Thirty Years After Tupac’s Murder, a Sentence Arrives as Other Institutions Face New Questions

This KMOB1003 afternoon news briefing starts in Las Vegas. On October 13, a judge sentenced Duane “Keffe D” Davis to 40 years to life for Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder. CBS News reported the sentence, which includes credit for time already served.

The KMOB1003 Afternoon News Briefing Opens With a 40-Years-to-Life Sentence

A jury convicted Davis, 63, of first-degree murder on August 31, NBC Los Angeles reported. Shakur died six days after the 1996 shooting in Las Vegas.

CBS reported that Davis described riding in a white Cadillac beside Shakur’s car, including in a 2019 memoir. Prosecutor Binu Palal argued that Davis went “hunting” for Shakur. Defense attorney Michael Sanft countered, however, that nothing beyond Davis’s own statements placed him in Las Vegas that night. Although the verdict is in, the sources we reviewed do not confirm whether Davis will appeal.

The family’s one verifiable statement came after the verdict, so we cannot quote a reaction to the sentence. It said the family was “elated and relieved” and that the case is “not the end of the story.”

The KMOB1003 Afternoon News Briefing Follows Cornell’s Fraternity Freeze

Cornell has suspended all parties and social events at Interfraternity Council houses for 2026–27, The Cornell Daily Sun reported. President Michael Kotlikoff announced the move on October 13. If a house hosts an event, it faces immediate emergency suspension.

A former student alleges that seven men drugged and sexually assaulted her in October 2024. She sued Cornell and the men in September, ABC News reported. The men named in the suit have denied wrongdoing, while prosecutors have so far filed no criminal charges.

In November 2024, the Tompkins County district attorney declined to file charges, according to the ABC News timeline. The office, however, reopened the investigation on September 27. Governor Kathy Hochul then appointed Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor. Jurist reported that her role includes deciding whether to seek charges, but no decision has been reported.

Per the lawsuit, a Title IX investigation opened in January 2025, but the sources we reviewed report no disciplinary outcome. The reports also differ on the State Police role. The Sun describes a process to create an independent, trauma-informed criminal investigation. ABC, however, says Cornell is engaging the State Police to investigate the allegations. Because we could not retrieve Cornell’s original announcement, we cannot settle that.

While the legal questions stay open, faculty are expected to begin deliberating a no-confidence resolution on Wednesday, ABC News reported.

The KMOB1003 Afternoon News Briefing Tracks Who Said What on Pope Leo XIV’s Surgery

Pope Leo XIV, 71, announced on October 11 that doctors had found “a circumscribed nodule in my lung,” The Associated Press reported. On October 13, the Holy See Press Office called the surgery “successful, completed on schedule and as planned.” OSV News reported the statement.

Then a post-operative medical bulletin went further. AP reported that it said tests confirmed lung adenocarcinoma. OSV News instead attributed that wording to a joint statement from the surgical team. Both reports say surgeons removed the lower lobe of the right lung. Because we did not obtain the bulletin’s own text, we rely on these reports.

The accounts give no cancer stage or treatment plan, so we draw no conclusion about prognosis. OSV News also reported that the Vatican cancelled all papal audiences through October 20.

The KMOB1003 Afternoon News Briefing Looks at North Carolina’s Gas Tax Suspension

Since October 10, North Carolina has suspended its 41-cent-per-gallon tax on gasoline and diesel through November 30. The North Carolina Department of Justice says Session Law 2026-62 authorizes the suspension. On October 13, Attorney General Jeff Jackson launched N.C. Fuel Check, where drivers can report stations that may not be passing the savings along.

Prices will not fall everywhere at once. Stations pay the tax when fuel arrives, so many still hold older fuel, the department says. It expects lower prices at most stations within about a week, once new deliveries arrive.

So a useful complaint is specific. The state asks for the station’s name and address, the visit date, the fuel grade and the price per gallon. It also asks why the driver believes the savings never reached the pump. Photos of the price sign and receipt, plus nearby prices, are requested too.

The release says Jackson’s office sent letters stating that the law requires retailers and distributors to pass the savings on. Neither the release nor the Fuel Check page cites a legal basis for that demand or describes a penalty. The page says only that the department can investigate potential violations of consumer protection laws. No station’s price is established as a violation, and we accuse none.