THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

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  • Ed Lee, the Mayor of San Francisco, died suddenly early Tuesday at the age of 65. He was appointed mayor back in 2011 and was the city's first Asian-American mayor. 
  • Verizon struck a deal to stream all NFL games -- including the Super Bowl -- beginning in January and for the next 5 years. You'll be able to watch them on Yahoo, whether you have Verizon or not. 
  • Is the Bank of Amazon right around the corner? 
  • A cigar-shaped object entered our solar system last month and astronomers are checking it for any forms of radio activity. For now, they're calling it a 'comet'. 
  • The NFL network has temporarily suspended some of their NFL analysts -- Marshall Faulk, Ike Taylor and Heath Evans -- pending an investigation into sexual harassment allegations. 
  • Last week in Oklahoma, a vet removed 21 baby pacifiers from a dog's stomach. 
  • Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's "mana" and girlfriend Lauren Hashian are adding another daughter to their family. 
  • Accepting a bad mood instead of deeming it inappropriate caused less depression and anxiety and more life satisfaction, in a new study. The more you beat yourself up about being down, the longer the feeling lingers. 
  • Texas attorney Thomas J. Henry knows how to throw a party. Last year, he threw a $6 million on his daughter Maya's quinceanera (a celebration of a girl's 15th birthday). This weekend, he threw a party for his son's 18th birthday... to the tune of $4 million. 
  • Dr. Dean Lorich, the prominent Manhattan surgeon found dead in his Upper East Side apartment Sunday with a knife sticking out of his chest was sued last year by a former Giants running back who claimed the doctor ended his football career. 
  • Prince William said that Prince George just played a sheep in his school's nativity play. 
  • Ireland will be collecting $15 billion from Apple in a settlement over back taxes. 
  • Amazon is now making it possible to create a shopping profile for your cat. 
  • Kris Jenner has just bought a $9.9 million home across the street from daughter Kim and Kanye. 
  • Ole Miss quarterback Shea Patterson announced that he's transferring to Michigan. 
  • Matt Damon says he'll take "any prayers you've got" for his dad, who is battling cancer. 
  • 16-year-old LaMelo Ball and 19-year-old LiAngelo Ball have turned pro and will join a team in Lithuania. 
  • To keep up with the east coast, longtime Good Day LA co-host Steve Edwards has been fired amid sexual harassment allegations. 
  • Pepsi has gone ahead and ordered 100 of Tesla's new electric semi trucks. 
  • Nintendo has sold 10 million Switch units in the past 9 months. 
  • Open enrollment for healthcare ends this Friday. 

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