Five Things You Need To Know — Feb. 17

Sweetheart Queen and King Announced

Last Friday and Saturday, the Sweetheart royalty were announced. During halftime of the boys varsity basketball game against Shawnee Mission Northwest, the queen and her court were announced. Maggie McGannon was crowned as queen, Stephanie Wilcox is first attendant, Kate Mitchell is second attendant and Audrey Phillips is third attendant.

The king and his court were announced near the end of the Women Pay All dance on Saturday night. The King and his court are: Akshay Dinakar is the king, James Wooldridge is the first attendant, Jack Flint is the second attendant and Jack Anderson is the third attendant.

Judge Halts Obama’s Immigration Order

An executive order on immigration that President Obama issued last November has been halted by a federal judge. Judge Andrew Hanen has issued a preliminary injunction, which temporarily halts the order’s proceedings, which would have begun on Feb. 18. This means that the U.S. District Court will have to rule on the constitutionality of Obama’s order before it can move forward.

This executive order would have allowed the administration to accept applications for an expanded version of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This program, which was already in effect, allows undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children to apply to stay in the country and work legally. The federal government is expected to appeal Hanen’s ruling, but for now, application for DACA are suspended.

Egypt Bombs Libya

Egypt has carried out air strikes against Islamic State (IS) targets in Libya. After a group of terrorists in Libya released a video online of the beheadings of 21 Egyptian Christians, Egypt bombed at least seven times in the city of Derna in revenge. This is the first time Egypt has announced military action against Islamic targets in Libya, and they have said that they will continue to fight against this terrorism.

The strikes hit several IS camps and weapons depots. Several civilians have been killed, but an official report on the number of fatalities has not yet been released.

“Saturday Night Live” Celebrates 40th Anniversary

The long-running sketch comedy show, “Saturday Night Live,” celebrated its 40th anniversary on Saturday night with a marathon called “S.N.L 40.” The occasion included an hour-long red carpet event prior to the marathon’s premiere, where scores of celebrities and past-SNL cast members attended and were interviewed. Among the many attendees were Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Dan Aykroyd, Rachel Dratch and previous vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

The program continued with several song-and-dance numbers performed by SNL alum Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake, calling back to old jokes from past sketches. Following that, comedian Steve Martin gave the traditional SNL opening monologue. Then, for three hours, 40 years of clips and sketches were shown, and “Weekend Update” alums Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Jane Curtin were at the desk. Several celebrities played famous SNL characters, including Melissa McCarthy as Chris Farley’s most famous character, Matt Foley. The special ended with a “Wayne’s World” sketch.

AT&T Matches Google Fiber Prices and Speed

AT&T has announced that they will be competing with Google Fiber. The company has said that it is ready to match Fiber’s prices and speed, and will begin in the Kansas City area. They plan to sell Internet service over skinny fiber-optic wires that can move data directly to businesses and homes. Customers will soon be able to get connection speeds of 1 gigabit per second for $70 per month and a basic TV package for $120.

Although this plan is beginning in Kansas City, it will soon expand to California, Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.