By CHENDA NGAK / CBS NEWS/ September 10, 2013, 1:47 PM Apple announces iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C, iOS 7 release date

Apple unveiled an update to its popular smartphone on Wednesday at a press event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. The tech giant announced the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C -- two very different phones. Apple chief executive officer Tim Cook started off by saying, "In the past, when we've launched a new iPhone, we lowered the cost of the old iPhone, making it more accessible to new people. But this year, we're not going to do that." Instead, Apple introduced a lower-cost iPhone 5C alongside the iPhone 5S -- the tech giant's flagship smartphone. Apple senior vice president Phil Shiller took the stage to announce the iPhone 5C. The new device is made of plastic and has a 4-inch display. It has a hard-coated polycarbonate design, is steel reinforced and has a multi-band antenna. It comes in five colors: green, white, blue, red, and yellow. The iPhone 5C will cost $99 for a 16GB model or $199 for a 32 GB model, with contracts. A colorful variety of cases will cost $29. The iPhone 5C will go on sale on Sept. 20, with pre-orders starting on Sept. 13. The iPhone 5S has a 4-inch display and comes in black, silver and gold. The hardware has been upgraded to an A7 chip, and is the first smartphone to be 64-bits. "The PC world made the transition from 32 bit to 64 bit and it took years. Today you're going to see that Apple is going to do it on one day," Shiller said. Shiller says the iPhone 5S' CPU performs 40 times faster than the original iPhone. The new iPhone will also include a brand new chip called the M7, which is said to continuously measure motion data. The chip supports the accelerometer, gyrocope and compass. Shiller says the iPhone 5S' battery life has improved, and will have 10 hours of LTE and Wi-Fi browsing, 40 hours of music and 250 hours of standby time. The iPhone's camera is getting a major upgrade. Apple is increasing the pixels to 1.5u to capture more light. The camera will also autodetect white balance as soon as the app is launched, and include burst mode and true tone flash. Just as the rumors suggested, the new iPhone will include Touch ID -- a fingerprint sensor built into the home button. The sensor that scans sub-epidermal skin layers, will have 360-degree readability and is about 170 microns thin, with 500 ppi resolution. The fingerprint sensor can be used to unlock the iPhone or make purchases. "Your fingerprint is one of the best passes in the world. It's always with you, and no two are exactly alike," Apple senior vice president Jony Ive said in a promotional video. The iPhone 5S will come in three models: 16 GB for $199, 32GB for $299 and 64GB for $399, with a contract. The phone will go on sale on Sept. 20. Apple also talked about its completely redesigned mobile operating system, iOS 7, that will be ready for download on Sept. 18.

Lamar Odom Has Left Rehab

Lamar Odom has left rehab. E! News can confirm that Khloé Kardashian Odom's husband is no longer at a treatment facility, barely a day after he opted to check in following his arrest for alleged driving under the influence. The 33-year-old basketball player, who spent last season playing for the Clippers, is said to still be in L.A. He was arrested early Friday morning during a traffic stop and booked on misdemeanor charges of DUI and refusing to take a chemical sobriety test. Sources told E! News last week that Khloé and the rest of the family had been urging Odom to seek treatment. Via eonline.com

NBC camera catches officials patting down Baltimore Ravens players

As Baltimore Ravens players left their locker room to face the Denver Broncos this evening, the NBC cameras caught a rare behind-the-scenes occurrence most fans never see (you can watch video courtesy of Deadspin). NFL officials stood outside of the locker room like TSA agents and randomly began patting down players. Nobody had to take their shoes off, remove a belt, or place liquids in a plastic tray, but the officials were definitely looking for something. What was it? Officials were making sure no player applied anything to their uniform that would make it harder for an opponent to make a tackle. It is actually something that happens before every game, but it grabbed the attention of many people watching at home. Here is an explanation from Mike Pereira, former Vice President of Officiating and current Rules Analyst at FOX Sports Officials are checking random uniforms for any illegal substances They check random players on both teams before the game and at halftime. Foreign substances can be grease or silicon. This has been standard practice for years in the NFL Punishment would be confiscation of the uniform by NFL security and that player would be subject to discipline by the league. t least the Ravens' line moved faster than what we all experience at airports.

Ariel Castro: Convicted Cleveland kidnapper/rapist found dead in cell

52-year-old convicted kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro was found hanging in his cell Tuesday. Castro was being held at the Correction Reception Center in Orient, OH in Pickaway County. He was sentenced August 1 to life in prison, plus 1,000 years, for kidnapping and sexually assaulting Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight and Gina DeJesus while holding them captive in his Seymour Avenue house for over a decade. Ohio State Police and the Department of Corrections are investigating the death. JoEllen Smith, of the Ohio Department of Corrections, sent this News this statement: Inmate Ariel Castro was found hanging in his cell this evening at 9:20 pm at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient. He was housed in protective custody which means he was in a cell by himself and rounds are required every 30 minutes at staggered intervals. Upon finding inmate Castro, prison medical staff began performing life saving measures. Shortly after he was transported to OSUMC where he was pronounced dead at 10:52 pm. A thorough review of this incident is underway and more information can be provided as it becomes available pending the status of the investigation.

First-Time Gator Hunters in Mississippi Make Record Catch

Alligators lurk in the swamps of Mississippi all year, but as fall nears, the cold-blooded giants prepare to hibernate. The population in Mississippi is thick, which is a problem both for the gators and for the delicate ecosystem they live in, according to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. Allowing people to hunt alligators on public lands plays an important role in both managing gator populations and maintaining an ecological balance in the wetlands. That's why the state awards just 920 permits to gator hunters for a slim and sweltering window from Aug. 30 to Sept. 9. First-time gator hunter Rob Trammell and his wife Beth were among the few to win a permit this year. Talk about beginner’s luck. Early Sunday morning, the Madison, Miss. residents caught one of the largest gators on record at 13 feet 5.5 inches and 723.5 pounds. And what a fight it was. “If you’ve ever been deep sea fishing and you hang a hundred fifty, two-hundred pound fish and it puts up a really good fight,” says hunter Rob Trammel of the experience, “It's kind of like that – only you’re trying to catch a 700-pound fish." Trammell and his wife Beth had applied for years for one of the permits, which include a provision that hunters can only kill two alligators apiece. When Beth finally drew the winning number this year, the novice gator hunters had no idea they’d come home with a record catch – or just how difficult it would be to wrestle a fully-grown gator. “I think I probably put out a lot of energy and used a lot of strength but never anything like this for that amount,” Trammell says, “I just realized that my back is sore today.” On Friday night, Trammell and his team set out in the swamplands of Issaquena County on Trammells’ boat. (Hunters go out at night because you can spot their glowing red eyes with a spotlight.) A huge gator broke their line twice before they headed home. On Sunday night, they went back to the canal for one last shot at catching the beast. We decided to try our luck and look for him one more time and if we didn’t find him, we were headed back to pull the boat out,” says Trammell. “We were worn out.” But soon after, they spotted a set of glowing red eyes. After getting two lines into the mammoth gator, it was everything Trammell and hunter Sean King could do to keep ahold of him. From about 1:30 a.m. to 3 a.m. all we did was fight the alligator,” says Trammell. “He pulled us all over the place. He went in circles and we just hung on. A local processing plant made the official weigh-in, which beat the previous record for a male gator by a whopping 26 pounds, according to The Clarion Ledger in Jackson. And Trammell and company weren’t the only one to make record-breaking catches this weekend. An Ellisville man caught a female gator that broke both the size and weight records for a female. Just an hour after the Trammells' catch, another group caught a male that weighed in at 727 pounds – trumping the Trammell gator by 3.5 pounds. NBC reports that the current length record, which still hasn't been broken, was set when hunters captured a 13-foot, 6.5-inch alligator on the Pascagoula River in 2008, according to the Mississippi. Even though the Trammell gator doesn't hold they record, Trammell said they plan to celebrate the catch. “I think we’re supposed to cook alligator next Saturday afternoon,” says Trammell. “We’ll have some people over to our camp and cook out.” Story brought to you by via weather.com

Whoa! Giant Boulder Nearly Crushes Car in Rock Avalanche

Close call! A giant boulder nearly crushed a car with passengers inside, and it was all caught on camera. The boulder came crashing down during a rock avalanche in China. A vehicle on the road captured the moment it barreled down as the car in front swerved into oncoming traffic to avoid getting hit.

Nelson Mandela released from hospital

Nelson Mandela has been discharged from the Pretoria hospital where he had been receiving treatment since June, the South African president's office said Sunday. He will continue his recovery at home. "Madiba's condition remains critical and is at times unstable," President Jacob Zuma's office said, referring to the revered leader's clan name. "Nevertheless, his team of doctors are convinced that he will receive the same level of intensive care at his Houghton home that he received in Pretoria. Mandela, 95, was hospitalized June 8 because of a lung infection. He marked his July birthday at the Pretoria hospital where he has been surrounded by relatives. "During his stay in hospital from the 8th of June 2013, the condition of our former President vacillated between serious to critical and at times unstable," the office said. "Despite the difficulties imposed by his various illnesses, he, as always, displays immense grace and fortitude." There was some confusion Saturday when two sources close to Mandela said he had returned home -- only to be contradicted by the president's office, which said he was still hospitalized. "The family mistakenly thought Mandela had been taken to his Johannesburg home early Saturday morning," the source then told CNN. Why Nelson Mandela has six names The frail icon has not appeared in public for years, but he retains his popularity as the father of democracy and emblem of the nation's fight against apartheid. Mandela became an international figure while enduring 27 years in prison for fighting against apartheid, the country's system of racial segregation. He became the nation's first black president in 1994, four years after he was freed from prison. Mandela's impact extends far beyond South African borders. After he left office, he mediated conflicts in Africa and the Middle East. His history of lung problems dates to his imprisonment on Robben Island, and he has battled respiratory infections since then.