot 16 times. Protesters took to the streets of Chicago and marched without incident.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Will We Stop Or Continue & How Many?


Since 2011 1,500 Syrian refugees have been let into the U.S. In September the Obama administration announced that they would allow 10,000 refugees in next year. Obama has stated that he wants to continue to allow refugees in the U.S. but is he still focused on 10,000 for next year? Governors in 31 states have announced that they will do everything possible to close their state borders and reject Syrian refugees, but that decision is ultimately up to the federal government.

Monday, November 16, 2015

Republicans Turn To Congress To Block Migrants From Entering The U.S.


After the terrorist attacks in Paris Republicans have turned to congress and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan to stop Obama from allowing Syrian refugees onto American soil. As the number of migrants continue to increase and the fact that these terrorist attacks are the biggest Europe has seen in 10 years, the migrant situation as it refers to terrorism will now be the main focus of the 2016 Presidential race.

Sunday, November 15, 2015

Terrorist Attacks In Paris


The first bomb in Paris went off at a soccer game between France and Germany. Then a gunman open fired at a restaurant where 14 people were killed. There was more shooting at a pizza restaurant where 4 more people were killed. Then a second bomb went off at the stadium. There was another shooting at a bar were 19 people died, an explosion near Bataclan Concert Hall where a rock band was playing. Then gun shots rang out inside the Concert Hall as the gunmen screamed out Allalu Akbar which is Arabic for God is love. The concert hall was then held under siege for hours by attackers with bombs strapped to their bodies, they had at least 100 hostages and dozens were killed. One more bomb went off outside the stadium by a suicide bomber. Isis is claiming responsibility for these attacks. Authorities say that at least one bomber entered Europe posing as a refugee. At least 129 people are dead.

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Missing Boy Found After 13 Years


18 year old Julian Hernandez was filling out his college applications in Ohio when he found out that he was listed as a missing person from Alabama. In 2002 Julian was just 5 years old when he vanished from his mother. His biological father Bobby Hernandez allegedly abducted him from his mother. The authorities are not sure what to charge Bobby with since federal kidnapping laws across state lines don't include a parent unless there is a court order that says their parental right has been terminated. Bobby is being held on a $250,000 bond.

Monday, November 9, 2015

2 Officers Charged For Murdering 6 Year Old Boy


In Louisiana two officers Norris Green & Derrick Stafford will face charges of second degree murder of 6 year old Jeremy Mardis. Last week Jeremy was riding buckled in the passenger seat with his father Chris Few when the two officers chased Few in his car and open fired shooting Jeremy several times in the body and head. Few was also hit but he is in stable condition. Investigators still don't know why the officers pursued Few or why they open fired. No gun was found in Few's car.

Sunday, November 8, 2015

The Canon City High School Sexting Scandal


100's of students at Canon City High School in Colorado may face felony child pornography charges in a sexting scandal. The students that could face these charges are those that have taken nude photos of themselves, and shared it, shared another students nude photos, or archived any nude photos, and if there are any photos found on their parents devices the parents could also face charges. The sexting scandal has even trickled down to kids in middle school.

Saturday, November 7, 2015

Judge Shot Outside Of Her Home


Friday night in Austin, Texas Judge Julie Kocurek was shot outside near her house. She was taken to the hospital when the police arrived in 5 minutes after a 911 call. She is in stable condition and the police don't have a suspect or a motive.

Friday, November 6, 2015

9 Year Old Boy Targeted In A Gang Related Shooting


On Monday in Chicago gang members lured a 9 year old boy Tyshawn Lee into an alley and shot him several times in the back and in the head. Tyshawn's father Pierre Stokes is a member of a rival gang and his son was killed to "send a message" to Pierre. Pierre is not cooperating with the police and as of yet no arrests have been made.