THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

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  • Katie Perry has been in court, fighting to be able to buy a Catholic Church estate in southern California. On Friday, one of the elderly nuns who claimed she actually owned the property, collapsed and died in court. 
  • "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" is out on Digital today and Blue-ray on March 27. 
  • Scientology rolled out their own cable channel yesterday. It's programming is available on DirectTV, Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, iTunes, Google Play and the website Scientology.tv. 
  • AAA is predicting that gas prices will be going up another 17 cents or so in the next several weeks. 
  • Country star Tim McGraw collapsed Sunday night at a performance in Ireland. His wife, Faith Hill, told the crowd that she made the decision he was not going to return to the stage that night. 
  • Sam Greisman was finally able to meet his crush, Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon, thanks to the efforts of Sam's mom, Sally Field. 
  • London's first Muslim Mayor Sadiq Khan made a keynote speech at the South by Southwest conference in Austin yesterday. 
  • The number of heart attacks goes up 24% on the Monday following the spring-forward. One theory is that lost hour of sleep has an impact. 
  • Most of the Houston Astros visited the White House yesterday as part of winning the World Series last October. 
  • The latest stats say that 155 million Americans are employed. 
  • Florida has passed a bill prohibiting marriage to anyone under 17. 
  • 12% of Americans had a credit card denied last year. 
  • A study says baby talk is the best way to communicate with a dog. God help us. 
  • 27 pairs of human hands washed up on an island in Russia. 
  • A daycare owner in Oregon has been sentenced to 21 years in prison after she gave children melatonin, a sleep-aid, so she could hit the gym and go tanning while they slept. 
  • President Trump has already rolled out his 2020 re-election campaign slogan: "Keep America Great." 
  • A lightning strike at a church in Rwanda on Sunday killed 16 people. 
  • A Washington State woman has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly attacking her boyfriend with a samurai sword after she found the dating app Tinder on his phone. 
  • If you get invited to Khloe Kardashian's baby shower, brace yourself. She's registered at Couture Kids and her wish list totals $90,000. Yes, for baby gifts. 
  • Bobbi Kristina's former boyfriend, Nick Gordon, was arrested in Florida on domestic violence charges. 
  • This year, there are actually Gender-neutral Mother's Day cards. They say, "Happy You Day." 

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