Friday, October 14 top stories
It is Friday, October 14. Here are today’s top stories.
Teenager accused of gunning down 5 in Raleigh, NC
Law enforcement in Raleigh, North Carolina said a 15-year-old teenager shot and killed five people along a nature trail.
ABC News said the crime scene spanned over 2 miles. The first two victims were killed in the streets of a neighborhood. The teenage suspect then went down a nature trail and shot at five other people, killing three and wounding two others.
CNN reported that the suspect used a handgun and a long gun and wore camouflage. The suspect was described as a “white male.”
The youngest victim was a 16-year-old boy who was a high school student. The other four victims, which included a 29-year-old male police officer, were a 35-year-old woman, a 49-year-old woman, and a 52-year-old woman.
There was a long police standoff with the suspect that ended with the suspect being arrested with serious injuries. It is not known how the suspect got injured — it’s not clear if the suspect shot himself or if the police shot him.
Law enforcement did not share how the teenager obtained the firearms. They also said they do not know the teenager’s motive and that it’s under investigation.
“Hagrid” actor Robbie Coltrane dies at 72
The actor who played Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” films, Robbie Coltrane, passed away. He was 72. He was in every “Harry Potter” movie from 2001 to 2011.
Coltrane is from Scotland. He appeared in two James Bond films in 1995 and 1999 as a Russian mafia man.
It is not known what the cause of death is.
Alaska snow crab population drops 90%
CBS News reported that Alaskan fishing officials have canceled the winter snow crab season for the first time in history due to their falling numbers. An estimated one billion crabs have disappeared, which accounts for a 90% drop in the snow crab population.
A fisherman told CBS News that he’s wondering if the crabs ran up north to get that colder water, crossed the border, or walk off the continental shelf over the Bering Sea.
A marine researcher said disease is a possibility. Another potential cause is warmer waters in the ocean due to climate change affecting the crabs, which need cold water to survive.
The cancellation is expected to have a serious impact on the Alaskan crab fishing industry.
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Trump news: SCOTUS rejection; Jan. 6 subpoena
Here are two updates related to former President Donald Trump.
On Thursday the Supreme Court rejected a request from Trump to intervene in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case.
Trump wanted the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decision to block a special master from reviewing about 100 documents that were marked as classified. Trump has claimed he declassified these documents and that he should be able to keep them.
The Department of Justice urged the Supreme Court to not allow the special master to review the documents, saying the information in them is so sensitive that even if the special master just looked at them in a private office, it would jeopardize national security.
The Supreme Court’s decision means that the DOJ can review the documents while the special master cannot. The special master is still reviewing about 11,000 other documents that were seized from Mar-a-Lago to see if any documents should be shielded from investigators due to attorney-client privilege or executive privilege. That case and investigation are still ongoing.
The second news is that the Jan. 6 House Committee voted unanimously to subpoena Trump to testify before them. This means the committee will use its Congressional powers to order Trump to submit documents and provide testimony about his actions surrounding the Jan 6. attack on the Capitol. News analysts said Trump can refuse to comply and will probably challenge it in court, which may start a new legal battle that could last for months. If Republicans take control of the House after the November elections, they can dissolve the Jan. 6 committee and do away with the subpoena.
So we’ll see what happens.
Kroger acquiring Albertsons in $24B deal
Grocery store company Kroger will be buying and taking over Albertsons in a $24.6 billion deal.
USAToday said the combined sales of both grocery chains would be nearly $210 billion, which is about $10 billion shy of the world’s largest grocer: Walmart.
The merger means the new Kroger company would be able to compete with Walmart for purchasing power from farms or other food suppliers.
That is all the top stories for this week. Have a good weekend and stay with the light.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/14/us/raleigh-north-carolina-shooting-friday/index.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fishing-alaska-snow-crab-season-canceled-investigation-climate-change/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/alaska-cancels-snow-king-crab-221320255.html
https://www.axios.com/2022/10/13/supreme-court-trump-mar-a-lago-justice-department
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/13/1128838268/jan-6-trump-subpoena-vote-committee
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/10/13/trump-subpoena-jan-6-hearings/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/10/14/kroger-albertsons-merger-deal/10494905002/