From: MSNBC on Mon, Jul 18 2011 7:45 PM

The first American to orbit the Earth turned 90 today. Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

From: MSNBC on Mon, Jul 18 2011 7:45 PM

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 day and a half. Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

From: MSNBC on Mon, Jul 18 2011 7:45 PM

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 an efficiency move. Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

From: MSNBC on Mon, Jul 18 2011 7:45 PM

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 without the approval of Congress would be "a terrible mistake." (Nightly News)

From: MSNBC on Mon, Jul 18 2011 7:37 PM

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)

From: MSNBC on Mon, Jul 18 2011 7:21 PM

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 Coast starting Wednesday. Kevin Tibbles reports. (Nightly News)

From: MSNBC on Mon, Jul 18 2011 7:21 PM

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. Robert Bazell reports. (Nightly News)

From: MSNBC on Mon, Jul 18 2011 7:11 PM

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 going forward. Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

From: MSNBC on Mon, Jul 18 2011 7:02 PM

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 his deputy John Yates resigned, and a former reporter and whistle blower was found dead at his home...

From: MSNBC on Mon, Jul 18 2011 6:45 PM

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 the ceremony was a breeze. (Nightly News)

From: MSNBC on Mon, Jul 18 2011 6:45 PM

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 Warren will on the show to discuss, the House postpones the vote on the Balanced Budget Amendment, and th...

From: MSNBC on Mon, Jul 18 2011 6:44 PM

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)

From: MSNBC on Mon, Jul 18 2011 6:35 PM

NBC News’ Stephanie Gosk and author Michael Wolff discus the connection between the U.K.’s Scotland Yard and the Murdoch empire. (Hardball)

From: MSNBC on Mon, Jul 18 2011 6:21 PM

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)

From: MSNBC on Mon, Jul 18 2011 6:21 PM

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)

From: MSNBC on Mon, Jul 18 2011 6:16 PM

MSNBC political analyst Pat Buchanan and Mother Jones’ David Corn explain why the GOP won’t negotiate on the debt. (Hardball)

From: MSNBC on Mon, Jul 18 2011 5:44 PM

Daily Rant: Keli Goff of theloop21.com shares her thoughts on what it takes to manage a country. (Dylan Ratigan Show)

From: MSNBC on Mon, Jul 18 2011 5:35 PM

Al-Jazeera producer Rosie Garthwaite explains the conditions U.S. troops on the frontlines in Afghanistan are facing. (Dylan Ratigan Show)

From: MSNBC on Mon, Jul 18 2011 5:11 PM

Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., describes his plan to save $9 trillion in 10 years. (Dylan Ratigan Show)

From: MSNBC on Mon, Jul 18 2011 5:11 PM

Former Gov. George Pataki, R-N.Y., shares his thoughts on the Coburn plan. (Dylan Ratigan Show)