THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- The artist known as Prince was found dead at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota yesterday. He was 57.
- W.W.E. wrestling legend Chyna -- Joanie Laurer -- has died of an apparent drug overdose. She was only 45.
- They're saying that the hit Broadway musical Hamilton was responsible for Harriet Tubman going on the $20 bill, instead of replacing Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill.
- While the feds are trying to make our money more counterfeit proof, they're also making other changes. The back of the $5 bill will be redesigned to include opera singer Marian Anderson, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
- In England, the Queen's 90th birthday means an 8-day celebration.
- ESPN fired Curt Schilling after he an anti-transgender Facebook post on Tuesday.
- A new restaurant has opened up in London called Bunyadi. It's their first naked restaurant. They'll actually have clothing and non-clothing sections.
- Washington College in Maryland announced it will pay off the final semester of student loans for graduating seniors.
- David Hasselhoff has requested an end to alimony payments after paying his ex-wife $21,000 a month over ten years.
- Microsoft says they're done making any more of the Xbox 360 consoles.
- Kelly Ripa and her family are off on a vacation after the surprise Michael Strahan is leaving announcement. We'll see if she comes back on Monday.
- Kanye wants to have more kids. Apparently, he mentions it to Kim almost every day.
- In Arkansas, a man who poured out his water and filled up his cup with soda at a McDonald's is being charged with robbery.
- According to a Harvard study, Americans are planning to fix up their homes, spending upwards of $310 billion.
- It took Fran Drotz 9 hours to finish the Boston Marathon and she was in absolute last place, but she didn't care. What was important was she was 72 years old and had just completed her 75th marathon.
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