The Roar keeps you updated with local news, recent events and interesting stories ― everything you need to know for this week.

1. An unidentified suspect was shot today by police as he pulled out a gun at a U.S. Capitol checkpoint. One female bystander was injured, and both the shooter and the bystander are in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police believe that the suspect acted alone and are currently investigating the incident.
2. After Obama’s visit to Cuba last week, former president Fidel Castro responded with a harsh letter titled, “Brother Obama.” In the letter, Castro goes over America’s and Cuba’s explosive history and criticizes Obama for not recognizing Cuba’s accomplishments.
3. California governor, Jerry Brown, recently announced that the state minimum wage would be raised to $15/hr by 2022. Economists are unsure of the repercussions of this action, but activists hope that the change could trigger new laws across the nation.
4. Currently, 72 people from Lahore, Pakistan are dead from a suicide bombing in an amusement park on Easter Sunday. Pope Francis has denounced the Easter bombing as “vile and abominable.” Out of the dead, 29 were children.
5. Belgian authorities have released the third bomber suspect originally arrested last week after the Brussels bombings. Faycal Cheffou, the man mistakenly arrested, has been let go due to a lack of evidence, and the man-hunt for the last suspect has resumed.
6. Periscope, a new live-streaming app, has just gotten 200 million broadcasts in its first year, predicting perhaps that this app is more than a passing fad.
7. This week, President Obama will meet with the leaders of Japan and South Korea in order to discuss the threat posed by North Korea. This meeting may be in response to missile and weaponry improvements in North Korea over the past few months.
8. A controversial North Carolina law has already gotten a lawsuit from two transgender people and a law professor from North Carolina Central University. This new law bans local governments from passing anti-discrimination laws and requires transgender people to use the bathroom matching their biological sex at birth.
9. After Instagram leaked a new algorithm that would change its news feeds from their original chronological order, many users responded with outrage and fear. Luckily for them, it was just a rumor, and Instagram promises to update users before the change occurs.
10. Today, the Justice Department announced that it had discovered a way to unlock an iPhone without aid from Apple, signaling a new era in the privacy vs. security debate.