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  • Thirteen people died and another 6,000 were injured in the attack on Tokyo's subways by members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult. Katsuya Takahashi was on the run for 17 years. He allegedly helped one of the attackers flee.
  • ESPN has agreed to pay the baseball association $5.6 billion over the next eight years for broadcast and digital rights to games. That's a record for baseball broadcasting rights, according to Major League Baseball.
  • The one-time leader in entertainment technology has fallen behind rivals like Apple and Samsung, losing money for four straight years. But Sony's new CEO is trying to turn it around. According to Japanese news reports and the Wall Street Journal, that involves eliminating 10,000 jobs worldwide — about 6 percent of its overall workforce.
  • A problem with a fuel line could lead to an engine fire, the company warned. The recall affects 2013 Escape models with 1.6-liter engines. Ford will deliver a loaner vehicle to owners and take the Escapes to its dealers for repair.
  • Denny's Corp. is opening a flagship restaurant in downtown Las Vegas. It will take up 6,400 square feet and include a full bar and wedding chapel. And of course, it will be open 24-7.
  • The bride wore white and her veil was attached to a baseball cap. The groom wore a tuxedo T-shirt. It was a race that sparked their romance. So the Oregon couple decided to run 20 miles of the Portland Marathon before stopping at a park to exchange vows. The newlyweds then ran the final 6.2 miles.
  • A lamington is a spongy cake with chocolate and coconut. A New Zealand charity set a Guinness World Record after baking a roughly 6,000 pound cake. Beating the previous winner by nearly 1,000 pounds.
  • Trevor Mallard cuddled the baby boy and even gave him a bottle during a debate on fuel prices. The 6-week-old is the child of another lawmaker.
  • State attorneys general have been meeting in Washington today to discuss how to prevent church arson. President Clinton marked the occasion by designating 6 million dollars for 12 southern states, to help local police increase patrols at churches. NPR's John Nielsen reports. (2:30 11. X-33 DESIGN -- Robert talks with John Pike, the director of Space Policy Programs at the Federation of American Scientists, about NASA's X-33 project to design a new spaceship. Vice President Gore announced the winning design today, chosen from entries by three American aerospace companies.
  • 2: Segment of a reading by playwright/actor SAM SHEPARD. (NO REBROADCASTS ARE ALLOWED OF THIS READING). It took place at the 92nd Street Y Unterberg Poetry Center in New York on October 6, 1994. SHEPARD has a new novel, "Cruising Paradise" (Knopf, published in May). SHEPARD has written more than 45 plays and appeared in sixteen films. In 1979 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his play "Buried Child."
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