Sep 13 From the NewsHour Vault: This day in history Wikimedia Commons image On this day in 1993, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat publicly shook hands at the White House after signing a historic peace agreement via efforts by the… Continue reading
Sep 13 NJ's Christie: We will not let these fires destroy our rebuilding efforts The 6-alarm fire began in a frozen custard stand on the recently rebuilt New Jersey shore boardwalk around 2:00 p.m. on Thursday and quickly spread in high winds. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images. "I was actually in… Continue reading
Sep 13 Dust off that mixtape, the cassette turns 50 Image courtesy of Philips Although the debut of the cassette can be traced back to a 1963 Berlin fair, Philips dates the format's official launch at the company's headquarters in Amsterdam on Sept. 13th, 1963. Continue reading
Sep 13 From the wire Tropical Storm Ingrid forms in the Gulf of Mexico; warnings in effect for parts of Mexico. (AP)… Continue reading
Sep 13 Norway killer goes to college Video still of Anders Breivik Anders Behring Breivik, convicted of killing 77 people in a 2011 mass shooting and bombing in Norway, has been cleared to enroll in three political sciences courses at the University of Oslo. Continue reading
Sep 13 Colo. Gov: Floods are 'life threatening' A foot and a half or two feet of water doesn't look like it's life threatening, but it is. It's different than normal water.Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper. In Denver this morning, Hickenlooper updated the flooding situation affecting thousands… Continue reading
Sep 13 Five states on Bloomberg's gun control agenda Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's gun control group was dealt a blow on Tuesday following the recall of two pro gun control state senators in Colorado this week. But the group… Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch River Phoenix's Final Film Still from "Dark Blood The LA Times reports that an unfinished cut of River Phoenix's final film, titled "Dark Blood" has been published to YouTube. The film was in production in 1993 when Phoenix died of… Continue reading
Sep 13 It's Friday the 13th Creative commons photo via flickr user colemama.* "National Geographic" has an overview of the superstition's historical and biblical roots, and the impact the day has on the economy. Irrational fear of the date leads to people… Continue reading
Sep 13 What we're watching A woman demands the death sentence for four men convicted of the fatal gang rape of a student on a New Delhi bus. Photo by Prakash Singh/AFP/Getty Images. Have your coffee ready? Here are some stories we're keeping… Continue reading