THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- Bristol Palin gave birth to her second child during the holiday break, a baby girl.
- Singer Natalie Cole, daughter of the late Nat King Cole, died Friday at age 65. The singer, who struggled with and recovered from drug addiction, was diagnosed with hepatitis C in 2008.
- To make way for a "Star Wars Land" at Disneyland, they'll be closing Big Thunder Ranch in Frontierland, Big Thunder Ranch Barbecue, Big Thunder Ranch petting zoo and Big Thunder Ranch Jamboree. They'll be gone forever on January 10th.
- Subway says it will move to cage free eggs in 2025.
- Legendary Harlem Globetrotter Meadowlark Lemon died over the holiday break at age 83. He retired from the Globetrotters in 1977 after 22 years with the team, becoming a minister in 1986.
- They now have a diabetic care kit for American Girl dolls.
- Puerto Rico defaulted on nearly $174 million in bonds on Friday.
- A man walking in San Diego fell to his death after walking off a cliff... because he was on his cell phone.
- Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, one of the founders of Motorhead, was diagnosed with cancer the day after Christmas... and died just a few days later. He was 70.
- Sacha Baron Cohen and his wife are donating $1 million to help Syrian refugees.
- Ryan Phillippe proposed to his girlfriend of over four years, Paulina Slagter, over the holidays.
- Mark Salling, known for his role as Puck on Glee, was arrested by the LAPD for possession of child pornography.
- Here's a stat for you -- 20% of Americans weren't alive yet during the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
- For the record, Leonardo DiCaprio did talk with George Lucas about the role of Anakin Skywalker way back when... but turned it down.
- McDonald's has opened their restaurant of the future, McDonald's Next, in Hong Kong. It features a salad bar and touch screen kiosks.
- Disney has confirmed there will be an Indiana Jones 5.
- Cam Newton and his long-time girlfriend welcomed a baby boy into the world last week.
- A ban on Styrofoam food and drink containers went into effect on Friday in Washington, DC.
- Mariah Carey arrived in Australia last Wednesday wearing what sure looked like an engagement ring.
- Wayne Rogers, who played Trapper John on the TV series, "M*A*S*H" has died. He was 82.
- Jerry Seinfeld's latest guest-star in his web series, "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee": President Obama.
- Scientists at the University of Alabama say that watching yule log videos can lower a person's blood pressure.
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