THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Problems at Sears continue. Now it's rumored they may actually be selling off their Kenmore and Craftsman brands.

  • Coca Cola used Memorial Day Weekend to introduce their new red, white and blue cans, which honor the U.S.O..

  • Actress Amber Heard has reportedly gone to court to file for a domestic violence restraining order against Johnny Depp. The development comes less than a week after Heard filed for divorce from the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star. The two were married for 15 months.

  • For the third year in a row, the National Spelling Bee ended in a tie.

  • He played Puck on "Glee." Now, actor Mark Salling has been charged with possession of child pornography and is facing up to 5 years in jail.

  • The average urban dweller in Kenya pays up to 16 bribes a month, according to Transparency International.

  • 38 million Americans hit the road over the Memorial Day weekend, the second highest amount ever. The lowest Memorial Day gas prices since 2005 helped.

  • David Letterman, beard and all, stopped by ESPN yesterday over the weekend during their coverage of the Indy 500.

  • A fisherman in Skiatook, Oklahoma, built his dream home over a huge homemade pond so that he can fish through a trap door in his living room any time he wants to.

  • 23-year-old Jamie O'Herlihy and 20-year-old Chloe O'Herlihy are now Irish sisters. However, both started out as brothers.

  • Former New York Yankee Derek Jeter and his fiance, Sports Illustrated model Hannah Davis, are set to tie the knot this July.

  • They filed over a year ago, but now it appears Patrick Dempsey and his wife may be calling off their divorce.

  • The electronics company LG identified a new phenomenon called low-battery anxiety. People become nervous, distracted, and frustrated when their phones are about to die.

  • President Obama signed legislation last week that replaced the term "Eskimo" in all federal laws with the phrase "Alaska Native."

  • A survey says 17% of men miss a match on a dating site because their phone battery dies.

  • Actor Shia LaBeouf says he will spend the next month hitchhiking around the U.S.

  • A report says the heaviest baby girl ever at 15 pounds was born in India.

  • A survey says 12% of Millennials expect to never be able to retire.

  • Now there's a study out that says a diet too low in salt could be bad for the heart.

  • Dodger Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully has turned down an invitation from FOX to take part in the All-Star Game broadcast.

  • Khloe Kardashian told Lamar Odom she needed to end their marriage once and for all because she wants kids.

  • Microsoft and Facebook are teaming up to lay an underwater cable between North America and South Europe, so that the Internet can be more connected than ever.

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Fall Book Discussion and Movie Series

Book discussion group to meet

City Page Survey