- Two gunmen entered the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre on Sunday night and opened fire on roughly 50 people who had convened for evening prayers. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is describing the incident as a terrorist attack. BBC News reports that six people were killed and eight were wounded [1]. Both suspects were apprehended and authorities do not believe there are more at large. Police say that the suspects used automatic weapons and handguns.
- Thousands of protesters descended on airports across the country [2] to protest President Donald Trump [3]'s immigration order — which impacts several predominately Muslim countries — and to demand the release of detainees. Despite a federal injunction allowing green card holders entry, an attempt at clarification on the order from the White House [4], and early wins from legal groups like the ACLU, confusion about the order remains. At San Francisco International Airport [5], five detainees were released on Sunday night. Washington Dulles, JFK, and LAX have also released detainees.
- The Screen Actors Guild Awards aired on Sunday night, and many of the speeches were explicitly political. Stranger Things [6] star David K. Harbour had a blunt message [7] that may not have referred to Trump by name but definitely took him to task. The actor, who plays Chief Hopper on the show, accepted the best ensemble in a TV series award on behalf of the cast. "When we are lost amidst the hypocrisy and casual violence of certain individuals and institutions," Harbour proclaimed, "we will, as per Chief Jim Hopper, punch some people in the face when they seek to destroy the weak and the disenfranchised and the marginalized."
- In another unprecedented move for a sitting president, Trump promoted Senior Advisor Steve Bannon to a position on the National Security Council. Bannon, who rose to prominence as the publisher of the ultraconservative Breitbart News, will reportedly supercede the joint chiefs of staff and the director of national intelligence in decision making. The position is typically reserved for generals [8], according to The New York Times.
- Filming for the standalone Star Wars movie about Han Solo has begun. Director Chris Miller tweeted a picture of the first shot and fans are overjoyed. Donald Glover, Emilia Clarke, and Woody Harrelson have joined the cast [9] of the film, which stars Alden Ehrenreich as the young Solo. Its working title is Red Cup.