Appeals court strikes down government's phone surveillance program

Protests of the death of Freddie Gray's death

Gray was arrested on April 12 and died a week after he was arrested do to a spinal cord injury. the protest were about how he was a black male that died during police custody. During the protests the protesters started to throw debris and water bottles at police officers. some protesters wanted the officers involved with the arrest of Gary to be suspended and charged of murder. the police commissioner said the Freddie wasn't wearing a seat belt which goes against a policy that states that detainees most be secured safely.

 Simpson, Ian. "Protesters Clash with Baltimore Police over Death of Freddie Gray." The Columbus Dispatch. 23 Apr. 2015. Web. 23 Apr. 2015. <http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/national_world/2015/04/23/protesters-clash-with-baltimore-police.html>.

Slaves found in Indonesia

550 fishermen slaves were found in a remote island in Indonesia. Most of them were found to be Burmese. when the men were interviewed they said that they were tricked or kidnapped and brought to Indonesia to work under terrible conditions and beaten if caught sick or resting. They were used to catch seafood so that it could be sold in Thailand. They were brought to Taul were they are getting medical treatment and food, but their living quarters are cramped.

 Mason, Margie. "Number of Slaves Found on Indonesian Island at Almost 550." Number of Slaves Found on Indonesian Island at Almost 550. Associated Press, 10 Apr. 2015. Web. 10 Apr. 2015.

Turmoil in the Middle east

Iran denounced that Saudi Arabia's air campaign is a very dangerous step. Write after the that was said the oil prices in New York and London increased. Yemen was put in a rivalry between Iran Saudi Arabia. An air strike was launched at a military base being hold by the Houthis rebels in Yemen kill civilians around it, and the leader of the rebels in Yemen called it "criminal, unjust, brutal and sinful". A military action code named "Operation Decisive Storm" was launched by Saudi Arabia to weaken the Houthis to force them into power-sharing negotiations   

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/saudi-airstrikes-targeting-rebel-military-bases-yemen-29916552

Texas judge temporarily halts Obama's immigration action

Judge Andrew Hanen ruled that  Obama's executive actions was made with not enough time or with a short notification. President Obama said that the department of Homeland Security will continue to get ready because he believes that the judge's rule will get overruled. Jeh Johnson the Secretary of Homeland security said "We fully expect to ultimately prevail in the courts, and we will be prepared to implement DAPA and expanded DACA once we do,". Republicans argued with the president that his actions were unconstitutional. "Today's victory is an important one, but the fight to reverse the President's unconstitutional overreach is not over ,the President must respect the rule of law and fully obey the court's ruling." said John Cornyn Texas senior senator. Obama's supporters said that the only reason  why Obama did this action is because Congress didn't pass the immigration reform. Many of his supporters also said that the executive action protects immigrant youth and their families.

Hillary Clinton's stumbles fuel Democratic critics

Some stories came out that while Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State she used a private email to undermine the record keeping and that some money was transferred by the Algerian government that might have violated the Obama administrations' ethics policy. Some democrats are worried that the public's view on Clinton have changed and that this could be really bad for Hillary specially if the Republicans can use this information against her. Some say that they need a primary to show transparency and Hillary has already showed transparency by asking for the emails to be disclosed to the public. Some democrats like Paul Begala how said that the public doesn't give a poop about Hillary's email and not even a fart.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/04/politics/election-2016-hillary-clinton-critics/index.html