Mo. suspect in 5 killings charged
The 22-year-old man suspected of shooting five middle-aged white men since last year — including four on south Kansas City, Mo., walking trails — threatened in 2014 to shoot up a school and “kill all white people,” according to court records.
Fredrick Demond Scott, who was charged Tuesday in two killings and named as a suspect in three more, made those statements in January 2014 at Center Alternative School, as documented in a municipal citation for harassment.
All five of the white men allegedly killed by Mr. Scott — who is black — appeared to have been shot, most from behind, in surprise attacks.
No clear motive for the killings was seen.
Net neutrality remarks
This week marks your final opportunity to submit comments to federal regulators who want to undo the government’s net neutrality rules for Internet providers, a move that could have wide implications for the future of the Web.
Netneutrality is the ideathat all websites, apps andservices should be equallyaccessible to the consumerand not slowed down,blocked or subjected to extra fees before it reaches their screen.
No Columbus Day in LA
TheLos Angeles City Councilvoted Wednesday toeliminate Columbus Dayfrom the city calendar, siding with activists whoview the explorer as a symbolof genocide for nativepeoples in North Americaand elsewhere.
Over objections from Italian-American civic groups, the council made the second Monday in October a day in LA to commemorate “indigenous, aboriginal and native people.” It replaces a holiday that served as a touchstone for ItalianAmericans.
Autopsy in Seattle
A newly released autopsy report shows Charleena Lyles was shot seven times by Seattle police and was 14 to 15 weeks’ pregnant when she died.
The report also states the 30-year-old mother had no drugs or alcohol in her system when she was fatally shot in June.
Police say Ms. Lyles lunged at police with one or two knives.
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A federal judge has temporarily blocked the implementation of the “sanctuary cities” ban Senate Bill 4 in Texas, a ruling that marks a major victory for opponents of the controversial law that has been a rallying cry for Republican lawmakers across Texas and the nation.