John Glenn turns 90 July 18, 2011 The first American to orbit the Earth turned 90 today. Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

Work on 405 finished early July 18, 2011 The early warnings about Carmageddon paid off: people stayed away from the 405 Freeway, which reopened 17 hours ahead of schedule on Sunday, after the big improvement project shut it down for a ...

Borders to liquidate; Cisco cuts jobs July 18, 2011 Borders bookstore chain announced on Monday it was closing its 400 stores. Nearly 11,000 employees will lose their jobs. Technology giant Cisco Systems announced it was eliminating 6,500 jobs in ...

Buffet likens debt ceiling debate to playing ... July 18, 2011 Warren Buffett, chairman and chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway tells NBC’s Kristen Welker that a potential compromise deal to give the President authority to raise the debt ceiling ...

Nelson Mandela turns 93 July 18, 2011 South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela turned 93 today, as 12 million school children celebrated his life in song. Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

Record-breaking heat blankets the country July 18, 2011 From Texas to Michigan, 17 states have issued heat advisories and warnings. This month, heat records have already been tied or broken more than 1000 times. The heat is expected to hit the East ...

Brain-injured veterans twice as likely to ... July 18, 2011 A medical study of almost 300,000 veterans aged 55 and older revealed that veterans who suffered a traumatic brain jury were twice as likely to develop dementia. Watch one Vietnam veteran’s story. ...

No budget deal as deadline looms July 18, 2011 The deadline to raise the country’s debt ceiling is just two weeks away. On Monday, the White House rejected a Tea Party-backed plan that would cap spending and require a balanced federal budget ...

Top UK police officers resign July 18, 2011 What started as a scandal involving a single newspaper has now grown so large it’s rocking the UK’s institutions and the Rupert Murdoch empire. Scotland Yard’s police chief Sir Paul Stephenson and ...

Guests make it to see ‘Carmageddon Wedding‘ July 18, 2011 Rachel and John Pollack, Los Angeles’ “Carmageddon Wedding” couple, tied the note over the weekend. Despite speculation that construction could cause major traffic delays, guests say the trip to ...

Maddow’s all right July 18, 2011 Bill Wolff, executive producer for the Rachel Maddow Show, shares a preview of tonight’s show - President Obama nominates a new head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Elizabeth ...

Gay rights groups declare war on Bachmann July 18, 2011 Richard Socarides of Equality Matters and R. Clarke Cooper of Log Cabin Republicans talks about the gay rights groups’ decisions to go after Rep. Michele Bachmann’s record and rhetoric. (Hardball)

New details emerge in U.K. hacking case July 18, 2011 NBC News’ Stephanie Gosk and author Michael Wolff discus the connection between the U.K.’s Scotland Yard and the Murdoch empire. (Hardball)

Couple sees face of Jesus in Wal-Mart receipt July 18, 2011 A South Carolina couple says a shadowy image that turned up on a receipt from Wal-Mart looks like the face of Jesus. WYFF’s John Eby reports. (NBC News)

‘We’ll be brothers and sisters just like we ... July 18, 2011 Richard Wannechmacher, a Vietnam Veteran, who suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was twenty tells NBC’s Robert Bazell it hurts him to see young people suffer the way he did. (Nightly News)

Has the GOP become a protest party? July 18, 2011 MSNBC political analyst Pat Buchanan and Mother Jones’ David Corn explain why the GOP won’t negotiate on the debt. (Hardball)

2012: What it takes to run July 18, 2011 Daily Rant: Keli Goff of theloop21.com shares her thoughts on what it takes to manage a country. (Dylan Ratigan Show)

Journalist shares tips on surviving in a war zone July 18, 2011 Al-Jazeera producer Rosie Garthwaite explains the conditions U.S. troops on the frontlines in Afghanistan are facing. (Dylan Ratigan Show)

Coburn on ‘Back in Black’ July 18, 2011 Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., describes his plan to save $9 trillion in 10 years. (Dylan Ratigan Show)

Would Coburn’s plan work? July 18, 2011 Former Gov. George Pataki, R-N.Y., shares his thoughts on the Coburn plan. (Dylan Ratigan Show)